Born in Venice, Antonia Padoani Bembo showed prodigious talent as a singer, staged a daring escape from a violent marriage with the help of a globetrotting guitar virtuoso, and made her way to Paris, where she lived and composed under the protection of King Louis XIV. Soprano Danielle Sampson joins violinist Romaric Pokorny, cellist Caroline...
Composed immediately following his wildly successful Messiah, this dramatic tale of love, betrayal, faith, and redemption has remained one of Handel's most enduringly popular oratorios. Stephen Stubbs leads the Pacific MusicWorks orchestra and UW Chamber Singers with internationally acclaimed tenor Aaron Sheehan in the title role.
Composed immediately following his wildly successful Messiah, this dramatic tale of love, betrayal, faith, and redemption has remained one of Handel's most enduringly popular oratorios. Stephen Stubbs leads the Pacific MusicWorks orchestra and UW Chamber Singers with internationally acclaimed tenor Aaron Sheehan in the title role.
While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the 17th and 18th century musical world, composers and performers in north Germany, Scandinavia, England, and Holland were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly northern sensibility and style. San Francisco's free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up...
While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the 17th and 18th century musical world, composers and performers in north Germany, Scandinavia, England, and Holland were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly northern sensibility and style. San Francisco's free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up...
While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the 17th and 18th century musical world, composers and performers in north Germany, Scandinavia, England, and Holland were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly northern sensibility and style. San Francisco's free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up...
While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the 17th and 18th century musical world, composers and performers in north Germany, Scandinavia, England, and Holland were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly northern sensibility and style. San Francisco's free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up...
While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the 17th and 18th century musical world, composers and performers in north Germany, Scandinavia, England, and Holland were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly northern sensibility and style. San Francisco?s free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up...
The story of Christmas, at once so personal and so universal, has resonated across the ages and continents and inspired some of the greatest music ever written. Sopranos Michele Kennedy, Tess Altiveros, and Danielle Reutter-Harrah join Pacific MusicWorks and founding Artistic Director Stephen Stubbs for beloved baroque Christmas favorites by Handel, Corelli, and Charpentier as...
The story of Christmas, at once so personal and so universal, has resonated across the ages and continents and inspired some of the greatest music ever written. Sopranos Michele Kennedy, Tess Altiveros, and Danielle Reutter-Harrah join Pacific MusicWorks and founding Artistic Director Stephen Stubbs for beloved baroque Christmas favorites by Handel, Corelli, and Charpentier as...
