#world-premiere

#world-premiere

Celebrate the holidays with Valérie Sainte-Agathe and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. Vivaldi's Gloria, a joyful choral masterpiece, shines with new brilliance when performed on period instruments, transporting you to the festive sound world of 18th-century Venice. Full Schedule: Friday, December 5 | 7:30pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco Saturday, December 6 | 2:30pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley Sunday, December 7 | 2:30pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford San Francisco only: Arrive by 6:45 PM to hear the San Francisco Girls Chorus perform a selection of holiday favorites before the concert.

What does a painting sound like? That is precisely the experience that awaits at Vincent's Sky: the Music of Jake Runestad. For one night only the San Jose State University Choir and Choraliers along with the SJSU Wind Ensemble unite for an evening of storytelling through music. The performance will feature the world premiere of The Curse, The Crown, The Crimson Sky by San Jose composer Alec Schantz.

Our program begins with the mysterious sounds of the sea at Fingal's Cave. Mendelssohn's incomparable Hebrides Overture, written at the tender age of 21, has captured the imagination of its listeners since the day it was conceived.