BEST BETS Sunday 10/22

FULLERTON

3:30pm

Music

With a nod to the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death, tenor Jonathan Mack will sing the composer’s Cantata No. 189 (“Meine Seele ruhmt and preist”) with a small ensemble that includes harpsichordist Lucinda Carver. The concert, sponsored by the Fullerton Friends of Music, also will feature Bach’s “Musical Offering” and “Frohe Hirten” from the “Christmas Oratorio.”

* Fullerton Friends of Music, Performing Arts Center, Sunny Hills High School, 1801 Warburton Way, Fullerton. 3:30 p.m. Free. (714) 529-7758.

COSTA MESA

7pm

Music

The Pacific Chorale will open its 33rd season with works by Bach and Handel. John Alexander will conduct the 30-voice John Alexander Singers in Bach’s Magnificat and Missa Brevis in G minor, and Handel’s “Laudate pueri.” Soprano Camille King will be the soloist. Musica Angelica, a period instrument ensemble, will provide accompaniment. The program is part of the Eclectic Orange Festival sponsored by the Philharmonic Society.

* Pacific Chorale, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7 p.m. $15 to $49. (714) 556-2787.