We will explore motets by composers close to our heart including Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Jacobus Clemens non Papa as well as lesser-known gems, including the wonderful Missa Ego flos campi by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla.
Bay Area native Oliver Herbert performs Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1, a work that unfolds in a single continuous movement, shifting seamlessly between urgency and repose.
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the Juilliard String Quartet – Areta Zhulla, Leonard Fu, Molly Carr, and Astrid Schween – inspire audiences around the world.
The Stinkfoot Orchestra, featuring the legendary Napoleon Murphy Brock, has been leaving its mark up and down the west coast since the summer of 2022 – delighting existing fans of Zappa's music and turning on an entirely new generation to the musical complexity, biting social commentary and humorous musings of one of the 20th century's most prolific composers.
ymphony Pops and Conductor Troy Quinn welcome soprano Andrea Ross, a vocalist celebrated for her brilliant tone and radiant flair, for the ultimate holiday concert full of joyful classics, including “Deck the Halls,” “Joy to the World,” “Sleigh Ride,” and “The Man with the Bag.” Santa Rosa Children’s Choral Academy will make a special appearance for “Somewhere in My Memory” from the classic holiday movie Home Alone.
Introducing Winterlude…, a new annual winter tradition. For its inaugural year, we present Handel’s Messiah—a cherished musical rite of the season. Uplifting and joyful, this choral masterpiece concludes with the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus, offering inspiring meditation on hope and the promise of a better world.
The music is wonderful and exciting for audiences of all ages, who will recognize many of the enduring themes from the original “Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky, using the blues and swing as the vehicle for the music.