Named after the opening lyrics of Handel's ravishingly beautiful Ode for St. Cecilia, the composer collaborated with England's first named Poet Laureate, John Dryden. A tribute to the power of harmony and instruments, a sequence of arias sung by Nola Richardson and Steven Soph will entrance you. Also on the program, a quartet of violinists will open the concert with a testament to collegial musical partnership. And a rare presentation of Bach's third Orchestral Suite (the one with the famous "Air on the G String") will be performed using its rarely heard original orchestration, making the lovely and lilting dances come to life with buoyant lightness.