Event Title:

Organization:

  Concert

  San Francisco

Start Date:

  9/16/2026

End Date:

  9/16/2026

Start Time:

  6:30 PM

End Time:

  8:00 PM

Event Info: 

  Inside Baroque: The Sound, Style, and Stories Behind the Music
A New 4-Part Adult Education Course

Vivaldi, Bach, Handel: Why does Baroque music still speak to us 300 years later?

Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia's program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it.

Part 1: What is Baroque?

Not just a set of dates, but a period of striking artistic invention. From Galileo and Newton to Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel, discover the forces that shaped the era's sound and style.

Part 2: Orchestral Music

The orchestra takes shape. Hear how early ensembles supported opera and evolved into something inventive, and at times spectacular.

Part 3: Choral and Vocal Music

A golden age of singing. From Bach's sacred works to Handel's operas and oratorios, music written for voices at their most agile and expressive.

Part 4: Baroque and the Now

How this music lives on-from Stravinsky to today's composers, and through historically informed performance. Final session includes a live performance by Philharmonia musicians.

For everyone from curious beginners to lifelong learners-no prior study required.

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions).
This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.*
Enroll: philharmonia.org/inside | (415) 295-1900

*May not be combined with other discounts or applied to the price of a subscription. Not valid for concerts at Stanford. Exclusions apply.

https://philharmonia.org/inside-baroque/

Location:

  Community Music Center Mission Campus

Room:

Address:

  544 Capp St

Phone:

  415-295-1900

City:

  San Francisco

State/Province:

  CA