Pretty rocks and German baroque vocal music: separated at birth? You’d be surprised. Jewels and music led parallel histories in the 17th and 18th centuries. New ideas infused both with new life. And the results were spectacular…

A quartet of delectable vocal talent brings us Tempesta Sings: Bach, Praetorius, and Rosenmüller, some of the loveliest vocal music in the repertoire: Laura Heimes, soprano; Drew Minter, countertenor; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; and David Newman, baritone.