Free Coffee Concert w/ Classical Music (Downtown SF)

Photo Credit: Frank Wing

Escape the daily grind and treat your ears (and taste buds) at Philharmonia Baroque’s Coffee Concerts—a free monthly series of hour-long musical performances in the heart of San Francisco.

Begin your morning with a program for voices that spans centuries. Members of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale, led by award-winning Chorale Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, explores music of praise, celebration, love, and triumph—from Renaissance madrigals to Baroque favorites and contemporary choral works.  This uplifting morning coffee break concert pairs beautifully with fresh brews and good company.

Hosted by The Conservatory at One Sansome, with free coffee and pastries provided by our friends at Holbrook House.

With support from 836M.

Free and open to the public. Perfect for downtown professionals, neighbors, and anyone looking to escape into a sound world of the past.

Program
MONTEVERDI — “Cantate Domino”
SCHÜTZ — “Cantate Domino”
PURCELL — “Sound the Trumpet” from Come, Ye Sons of Art

DI LASSO — “Bonjour mon coeur”
DI LASSO — “Susanne un jour”
DI LASSO — “O vin en vigne”
HANDEL — “Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains!” from Acis & Galatea
PURCELL — “See Nature Rejoicing” from Come, Ye Sons of Art

MONTEVERDI — “Laudate Dominum”
GJIELO — “Ubi caritas”

BACH — “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” from Cantata No. 147
BACH — “Sicut locutus est” from Magnificat
HANDEL — “Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound” from Samson
HANDEL — “See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” from Judas Maccabaeus
HANDEL — “Swell the full chorus” from Solomon

Performers
Philharmonia Chorale Octet
Valèrie Sainte-Agathe, conductor

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.