The 27th season of A Festival of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Rochester opens with a concert Sunday by baritone Gabriel Preisser .
The 2017-2018 concert series features five performances, starting with Preisser's return engagement. Minnesota audiences might remember him as Lt. Gordon in the Minnesota Opera's "Silent Night." He has also sung with the Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando, the Colorado Symphony, and others.
A freewill offering will be accepted.
The rest of the season:
— Nov. 19, Rachel Laurin, a concert organist from Ottawa, Ontario
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— Feb. 11, Duo Neglia-Khachatryan, violin, piano
— March 18, Wartburg College Castle Singers and chamber orchestra Kammerstreiche
— April 15, Lee Afdahl and friends, benefit concert for American Guild of Organists student scholarship program.
All concerts are at 4 p.m. The church is located at 512 Third St. SW.