Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Philadelphia's Tempesta di Mare and Variant 6 come together for Bach's Advent Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," featuring the beloved chorale "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," as well as North American premieres of vespers music for Advent by Fasch and Bach's iconic fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
Featuring: Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra — Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, directors; Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster. Variant 6 — Rebecca Myers, soprano; Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano; Steven Eddy, baritone; Fran Daniel Laucerica, tenor.
Market Street Music, enriching downtown Wilmington since the 1970s, offers a diverse and affordable array of concerts, featuring Thursday Noontime samplers, weekend Festival Concerts, and performances by its vocal ensembles, Mastersingers of Wilmington and Center City Chorale.
This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.