Oct 2-4, 2026

THE MERCIFUL
GOODNESS

Dec 4-6, 2026

A CHRISTMAS
JOURNEY

Mar 5-7, 2027

BAROQUE
NEW WORLD

May 7-9, 2027

CALBACH
TO THE FUTURE

Oct 2–4

THE MERCIFUL GOODNESS

Friday, October 2, 2026, 7:30pm
— San Francisco
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7:30pm
— Palo Alto
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 4pm
— Berkeley

Grief has inspired some of history’s most powerful music. Handel’s Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline and Bach’s Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ offer profoundly moving reflections on mortality, faith, and hope. Richly expressive choruses, intimate arias, and radiant counterpoint illuminate music that transforms personal loss into enduring consolation.

Dec 4–6

A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY

Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:30pm
— San Francisco
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 7:30pm
— Palo Alto
Sunday, December 6, 2025, 4pm
— Berkeley

The Christmas story knows no borders. Traveling from Poland and Saxony to Sicily, Mexico, Peru, and beyond, this festive program explores the extraordinary diversity of holiday music across the Baroque world. Joyful works by Jarzębski, Sweelinck, Araujo, Zéspedes, and their contemporaries weave together a vibrant tapestry of sacred motets, radiant pastorales, lively dances, and colorful villancicos, each reflecting local traditions while celebrating a story shared around the world.

Mar 5-7

BAROQUE NEW WORLD

Friday, March 5, 2027, 7:30pm
— San Francisco
Saturday, March 6, 2027, 7:30pm
— Palo Alto
Sunday, March 7, 2027, 4pm
— Berkeley

The Baroque did not end at Europe’s shores—it flourished in the cultural centers of the New World, from Mexico City and Puebla to Brazil and Peru, where local idioms and European influences gave rise to music of extraordinary vitality and beauty. Centered on José Maurício Nunes Garcia’s radiant Missa Pastoril, this program also features vibrant works by Sumaya, Padilla, Hidalgo, and their contemporaries. Together, these seldom-heard masterpieces reveal the astonishing richness and enduring brilliance of the Baroque New World.

May 7-9

CALBACH TO THE FUTURE

Friday, May 7, 2027, 7:30pm
— San Francisco
Saturday, May 8, 2027, 7:30pm
— Palo Alto
Sunday, May 9, 2027, 4pm
— Berkeley

Every generation remakes the music it inherits. From Monteverdi’s landmark Missa in illo tempore to works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Purcell, and contemporary composers—including Willametta Spencer, Gabriel Jenks, Gunnar Eriksson, and Kevin Allen—this program traces four centuries of musical imagination, demonstrating that the surest path to the future often begins in the past.