SEASON 30: 2017-2018
Our “Pearl” Anniversary Season ran from October 2017 through May 2018.
Season Opening Concert
Sunday, October 1 at 4 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor, 701 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Program:
Bach’s Cantata 16: Herr Gott, dich loben wir
Handel’s Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 4 in F Major
Featured Artists:
Jeffrey Fahnestock, tenor
Christopher Edwards, bass
This concert is part of Free Fall Baltimore. Free Fall Baltimore is made possible by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and the generous contributions of BGE, American Trading & Production Corporation (Atapco), and The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation.
World Premiere of Hollis Thoms’ One-Act Opera: And did the world with devils swarm, all gaping to devour us…
Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor, 701 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Program:
Thoms’ And did the world with devils swarm, all gaping to devour us
Bach’s Cello Suite in G, Prelude
Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin, Adagio
Bach’s Chorale Prelude: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Thoms’ Rondo 2 for horn and marimba
Featured Artists:
Sarah Bleasdale, soprano
Jason Thoms, bass
Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 3 at 4 p.m.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Program
Handel’s Messiah
Featured Artists:
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Jessica Renfro, alto
Min Jim, tenor
Andrew Thomas Pardini, bass
A New Year’s Day Baroque Celebration!
Monday, January 1 at 4 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, 148 N. Gay Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Program:
Favorite Baroque works by Bach, Telemann, Handel, and Vivaldi
Featured Artists:
Ronald Mutchnik, violin
Sandra Lisicky, oboe
Gretchen Gettes, cello
Bozena Brown, harpsichord
Herbert Dimmock, organ
Winter Celebration Concert
Sunday, January 7 at 4 p.m.
Grace United Methodist, 5407 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
Program:
Bach’s Cantata 9: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Bach’s Cantata 54: Widerstehe doch der Sünde
Handel’s Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No. 5 in F major
Featured Artists:
Charles Humphries, countertenor
Christopher Schroeder, organ
A Bach Instrumental Extravaganza
Sunday, February 4 at 4 p.m.
First Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Program:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Double Violin Concerto in D minor
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
Ronald Mutchnik, violin; Tammy Seymour, violin
Spring Fever Concert
Sunday, March 4 at 4 p.m.
Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21212
Program:
Bach’s Cantata 149: Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg
Bach’s Orchestral Suite, No. 3 in D major
Featured Artists:
Stephanie Kruskol Batchelder, soprano
Claire Galloway Weber, alto
Michael Dodge, tenor
A Tribute to the Human Spirit
Sunday, April 15 at 4 p.m.
Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 8100 Stevenson Road, Pikesville, MD 21208
Program:
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Verdi’s Requiem
Featured Artists:
Bach In Baltimore Choir & Orchestra
Morgan State University Choir
Natanya Washer, soprano
Jenni Bank, mezzo-soprano
Dr. Min Jin, tenor
Jeffrey Williams, bass
Hazzan Emmanuel Perlman, lyric tenor
Season Finale Concert
Sunday, May 6 at 4 p.m.
First Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Program:
Bach’s Motet 225: Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied