October 24, 2025 – April 7, 2026
Oct 2025
BACH - BWV 170, "Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust"
Mechanics Hall • Worcester
Program
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1060
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Chorale-Preludes from BWV99, 22 & 182
PERFORMERS
Baroklyn
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Peggy Pearson, oboe
CONCORA - Connecticut Choral Artists
Simone Dinnerstein, piano and artistic director
Oct 2025
BACH - BWV 170, "Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust"
Library of Congress • Washington
Simone Dinnerstein leads the Baroklyn ensemble in an evening of chamber works by J.S. Bach to open a special Founders Day 2025 celebration that marks the Library’s illustrious century-long history as a concert presenter. Join for a preconcert conversation at 6:30 p.m. on a new book: “Let the People Hear It: Concerts from the Library of Congress at 100,” with Music Division co-authors Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres and David H. Plylar.
Nov 2025
MAHLER - Das Lied von der Erde
The Cultural Arts Center • Silver Spring
The Apollo Orchestra with principal Conductor David Chan welcomes Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano and
Nicholas Huff, tenor, as we present Mahler’s great vocal work Das Lied von der Erde.
Program
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485
Mahler (arr. Cortese): Das Lied von der Erde
Dec 2025
HANDEL - The Messiah with San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall • San Francisco
Artists
Jane Glover, Conductor
Heidi Stober, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, Tenor
Will Liverman, Baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong
Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Dec 2025
HANDEL - The Messiah with San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall • San Francisco
Artists
Jane Glover, Conductor
Heidi Stober, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, Tenor
Will Liverman, Baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong
Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Jan 2026
MOZART - Coronation Mass with Colorado Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall • Denver
MOZART Mass in C major, K. 317, “Coronation”
JOEL THOMPSON To Awaken the Sleeper
MOZART Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran partita”
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Taylor Martin, director
Jan 2026
MOZART - Coronation Mass with Colorado Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall • Denver
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385
MOZART Mass in C major, K. 317, “Coronation”
MOZART Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran Partita”
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Taylor Martin, director
Feb 2026
Recital with Beth Guterman Chu and Christopher Cano
American Philosophical Society • Philadelphia
Following her hauntingly beautiful music theater performance in 2024’s A Song by Mahler, Jennifer Johnson Cano brings her “voluminous voice with remarkable agility” (Washington Post) back to PCMS. This performance with her husband, acclaimed collaborative pianist Christopher Cano, and St. Louis Symphony Principal Violist Beth Guterman Chu, features solo pieces, duos, and trios that highlight the eloquence and depth of the modern mid-range.
Brahms: 2 Songs, Opus 91
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op.70 (arr, for viola and piano)
Grieg: Sechs Lieder, 48
Bridge: Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano
Vaughan Williams: Romance
Dove: Night's Not Spent Alone