The only piece of music from the baroque period performed every year since its creation, Handel’s Messiah was originally written for actors. Hence, we’ll capitalize on the drama, the transformation from dark to light, and the humanistic journey that is a triumph to complete, each and every time.

Baroque Music Montana and Roots in the Sky team up with a period band and top-notch soloists from across the nation to present the region’s first period-instrument, highly crafted Handel’s Messiah.

Soloists:

Sarah Brailey, soprano

Elisa Sutherland, alto

James Reese, tenor

Reginald Mobley, countertenor

Edmund Milly, bass

Choir: Roots in the Sky

Period Orchestra:

Carrie Krause, Rachel Fellows-Schnackel, Loy Koch, David Greenberg, Anna Okada & Reynaldo Patiño – baroque violin

Lindsey Strand Polyak & Kathy Mellander – baroque viola

Adaiha MacAdam-Somer & Adam Collins – baroque cello

Jerry Fuller – baroque bass

Curtis Foster & Caroline Giassi – baroque oboe

Perry Sutton & Jens Jacobson – baroque trumpet

Dongsok Shin – harpsichord & organ

Jeff Vick – timpani

The only piece of music from the baroque period performed every year since its creation, Handel’s Messiah was originally written for actors. Hence, we’ll capitalize on the drama, the transformation from dark to light, and the humanistic journey that is a triumph to complete, each and every time.

Baroque Music Montana and Roots in the Sky team up with a period band and top-notch soloists from across the nation to present the region’s first period-instrument, highly crafted Handel’s Messiah.

Soloists:

Sarah Brailey, soprano

Elisa Sutherland, alto

James Reese, tenor

Reginald Mobley, countertenor

Edmund Milly, bass

Choir: Roots in the Sky

Period Orchestra:

Carrie Krause, Rachel Fellows-Schnackel, Loy Koch, David Greenberg, Anna Okada & Reynaldo Patiño – baroque violin

Lindsey Strand Polyak & Kathy Mellander – baroque viola

Adaiha MacAdam-Somer & Adam Collins – baroque cello

Jerry Fuller – baroque bass

Curtis Foster & Caroline Giassi – baroque oboe

Perry Sutton & Jens Jacobson – baroque trumpet

Dongsok Shin – harpsichord & organ

Jeff Vick – timpani

The Chapel Choir and orchestra present W. A. Mozart’s beloved Requiem, With Nicole Aldrich, Director of Chapel Music. Free admission.

Edmund Milly, bass-baritone

Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano

Lenten Meditations: Remorse to Redemption 
Works by Jonathan Woody, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, John Sheppard, and others
Trinity Choir tenors and basses; Thomas McCargar, conductor

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA

REBECCA CYPESS, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines' music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines' O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn Mozart, including the ravishing "Laudate Dominum" from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Program Includes

MARIANA MARTINES — O, Virgo, cui salutem (modern world premiere)

MARIANA MARTINES — Ah, Berenice, che fai

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN — “La Roxelane” from Symphony No. 63

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — Missa Brevis in F Major

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA

REBECCA CYPESS, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines' music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines' O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn Mozart, including the ravishing "Laudate Dominum" from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Program Includes

MARIANA MARTINES — O, Virgo, cui salutem (modern world premiere)

MARIANA MARTINES — Ah, Berenice, che fai

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN — “La Roxelane” from Symphony No. 63

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — Missa Brevis in F Major

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA

REBECCA CYPESS, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines' music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines' O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn Mozart, including the ravishing "Laudate Dominum" from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Program Includes

MARIANA MARTINES — O, Virgo, cui salutem (modern world premiere)

MARIANA MARTINES — Ah, Berenice, che fai

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN — “La Roxelane” from Symphony No. 63

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — Missa Brevis in F Major

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA

REBECCA CYPESS, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines' music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines' O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn Mozart, including the ravishing "Laudate Dominum" from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Program Includes

MARIANA MARTINES — O, Virgo, cui salutem (modern world premiere)

MARIANA MARTINES — Ah, Berenice, che fai

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN — “La Roxelane” from Symphony No. 63

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — Missa Brevis in F Major

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PIANO

ANDREW H. WEAVER, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Clara and Robert. Fanny and Felix. Experience expressive songs from both brilliant, yet underrecognized composers —like Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—and artists who have traditionally defined the era—like Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schubert. Immerse yourself in hummable melodies and passionate lyrics in an evening that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Romantic choral music.

