The 2026/27 Season: Nine Concerts. Dozens of Composers. One Unmissable Season
You’ve been asking for weeks, and we are elated to share what’s been percolating behind the scenes for months.
Next season’s lineup is here, and it is packed with everything we love about Baroque music. Violin fireworks by PBO principals, Handel’s Messiah in an intimate hall, a journey into early American Baroque, and a luminous nocturnal finale with Mozart. Artistic Director Julian Perkins has built a season of extraordinary contrast and connection, and it all begins this October.
What’s Coming
The season opens with Art of the Violin. Bach, Vivaldi, Leclair, and Locatelli on a single stage, each pushing the violin to its expressive limits with dazzling brilliance. You’ll hear PBO players you know and love bringing their own interpretations to one of the most thrilling programs of the year.
From there, our wind players step into the spotlight for Winds of Fortune, an intimate chamber evening with Telemann, Vivaldi, and some wonderful surprises. November brings The Bach Dynasty: J. S. Bach and three of his sons in vibrant conversation, four distinct voices spanning a century of musical change, including C.P.E. Bach’s Flute Concerto with its striking intensity and bold unpredictability.
December belongs to Handel. Messiah, performed on period instruments and led by acclaimed guest director Gary Thor Wedow, runs four performances at Sanctuary Hall (including a Thursday evening highlights performance). This is the winter tradition you don’t want to miss, and tickets will go fast.
The new year brings discovery. American Baroque traces Moravian composers forging new musical paths in the early colonies. Viols at Court, curated by Principal Cellist Joanna Blendulf, immerses you in the warm, reedy world of Restoration England with a thrilling bass viol finale that will bring the house to its feet.
March offers something deeply moving: Liberation, built around Bach’s Ich habe genug, a profound meditation on acceptance and peace featuring returning countertenor Tai Oney. And the season closes in April with A Little Night Music — Boccherini, Rameau, and Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik sending you home glowing.
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2026/27 Season at a Glance
Art of the Violin: Bach, Vivaldi & Leclair
Saturday, October 10, 7 PM
Sunday, October 11, 3 PM
Winds of Fortune: Vivaldi & Telemann
Saturday, October 17, 7 PM
The Bach Dynasty: Symphonies & Concertos
Saturday, November 14, 7 PM
Sunday, November 15, 3 PM
Handel’s Messiah
Thursday, December 10, 7 PM (Highlights)
Friday, December 11, 7 PM
Saturday, December 12, 3 PM
Sunday, December 13, 3 PM
American Baroque: Haydn’s Moravian Connection
Saturday, February 13, 3 PM
Viols at Court: Purcell & Locke (Joanna’s Podium)
Saturday, February 20, 7 PM
Sunday, February 21, 3 PM
All Ages Concert
Saturday, February 20, 2 PM
Liberation: Bach, Telemann & Pergolesi
Saturday, March 13, 7 PM
Sunday, March 14, 3 PM
A Little Night Music: Mozart & Friends
Saturday, April 10, 7 PM
Sunday, April 11, 3 PM