2008-2009 Season Pass

All 2008-2009 series concerts, including the "Open Doors" concerts for which no admission is charged, require a ticket or Season Pass, available online, by phone, or by mail with this printable form.

The Season Pass is like a subscription, membership card and tax deduction all rolled into one. It gets you preferred seating for all 5 programs, invitations to special events, free ticket exchanges, and includes a tax-deductible contribution that helps sustain Tempesta di Mare, all for only $145!

Orchestral Music from Hamburg
grand symphonies, suites and concerti

Cosmopolitan and democratic baroque Hamburg boasted a thriving public concert scene with some of the most resplendent and fashionable music of the time. In this program, replete with horns, timpani, woodwinds and strings, we play orchestral contributions by Telemann, C.P.E. Bach, Keiser, Graupner, and Erlebach.

Friday, October 3 at 8 pm
St Mark’s Church
1625 Locust St
Center City

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Saturday, October 4 at 8 pm
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

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Chamber Music with Horn
fanfares for the drawing room

The Baroque Era ushered in the age of the virtuoso horn, an instrument as famous for its mellow glow as for its raucous athleticism. Todd Williams joins the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players for heroic and soulful music by Handel, Fasch, and Telemann in rare modern performances.

Saturday, December 6 at 8 pm
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

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Sunday, December 7 at 3 pm
Old St Joseph's Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City

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an “Open Doors” free-admission program

With Cheerful Hearts
odes by Bach, Vivaldi and Blow
special program in collaboration with The Philadelphia Singers

Hear the modern premiere of John Blow’s festive New Years ode, With Cheerful Hearts, Vivaldi’s stunning Magnificat, and J.S. Bach’s profound Trauer Ode: portraits of unbridled joy and heartfelt loss, all glorious testaments to music’s power to convey our deepest feelings.

Saturday, January 31 at 8 pm
Old St Joseph's Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City
(Chestnut Hill Series)

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Sunday, February 1 at 3 pm
Old St Joseph's Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City
(Center City Series)

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These performances are made possible in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Music Project, an Artistic Initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, administered by The University of the Arts.

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Madame Levy's Salon
a musical time capsule from Berlin

Throughout her long life, Sara Levy championed the musical tastes of her youth, performing on harpsichord well into the nineteenth century. We plumb her matchless collection of chamber commissions by her friends C.P.E. Bach, W.F. Bach, Janitsch, and Quantz, plus music of J.S. Bach.

Saturday, March 21 at 8 pm
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

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Sunday, March 22 at 3 pm
Old St Joseph's Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City

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Aci, Galatea & Polifemo
tall, dark, one-eyed and handsome

In Handel's two-act Italian drama, a darkly alluring Cyclops makes a nymph think twice about her beau. David Newman stars as Polifemo, the scorned, raging giant in Handel’s youthful take on the famous myth, musically and dramatically distinct from his later English setting of the same tale. With Laura Heimes as Aci and Lorie Gratis as Galatea.

Friday, May 15 at 8 pm
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

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Saturday, May 16 at 8 pm
St Mark’s Church
1625 Locust St
Center City

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Past Seasons

2007-2008 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 19 & 20, 2007: Force Majeure
an orchestral perspective on nature unleashed
works by Rebel, Marais and Leclair
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

December 7 & 8, 2007: Ain't Love Grand
Clara Rottsolk sings Alessandro Scarlatti
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

January 25 & 26, 2008: Rescued by the Red Army
rediscovering Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

March 7, 8 & 9, 2008: No Strings Attached
love and death with music and puppets
works by Castello, Monteverdi, Scarlatti and Handel
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare
Mock Turtle Marionette Theater, Doug Roysdon, Director
Marguerite Krull, soprano • Aaron Sheehan, tenor • David Newman, bass

May 16 & 17, 2008: Fresh Fasch
modern premieres celebrating Johann Friedrich Fasch's 250th anniversary
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

2006-2007 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 28 & 29, 2006: Heroes, Lovers & Villains
soprano Michael Maniaci sings arias for Handel’s leading men
works by Handel, Babell and Veracini
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

December 8 & 9, 2006: Les Conversations Galantes
music of the Paris salon
works by Couperin, Rameau, Guillemain, Marais and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

January 26 & 27, 2007: The Fantastic Herr Fasch
modern world premieres of orchestral music by Johann Friedrich Fasch
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

March 31 & April 1, 2007: Hoshanna!
Hebrew music of the High Baroque
grand-scale Hebrew cantatas from Italy and Holland in the styles of Handel and Haydn
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare
Sheryl Heather Cohen & Nell Snaidas, sopranos • David Newman, bass
Chamber Singers of Haverford & Bryn Mawr Colleges, Thomas Lloyd, Director

May 11 & 12, 2007: Trio Sonatas of J.S. Bach
Bach's 6 organ trios reimagined for chamber ensemble
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

2005-2006 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 14 & 15, 2005: The Grand Orchestra, Part 1: France & Italy
Part one of our survey of music for Baroque Europe's leading orchestras
with works by Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi, Veracini and Leclair
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

January 27 & 28, 2006: The Grand Orchestra, Part 2: Ambassador Franklin in London
Part two of our survey of music for Baroque Europe's leading orchestras
in celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday
with works by Arne, Greene, Stanley, Handel, John Bach and Geminiani
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

March 17, 18 & 19, 2006: Flaming Rose
Intimate all-Handel program featuring the profound and evocative German Arias
soprano Julianne Baird and the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

May 12 & 13, 2006: The Grand Orchestra, Part 3: Germany, Austria & Bohemia
Part three of our survey of music for Baroque Europe's leading orchestras
with works by Pisendel, Zelenka, Telemann, Haydn and Toeschi
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare

2004-2005 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 22 & 23, 2004: Stormy Weather
Tempestuous concertos & concert arias
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra with baritone Jeffrey Strauss

January 21 & 22, 2005: Vivaldi da Camera
A full-color snapshot of Vivaldi's chamber music
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

March 18, 19 & 20, 2005: Great Quire of Heav'n
Choral odes by Purcell and Blow
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra with vocal ensemble Fuma Sacra

May 21 & 22, 2005: Clori, Tirsi & Fileno
Handel’s soap opera of infatuation & rivalry
Clori: soprano Margaret Bragle • Tirsi: soprano Marguerite Krull • Fileno: countertenor Drew Minter
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra • stage direction by Drew Minter • musical direction by Richard Stone
special school group preview performance on May 18
Made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation

2003-2004 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 3 & 4, 2003: Murder Most Foul
Betrayal and Revenge set to music by Handel and Clérambault
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra with Soprano Christine Goerke

January 23 & 24, 2004: Bohemian Vivaldi
A musical journey from Venice to Prague
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

March 28-April 4, 2004: Bach Spring Festival 2004
Eight special events celebrating the art and craft of J. S. Bach
Recitals, roundtables, multimedia presentations and performances by Tempesta di Mare
Made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation

2002-2003 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 4 & 5, 2002: Concerti for the Dresden Hofkapelle
Showpieces for baroque Europe's most spectacular orchestra
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra

January 24 & 25, 2003: Invisible Bach
Hidden versions of Bach's Chamber Music Masterpieces
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players

April 4 & 5, 2003: Apollo and Daphne
Love, terror, grief and magical transformation set to music by Handel
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra with soprano Sheryl Heather Cohen and baritone Jeffrey Strauss