The Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar, invites you to immerse yourself in the powerful impact of harmonic expression with this year’s Festival theme, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony. Through programs expertly curated and led by artistic director-violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock—and inspired by the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia—featured soloists and the Festival Orchestra and Chorus bring the community professional, historically-informed interpretations in five concerts over eight days on the beautiful Southern California riviera.
FINALE – St. Cecilia’s Day!
A grand choral Finale celebrating music itself—the power of harmony and more. With international in-demand tenor soloist Nicholas Phan and “luminous” soprano Hannah De Priest, this year’s Festival closer is not to be missed. Featuring Handel’s grand setting of John Dryden’s poem Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day; his Chandos Anthem No. 8, O Come, Let Us Sing ; and his Concerto Grosso Op. 3, No. 5.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 5, HWV 316
Handel: O Come, Let Us Sing “Chandos” Anthem No. 8, HWV 253
~intermission~
Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Kyle Tingzon, countertenor (Chandos Anthem)
Festival Orchestra & Chorus, directed by Elizabeth Blumenstock
Followed by a wine & waters reception on the patio with the musicians; and for Festival Subscribers, the Subscribers’ Dinner.