Program Includes

Gondoliera – CLARA SCHUMANN

O Schöne Nacht, Op. 92 — JOHANNES BRAHMS

Schilflied — FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL

Mitten Wir im Leben sint — FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Whispers of Summer — SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PIANO

ANDREW H. WEAVER, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Clara and Robert. Fanny and Felix. Experience expressive songs from both brilliant, yet underrecognized composers —like Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—and artists who have traditionally defined the era—like Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schubert. Immerse yourself in hummable melodies and passionate lyrics in an evening that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Romantic choral music.

Program Includes

Gondoliera – CLARA SCHUMANN

O Schöne Nacht, Op. 92 — JOHANNES BRAHMS

Schilflied — FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL

Mitten Wir im Leben sint — FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Whispers of Summer — SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PIANO

ANDREW H. WEAVER, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Clara and Robert. Fanny and Felix. Experience expressive songs from both brilliant, yet underrecognized composers —like Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—and artists who have traditionally defined the era—like Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schubert. Immerse yourself in hummable melodies and passionate lyrics in an evening that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Romantic choral music.

Program Includes

Gondoliera – CLARA SCHUMANN

O Schöne Nacht, Op. 92 — JOHANNES BRAHMS

Schilflied — FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL

Mitten Wir im Leben sint — FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Whispers of Summer — SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PIANO

ANDREW H. WEAVER, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Clara and Robert. Fanny and Felix. Experience expressive songs from both brilliant, yet underrecognized composers —like Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—and artists who have traditionally defined the era—like Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schubert. Immerse yourself in hummable melodies and passionate lyrics in an evening that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Romantic choral music.

Program Includes

Gondoliera – CLARA SCHUMANN

O Schöne Nacht, Op. 92 — JOHANNES BRAHMS

Schilflied — FANNY MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL

Mitten Wir im Leben sint — FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Whispers of Summer — SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

Figure Humaine
Benjamin Britten Advance Democracy 
Ilsa Weber Wiegala
Jacob Beranek Abendgebet 
Francis Poulenc Un soir de neige and Figure Humaine
Elsa Barraine Prelude
Trinity Choir; Melissa Attebury, Director 

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115

Nola Richardson, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass

Our first Sunday concert of 2025 features two giants of Baroque and classical eras.

Bach: Cantata 83: Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde

Bach’s Cantata 83 celebrates the Feast of the Purification of Mary with joyous melodies and intricate harmonies, reflecting both spiritual significance and Bach’s mastery of Baroque composition.

Mozart: Symphony No. 25

Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in G minor is marked by its dramatic intensity and emotional depth, featuring powerful orchestration and dynamic contrasts that exemplify the Sturm und Drang style.

Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano

Ben Hawker, tenor

Edmund Milly, bass-baritone

Edmund sings the bass solos in a production of Handel’s Messiah directed by Edward Polochick.

Baltimore Basilica Festival Orchestra & Chorus

Edmund sings the bass solos in a production of Handel’s Messiah directed by Edward Polochick.

Baltimore Basilica Festival Orchestra & Chorus

Edmund makes his Lancaster Symphony solo debut in Handel’s Messiah.

Edmund makes his Lancaster Symphony solo debut in Handel’s Messiah.

Edmund makes his Lancaster Symphony solo debut in Handel’s Messiah.

Divine Muse: Honoring Saint Cecilia
Alessandro Scarlatti St. Cecilia Mass
George Frideric Handel Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day overture
Trinity Choir; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Melissa Attebury, Director
Trinity celebrates the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia, whose devotion, piety, and martyrdom have inspired countless works of art, literature, and music. Presented across three concerts and throughout liturgical services in October and November, the Divine Muse series will highlight the powerful connection between music and faith. Director of Music Melissa Attebury leads this culminating performance on the eve of Saint Cecilia’s Feast Day.

Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

STRAVINSKY Renard
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Just when it seemed that Bartók, destitute and homesick, was at death’s door, he rallied to create the audaciously vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, spotlighting every instrument in the ensemble. For Ravel, a degenerative brain disease kept him from performing his own piano concerto, but it did not dampen his wondrous sense of sonic sparkle. Internationally renowned pianist and recording artist Alice Sara Ott preserves Ravel's musical vision with a playful rendition of his virtuosic concerto. Stravinsky, exiled from his Russian homeland and silenced by World War I, turned his frustration into the most rascally sort of fun in this burlesque tale about a cunning fox.

Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

STRAVINSKY Renard
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Just when it seemed that Bartók, destitute and homesick, was at death’s door, he rallied to create the audaciously vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, spotlighting every instrument in the ensemble. For Ravel, a degenerative brain disease kept him from performing his own piano concerto, but it did not dampen his wondrous sense of sonic sparkle. Internationally renowned pianist and recording artist Alice Sara Ott preserves Ravel's musical vision with a playful rendition of his virtuosic concerto. Stravinsky, exiled from his Russian homeland and silenced by World War I, turned his frustration into the most rascally sort of fun in this burlesque tale about a cunning fox.

Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

STRAVINSKY Renard
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Just when it seemed that Bartók, destitute and homesick, was at death’s door, he rallied to create the audaciously vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, spotlighting every instrument in the ensemble. For Ravel, a degenerative brain disease kept him from performing his own piano concerto, but it did not dampen his wondrous sense of sonic sparkle. Internationally renowned pianist and recording artist Alice Sara Ott preserves Ravel's musical vision with a playful rendition of his virtuosic concerto. Stravinsky, exiled from his Russian homeland and silenced by World War I, turned his frustration into the most rascally sort of fun in this burlesque tale about a cunning fox.

Edmund sings the bass solos in Haydn’s Creation with Princeton Pro Musica, under the direction of Ryan Brandau.

On November 1, 2024, the New York Choral Society will present Voices of Light, a work by New York native Richard Einhorn, for orchestra, soloists, and chorus. This compelling piece will be paired with the legendary silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc, which chronicles the trial and torment of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution. Starring the famous Comédie Française actress Renée Falconetti, this recently restored 1928 film, originally censored by the Catholic Church, offers a unique opportunity for both film and music lovers to experience the movie on a large screen at Alice Tully Hall, in partnership with the Mannes Orchestra. This production has been made possible through the generous support of the Martin L. Finkelman Bequest.

Featured Soloists: THE POLYPHONISTS

Amy Broadbent, Soprano

Sylvia Leith, Mezzo-Soprano

Matthew Hill, Tenor

Edmund Milly, Bass-Baritone

Join the Bach Akademie Charlotte Choir on a musical journey beginning in Johann Sebastian Bach’s music library in Leipzig and ending in the present day. Our program opens with virtuosic choral works that the great Thomaskantor taught his students in Leipzig before exploring contemporary responses to similar texts. Framed by the structure of a Lutheran service of Vespers, this concert will also include Bach Akademie Charlotte’s first performances of works by living composers. A not-to-be-missed highlight will be the first performance of Giles Swayne’s Magnificat I in the Southeast. Inspired by a field trip he took to southern Senegal and Gambia, Swayne incorporated the opening call of the Senegalese ploughing song O Lulum into the beginning of his composition. Brimming with unbridled fertility, rhythmic verve, and percussive drive, Swayne’s work shattered expectations of what ‘church music’ could be.

Adam GUMPELZHAIMER Deus in adiutorium
Héloïse WERNER O Sapientia
Heinrich SCHÜTZ Confitemini Domino
Roderick WILLIAMS O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel
Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA Sicut cervus – Sitivit Anima mea
Francesco CROATTI Duo Seraphim
John TAVENER Mother of God, Here I stand
Giles SWAYNE Magnificat
Joanna MARSH Evening Prayer
John RUTTER Hymn to the Creator of Light
Michael PRAETORIUS Benedicam Dominum