Nov 13 & Dec 4, 7:30pm
This fall the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents Handel’s The Power of Music & Baroque Brilliance at the Herbst Theatre:
Music Director Peter Whelan leads the first U.S. performances of Handel’s 1742 Dublin version of Alexander’s Feast, performed on period instruments and in the style of the time. The concerts feature soprano Sherezade Panthaki, mezzo-soprano Rachael Wilson, tenor James Way, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Philharmonia Chorale under the direction of Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
Program
George Frideric HANDEL — Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Music (1742 Dublin Version) (U.S. PREMIERE)
Peter Whelan, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
James Way, tenor
Philharmonia Chorale, directed by Valérie Sainte-Agathe
Friday, November 13, 2026 • 7:30 PM
Herbst Theatre, tickets here.
Guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley leads a festive holiday-season program featuring music by Handel, J.S. Bach, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach, and Marianna Martines with soprano Kathryn Mueller and Philharmonia principal cellist William Skeen.
Program
HANDEL — “Let the Bright Seraphim”
Marianna MARTINES — O virgo, cui salutem debet orbis (WEST COAST PREMIERE)
TELEMANN — Burlesque de Quixotte
C.P.E. BACH — Cello Concerto in A major
J.S. BACH — Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
William Skeen, cello
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe
Kathryn Adduci, trumpet
Friday, December 4, 2026 • 7:30 PM
Herbst Theatre, tickets here.