California Bach Society's 40th season opens with the festive music of Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel. Purcell pays homage to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, with his glorious Hail! Bright Cecilia, written in 1692. We pair this masterwork with Handel's Acis and Galatea, an oft-performed work of the early 1700s. Bay Area tenor Brian Thorsett and soprano Ann Moss portray the lovers, and bass Jeffrey Fields, the comical one-eyed giant Polyphemus. A Baroque string orchestra with flutes, oboes, timpani, and trumpets accompanies the chorus.
- Venue: St. Mark's Lutheran Church
- Date: Fri October 22, 2010 8:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $25 advance; $30 at the door; students $10;
- Tickets: 415-262-0272
Sat October 23, 2010 8:00pm
St. Patrick's Seminary
Sun October 24, 2010 4:00pm
St. John's Presbyterian Church
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