“This past summer, Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra musicians performed three of Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons,’” says “Valley Vivaldi” founder Dr. Allan Birney.

“And what more appropriate time to present Vivaldi’s fourth season, ‘Winter,’ than as the cornerstone of our ‘Winter Vivaldi’ concert?” Birney says.

The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra (PSO) presents “Winter Vivaldi,” 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Wesley United Methodist Church, Bethlehem.

The concert program begins with the music of German composer Georg Philipp Telemann, the delightful “Paris Quartet No. 2 in A minor,” TWV 43:a2 for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord.

Composed in 1738, the “Paris Quartet” comprises six movements, which beautifully showcase each instrument. Soloists are Christine Moulton, flute; concertmaster Simon Maurer, violin; Allan Birney, harpsichord, and Noelle Grand, cello.

The concert continues with the first of two Vivaldi selections, “La Notte” Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 501, featuring PSO Principal Bassoon Susan Shaw.

Vivaldi composed 39 bassoon concerti and “La Notte” is one of his relatively few concerti that, like “The Four Seasons,” has a theme, in this case, the night.

The first movement sets the scene: the bassoon enters with its ornamented recitative-like melodic line. The second movement “Fantasmi” evokes the dramatic qualities of “night” followed by the relative tranquility of “Il sonno” (sleep), brought to an end only by “Sorge l’aurora” (dawn breaks) with the energy of the bassoon in contrast with the varied reactions implied by the orchestra, as it awakes to a new day.

The second Vivaldi selection is the fourth concerto of the “Four Seasons” series, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter” (“L’inverno”) featuring violin soloist Stephani Bell.

As with the other “Seasons,” Vivaldi’s mastery of composition cleverly leads the listener to imagine wintry scenes such as falling snow, chilling wind gusts, slipping on the ice and even the sound of teeth chattering because of the intense cold.

“The music of Johann Sebastian Bach is always a favorite of the audience and we are very pleased that Father Sean Duggan, piano, along with Christine Moulton, flute, and Simon Maurer, violin, will close the concert with Bach’s ‘Triple Concerto in A minor’ for harpsichord, flute and violin, BWV 1044,” says Birney.

Bach created the Triple Concerto between 1729 and 1741 during the time he was involved with the coffeehouse concerts of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig, Germany.

“This is an exceptional concert and a wonderful finale to this season’s ‘Valley Vivaldi,’” Birney says.

The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra, “Winter Vivaldi,” 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Wesley United Methodist Church, 2540 Center St., Bethlehem. Tickets, at door; 610-434-7811; https://www.pasinfonia.org

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