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Vivaldi’s “Gloria” Live with Valérie Sainte-Agathe & PBO (Berkeley)

Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 2:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Ticket starts at $40 - General Admission (while supplies last)
First Congregational Church (Berkeley) | 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA
East Bay

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Vivaldi’s “Gloria” Live with Valérie Sainte-Agathe & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Dec. 5–7)

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

Celebrate the holidays with Valérie 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.

Gloria
Friday – Sunday, December 5-7, 2025
Get Tickets – Starts at $40 (while supplies last)

Full Schedule:

  • Friday, December 5 | 7:30pm
    Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
  • Saturday, December 6 | 2:30pm
    First Congregational Church, Berkeley
  • Sunday, December 7 | 2:30pm
    Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

San Francisco only: Arrive by 6:45 PM to hear the San Francisco Girls Chorus perform a selection of holiday favorites before the concert.

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:

  • Valérie Sainte-Agathe
    Conductor and Chorale Director Philharmonia Chorale
  • Michael 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

 

Upcoming Vivaldi’s “Gloria” Live with Valérie Sainte-Agathe & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Dec. 5–7) Events

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.


Cost: $40*
*Ticket starts at $40 - General Admission (while supplies last)
Categories: *Top Pick*, In Person, Live Music, Sponsored, Theater & Performance
Address: 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA

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