Coffee, Patisserie, and Classical Music 2021-22 Series, part 4
Coffee Patisserie & Classical Music 12.5.21
Nina DeCesare, bass
Katherine Needleman,
Coffee Patisserie & Classical Music 12.5.21
Nina DeCesare, bass
Katherine Needleman,
Baltimore native André De Shields, winner of the 2019 Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Hadestown), returns to his hometown to tell the story of Charm City and its influence on his journey to personal success, alongside the BSO.
Join us in celebrating the splendor of the holiday season with a concert of much-loved Christmas Classics by Bach, Handel, and more. Bring the whole family to rejoice in the season with “Prepare Thyself,” Slumber softly,” and “Great Lord, O Powerful King” from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Bach’s Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Unto us a child is born). Additionally, enjoy a selection of treasured Christmas Carols, including “Comfort Ye” from Handel’s Messiah, O Holy Night, In the bleak midwinter, Hark!
Join us in celebrating the splendor of the holiday season with a concert of much-loved Christmas Classics by Bach, Handel, and more. Bring the whole family to rejoice in the season with “Prepare Thyself,” Slumber softly,” and “Great Lord, O Powerful King” from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Bach’s Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Unto us a child is born). Additionally, enjoy a selection of treasured Christmas Carols, including “Comfort Ye” from Handel’s Messiah, O Holy Night, In the bleak midwinter, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Columbia Pro Cantare ushers in the holiday season with its annual performance of Handel's great oratorio, Messiah. Joining the chorus and Festival Orchestra will be guest soloists Amy Van Poekel, soprano; MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo; Charles Reid, tenor; Lester Lynch, baritone.
Baltimore Choral Arts' holiday choral favorites continue a 38-year tradition with Christmas with Choral Arts, broadcasted by WMAR-TV, WYPR Radio and WBJC Radio. This year, we return to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for this special holiday performance featuring a brass ensemble.
Edward Polochick leads the BSO Symphonic Chorale in this holiday favorite, Handel's Messiah, featuring the iconic "Hallelujah" Chorus.
On her debut album Alone At Last, Tasha celebrates the radical political act of being exquisitely gentle with yourself. For years, the Chicago songwriter has dreamed hard of a better world -- she's worked with the local racial justice organization Black Youth Project 100 and has been on the front lines at protests around the city. But as she returned to the guitar, an instrument her mother first taught her to play when she was 15 years old, she began exploring the ways music can be a powerful force for healing.
Our special children’s program Christmas for Kids will make its return with a brand-new twist, featuring Synetic Theater in collaboration with Young Audiences of Maryland. This performance is OUTDOORS, you may bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blankets. Lawn chairs available to rent at venue.
Join us for a special Winter celebration of our ancestors and the traditions that unite us. Learn about traditional ancestral veneration practices across cultures, open your heart to the wisdom of the Elder Circle, and appreciate performances and presentations that remember, revere, and celebrate those that have passed on. This program is led by Yoruba Priestess Iya Keturah and will include a special Masquerade dance by members of her Ile (West African Traditional Spiritual Community), as well as presentations from members of other ethnic and spiritual communities .
The chorus joyously returns to the stage to perform Charpentier’s beautiful Messe De Minuit Pour Noël, selected movements from Bach’s Cantata 140, Sleepers Awake, Mozart’s Litaniae Lauretanae, and several lovely holiday pieces including a special arrangement of “The Holly and the Ivy” by Ola Gjeilo. The HCS will be accompanied by a professional chamber orchestra and organist.
For ticket purchases and pricing, please visit our website at: www.harfordchoralsociety.org
Tarsha Fitzgerald Productions and the Gordon Center present SO AMAZING: Luther Re-Lives, a musical tribute to Luther Vandross, featuring William "Smooth" Wardlaw and guest saxophonist, Isaac Parham.
Catonsville Concerts at 3 presents the second concert of their 2021-2022 season. The award-winning Heart of Maryland Barbershop Chorus (https://heartofmaryland.org/) sings four-part harmony in the barbershop style as both a chorus and in quartets. They’ve been entertaining audiences for over fifty years with a wide variety of music for audiences of all ages. This concert is free, no tickets required.
For the health and safety of our patrons, performers, and staff, we require the following:
Our beloved CANDLELIGHT CONCERT with the First & Franklin Sanctuary Choir and Handbell Choir.
Jacqueline Pollauf, harp
Jason Kissel, conductor
This program will feature:
• Britten's "A New Year Carol," "Hymn to the Virgin," and portions of "A Ceremony of Carols"
• Saint-Saëns: Trio from Christmas Oratorio
• Choral music of Elizabeth Poston, Carl Schalk, John Goldsmith and Clarence Dickinson
This is a free event but we will be taking donations. Suggesting $10 per person.
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Welcome back to in-person concerts with Shriver Hall Concert Series! For information on live-streaming options for this performance and for Covid-19 Safety Information visit shriverconcerts.org/health.
MENDELSSOHN: Selected Songs without Words
MOZART: Sonata in A major K. 331
SCRIABIN: Five Preludes, Op. 74
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Two solo sets from two guitarists of note. This season’s most inspired pairings...
ABOUT STEVE GUNN
For over a decade, guitarist/vocalist Steve Gunn has been one of American music’s most pivotal figures - conjuring immersive and psychedelic sonic landscapes both live and on record, releasing revered solo albums ranking high on in-the-know end of year lists, alongside exploratory collaborations with artists as diverse as Mike Cooper, Kurt Vile, and Michael Chapman (whose most recent studio album he produced).
ART SEMINAR GROUP ONLINE PROGRAM THROUGH YOUTUBE LIVE
Schumann’s Cello
Evan Drachman, cellist and artistic director for The Piatigorsky Foundation
Wan-Chi Su, pianist, doctoral candidate, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
The festive Holiday Spectacular returns to the Meyerhoff with all your holiday favorites! The BSO and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society bring an exciting holiday program to you featuring the ever-popular tap-dancing Santas, spoken word artist Wordsmith, and a few musical surprises. Perfect for the entire family, make this concert a part of your traditions.