Calendar

Simon Fate Now Conquers
Barber Adagio for Strings
Musgrave Piccolo Play
Pergolesi Stabat Mater

Daniela Candillari, Conductor

Jennifer Gunn, Piccolo and Flute

Giulia Semenzato, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano

Simon Fate Now Conquers
Barber Adagio for Strings
Musgrave Piccolo Play
Pergolesi Stabat Mater

Daniela Candillari, Conductor

Jennifer Gunn, Piccolo and Flute

Giulia Semenzato, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano

Program

J.S. BACH – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617
(arr. Simone Dinnerstein and Baroklyn)
J.S. BACH – Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053
J.S. BACH – Cantata 170, Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust
J.S. BACH, P. LASSER – In the Air

PERFORMERS

Baroklyn

Simone Dinnerstein, piano and artistic director

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano

Katherine Needleman, oboe

 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

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.

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

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

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

Villa-Lobos - Bachiana Brasileiras No.1

Villa-Lobos - Bachiana Brasileiras No.5

de Falla - Psyche

Norman - Gran Turismo

Faure - Piano Quartet in G Minor

Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Harp, and Viola

Respighi - Il Tramonto

Elgar - Piano Quintet

Respighi - Il Tramonto

Elgar - Piano Quintet

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

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

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

Carlo Rizzi, Conductor

Sonya Yoncheva, Cio-Cio-San

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Suzuki

Adam Smith, Pinkerton

Sharpless, Quinn Kelsey

Carlo Rizzi, Conductor

Sonya Yoncheva, Cio-Cio-San

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Suzuki

Adam Smith, Pinkerton

Sharpless, Quinn Kelsey

Carlo Rizzi, Conductor

Sonya Yoncheva, Cio-Cio-San

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Suzuki

Adam Smith, Pinkerton

Sharpless, Quinn Kelsey