Gloria

Celebrate the holidays with Valerie Sainte-Agathe and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. Vivaldi's Gloria-a joyful choral masterpiece-shines with new brilliance when performed on period instruments, transporting you to the festive sound world of 18th-century Venice.

What's Interesting About This Concert

A holiday favorite with audiences for centuries, Vivaldi's Gloria is full of jubilant choruses and moments of serene beauty.
Corelli's Christmas Concerto evokes the stillness of a Baroque Christmas Eve, closing with a tender "Pastorale" that's full of calm and light.
World premiere: Be among the first to hear Roderick Williams' new choral work, Quem Pastores Laudavere (Him Whom Shepherds Praised), which was written especially for Philharmonia.
The U.S. premiere of Caroline Shaw's The Holdfast offers shimmering harmonies and celebrates resilience, connection, and the beauty of holding on through change.

PROGRAM
PRAETORIUS - Quem Pastores Laudavere (Him Whom Shepherds Praised)
RODERICK WILLIAMS - Quem Pastores Laudavere (WORLD PREMIERE)
CORELLI - Christmas Concerto
CAROLINE SHAW - The Holdfast (U.S. PREMIERE)
VIVALDI - Gloria

CONCERT DATES
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 7:30 PM | Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 2:30 PM | First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 2:30 PM | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford


TICKETS
Tickets as low as $40. $20 tickets available for Under 30s in SF and Berkeley only.
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Details and tickets at philharmonia.org/gloria or call the Box Office at (415) 295 2111.

$20 - 125.

Presented by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Choral