Saturday, February 11 at 3 pm. Hannaford Hall at USM, Portland (Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St)

Maine Public is the media sponsor of Portland Ovations Classical Series including Handel & Haydn Society performing Glories of the Italian Baroque. Concertmaster/violinist Aisslinn Nosky leads an ensemble of 15 Handel & Haydn Society musicians in this glorious program featuring works by Locatelli, Brescianello, Vivaldi and Durante. Acclaimed for its performances of baroque and classical music, Boston-based Handel & Haydn Society embraces historically informed performance, bringing classical music to life with the same immediacy it had the day it was composed.