American violinist Simone Porter leads New Century and students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in this musical tour of illumination. Featuring works from the 12th to the 21st centuries, each piece depicts different kinds of light: light from nature, light that inspires or clarifies, and light that bestows joy. Beginning with Andrew Norman’s Sabina, written in response to an ecstatic experience watching the sunrise in an ancient Roman cathedral, and moving through the upward gaze of Hildegard von Bingen’s antiphon to divine wisdom, the program concludes with Mozart’s Divertimento in F major, the very spirit of levity and brilliance.

Concert begins at 7:30 pm.