Columbia Pro Cantare will open its 42nd season, Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8 pm at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Columbia. The concert, “Go for Baroque,” will feature works by Baroque masters G.F. Handel, J.S. Bach, Domenico Cimarosa and others. Joining the full chorus and CPC Chamber Singers under the direction of assistant conductor Laura Lee Fischer will be soprano soloist Sarah Hayashi, a graduate of Peabody Institute who was a finalist in the international 2018 Handel Aria Competition, the Howard County Concert Chamber Orchestra, and Sammy Marshall, organist. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 7 pm and a post-concert reception. A silent auction will benefit the chorus’ 2018-2019 season.

Tickets are $23, $20 (students and sr. citizens) in advance; $2 more at the door. Children 5-15: $10. Group rates available. To order tickets, visit the CPC website, www.procantare.org, or call 410.799.9321 or 301.854.0107.