In December, PBO highlights its own stars – Philharmonia Chorale director Bruce Lamott and co-concertmaster Elizabeth Blumenstock. Together for the first time, they will step into the spotlight to conduct the Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorale in a concert of Italian instrumental and vocal Baroque holiday favorites, featuring Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons and “Gloria.”
- Venue: First United Methodist Church
- Date: Fri December 4, 2009 8:00pm
- City: Palo Alto
- Price Range: $25-$75
- Tickets: (415) 392-4400
Sat December 5, 2009 8:00pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Sun December 6, 2009 7:30pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Tue December 8, 2009 8:00pm
Fri December 11, 2009 8:00pm
Herbst Theatre
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Program
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria
Antonio Vivaldi
Magnificat in G minor
Giuseppe Torelli
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 8, No. 6 “Christmas Concerto”
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “Winter”
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6, “Christmas Concerto”
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