The Most Favourite Music – May 15, 2026, 7 PM
Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
with The Publick Pleasure
Eve S. Miller, curator & cellist
Brian Chang, baritone
Julia Bengtsson, dancer, New York Baroque Dance Company
European-trained musicians, American political elites, theater performers, and denizens of the French colonies all performed shoulder to shoulder in an 18th century Philadelphia that saw a lively and burgeoning music scene after the relaxation of cultural restrictions enforced during the Revolutionary War. From familiar Scottish Airs to dance numbers and chamber music, this recreation of a “City Concert” offers an immersive experience of living history, featuring music from Philadelphia’s stages and ballrooms popular at the time. Part of Soundtrack of Independence, a collaborative celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This concert will be held in the Chapel.
Concerts in the 2025-2026 Season
- Music Between Monarchy & Republic with Tempesta di Mare's New World Recorders - October 3
- Tools of the Trade with Piffaro - October 12
- Handel's Messiah with the Christ Church Choir, International Guest Soloists, and Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra - December 18-21
- Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur with Michael Messina, organist, and Lucy Winters Durkin, visual artist - January 18
- Le donne musicali with Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra - February 27
- Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance with Piffaro - March 15
- Couperin's Leçons de Ténèbres, with Basso Celestia – March 29