The concert series highlights diverse voices and musical storytelling across centuries. Chatham Baroque, Pittsburgh’s premier Baroque music ensemble, announces its 2025/2026 concert season: a tapestry of early music that traverses time, place, and culture. From iconic works by Beethoven and… Read More ›
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Preview: World Premiere Staging of J.S. Bach’s ‘Marcus Passion’, April 11th at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland
By JESSICA NEU Chatham Baroque and Concert Theatre Works are presenting the world premiere staging of J.S. Bach’s long-lost Markus Passion in Pittsburgh on April 11, 2025, at Carnegie Music Hall. This semi-staged performance, directed by visionary Bill Barclay, brings to life Malcolm Bruno’s groundbreaking reconstruction… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Presented Twelfth Night Ensemble in ‘Love & Laurels’
Large Assemblage Applauds an Almost Exclusively George Friederic Handel Program By GEORGE B. PAROUS We have said before that Chatham Baroque consistently offers attractive programs, whether they are performing, or, like yesterday afternoon, presenting guest artists. Either way, early and… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Presents Joy of Bach
The performance celebrates Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 and Cantata 82 Chatham Baroque presents its annual “Joy of Bach” program on March 15th and 16th. The program, which activates Pittsburgh’s historical Calvary Episcopal Church, celebrates decorated composer Johann Sebastian Bach‘s… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Completes Weekend “Tour” of Unique, Highly Enjoyable Program
“Through the Wood, Laddie” – Music of Baroque Scotland and Acadia By George B. Parous Yesterday afternoon’s weather posed no hindrance for the very large crowd of music lovers that filled Hicks Memorial Chapel at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. They… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Presents ‘Alegría: Music of Baroque Spain and The Americas’
Holiday performance features Baroque Christmas music sung in Spanish. Chatham Baroque presents its holiday program, Alegría: Music of Baroque Spain and The Americas, highlighting Baroque music from Spain and Latin America dating back to the 16th and 18th centuries. The performances will take… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque is poised to open its 2023-34 season with the annual Art of the Trio Concert from October 6th through 8th
For years, this concert tradition has delighted audiences as it explores modern music, reminding them that all music was once new. By JESSICA NEU Audiences will not be disappointed this year as the program will again explore the idea of… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Offers ‘The Isle of Delos’ and Other Gems
Trio Is Augmented by Four Guest Artists in Interesting Evening of Musical Delights By George B. Parous In a program devoted mostly to the works of Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, last evening, at the Calvary Episcopal Church (and this… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Opens a Brilliant ‘Ariodante’ at the CAPA
Soprano Emily Richter All But Steals the Show From a Stage Bursting With Talent By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera continued the roll it’s been on this season with the company’s premiere of George Frideric Handel’s classic Ariodante last evening…. Read More ›
Chatham Baroque Offers Holiday Cheer on a Cold Night
The Art of the Trio Holiday Edition By George B. Parous Chatham Baroque this weekend gave a series of three concerts which combined two of their annual traditions – the “Art of the Trio” and the “Holiday” concerts, offered in… Read More ›
