A Chanticleer Christmas (Dec. 10-22) The men's chorus offers its annual seasonal program of vocal music, ranging from Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony to carols and gospel numbers. Oakland, Napa, Petaluma, Sacramento, Berkeley, San Francisco, Carmel and Santa Clara. $30-$52, (415) 252-8589, www.chanticleer.org.
San Francisco Symphony (Dec. 15-19) After dabbling in a little seasonal Bach last year, the Symphony and Chorus director Ragnar Bohlin will return to the tried-and-true with Handel's "Messiah." Bohlin conducts a slate of soloists that includes soprano Kiera Duffy, mezzo-soprano Tove Dahlberg, tenor Benjamin Butterfield and bass Robert Gleadow. Flint Center in Cupertino and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. $15-$135, (415) 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org.
American Bach Soloists (Dec. 16-18) Music Director Jeffrey Thomas will lead performances of Handel's "Messiah" featuring vocal soloists Arianna Zukerman, Jennifer Lane, Wesley Rogers and James Maddalena. Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and the Mondavi Center in Davis. $10-$60, (415) 621-7900, www.american bach.org.
Magnificat (Dec. 17-19) Warren Stewart's early-music ensemble offers Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Midnight Mass," a liturgical blend based on popular Christmas carols. Vocal soloists include Jennifer Ellis Kampani, Christopher LeCluyse, Daniel Hutchings and Robert Stafford. Menlo Park, Berkeley and San Francisco. $12-$35, (800) 595-4849, www.magnificatbaroque.com.
E-mail Joshua Kosman at jkosman@sfchronicle.com.
This article appeared on page Q - 20 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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