Josefien Stoppelenburg- Soprano 

2025

SEPTEMBER 5
Kellogg School of Management
Orchestrating Leadership
Lecture with Stephen Alltop
Soprano soloist and speaker

SEPTEMBER 17
Sketchnoting Event Chicago (Visual Art)
University of Illinois in Chicago

SEPTEMBER 20
Live Wedding Painting Event (Visual Art)
Colvin House Chicago (Private)

SEPTEMBER 27
11 am -5 pm
Driehaus Museum Chicago (Visual Art)
Fall Art Market

OCTOBER 24
Josefien is the soprano soloist at the Kingsbury Ensemble Saint Louis
8:00 pm
St. Francis de Sales
2653 Ohio Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
Night Music of the King
A fully-candlelight concert of baroque majesty, featuring
The Kingsbury Ensemble, directed by Maryse Carlin.
Cantatas by Vivaldi and Handel

NOVEMBER 21
7:30 pm
Messiah by Candlelight, PWF Center Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Benjamin Rivera, Conductor
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus
Josefien Stoppelenburg, Soprano
Ashlee Beth McCrory, Mezzo Soprano
Geoffrey Agpalo, Tenor
Ryan Cox, Bass
Experience the timeless magic of the holiday season with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s enchanting Messiah by Candlelight. Set within the warm glow of candlelight, this annual tradition transforms Handel’s beloved oratorio into a transcendent masterpiece. Immerse yourself in choral and orchestral brilliance as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, along with Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus, brings to life the sacred narrative and jubilant spirit of Handel’s Messiah.

NOVEMBER 22
5:00 pm
Handel's Messiah
Bella Voce-soloist
Milwaukee Early Music
Bella Voce - Handel's Complete "Messiah"

St. Joseph Chapel (1515 S. Layton Blvd.)
MESSIAH (1741)
Bella Voce + Bella Voce Sinfonia
conducted by Andrew Lewis
Bella Voce’s acclaimed presentation of  Handel’s Messiah returns in November. Conducted by artistic director Andrew Lewis, a chamber chorus and step-forth soloists join with the period-instrument Bella Voce Sinfonia for an unabridged performance of Handel’s beloved masterpiece. This season, Bella Voce brings Messiah to Milwaukee, presented by Early Music Now, before a second performance in Evanston.
The concert will last approximately 3 hours, including a 20-minute intermission.


NOVEMBER 23
4:00 pm
Messiah
Bella Voce
St Luke's Episcopal Church Evanston
Tickets

DECEMBER 5
7:30
12th Annual DIY Handel's Messiah
Lake Forest
Church of St. Mary Lake Forest
Niles Metropolitan Chorus and Soloists
Musica Lumina Orchestra


DECEMBER 6
3:00 pm
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Soprano arias by Bach, Handel, Hasse, Vivaldi.
Details TBA

DECEMBER 13
Handel Messiah
Grace United Methodist Church
The Handel Choir of Baltimore

DECEMBER 14
Handel Messiah
Church of the Resurrection
The Handel Choir of Baltimore

DECEMBER 18, 19, 20, 21
Handel Messiah
Tempesta di Mare

2026

FEBRUARY 15, 2026
Handel Week Festival Oak Park (Illinois)
Saeviut tellus inter rigores (HWV 240)
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano soloist
Handel’s magnificent Concerti Grossi, a rarely heard Soprano Cantata, and an Organ Concerto featuring the artistry of Josefien Stoppelenburg, Soprano and David White, Organ
Concerto in G minor H.W.V. 324 Opus 6 #6
Concerto in A major H.W.V. 329 Opus 6 #11
Organ Concerto in g minor H.W.V. 291 Opus 4 #3
antata: Saeviat tellus inter rigores H.W.V. 240
Concerto in C minor H.W.V. 326 Opus 6 #8

FEBRUARY 22, 2026
Saint Louis Abbey Church
500 S Mason Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63116
'Weeping with the Angels'
F. Couperin- Leçons de Ténèbres
G.F. Sances-Pianto della Madonna
Josefien Stoppelenburg-soprano
Kate Tombaugh, mezzo-soprano
Ken Kulosa-viola da gamba
Andrzej Zahorski-organ

MARCH 1, 2026
3:00 pm
Arizona Bach Festival
Lidarti’s Oratorio “Esther”
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano with the Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Sunday, March 1, 3:00 p.m.
Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Tickets: $65 advance / $70 at the door
On March 1st, Arizona Bach Festival presents the Arizona premiere of Lidarti’s oratorio Esther, the only late Baroque oratorio in the Jewish tradition. This recently-discovered work features Dutch soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg in the title role as well as Phoenix favorites Nina Cole Garguilo and Paul Nicosia along with the Festival Orchestra and Choir.
The work dates from 1774, and was commissioned by the Portuguese Jewish Synagogue of Amsterdam. Performed in Hebrew, the work was composed by Christiano Lidarti, and the libretto is attributed to Venetian Rabbi Jacob Saraval. The work was lost until 1997, when it was discovered by a Cambridge scholar and authenticated by Israel Adler, a musicologist of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University. It is an exemplary work of 18th century art music in Hebrew.

MARCH 7, 2026
OLV Kerk, 15:00 uur.
Onze Lieve Vrouwenstraat 6, 7557 HX Hengelo
Concertkoor Twente
Pergolesi- Stabat Mater
Vivaldi-Gloria
Josefien Stoppelenburg,sopraan
Charlotte Stoppelenburg,alt-mezzo.
Nederlands Begeleidingsorkest
Koorschool Lambertus
o.l.v. Eric Kotterink

MARCH 14, 2026
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
Saint Matthew Passion
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Steven Soph, tenor (Evangelist)
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano 
Evan Bravos, baritone (Jesus)
Sarah Ponder, alto
Brian Skoog, tenor
Andrew Garratt, baritone

MARCH 15, 2026
Church of the Holy Family, Chicago
Saint Matthew Passion
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Steven Soph, tenor (Evangelist)
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano 
Evan Bravos, baritone (Jesus)
Sarah Ponder, alto
Brian Skoog, tenor
Andrew Garratt, baritone

MARCH 20, 2026
 7:30 p.m.
Bach Ensemble at St. Thomas, Terrace Park, Ohio
Glories of the Baroque:
Music for Soprano and Harpsichord
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Stephen Alltop, harpsichord

MARCH 31, 2026
11:00 am
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
Women in Art and Music Series with Jeff Nigro
Subscriber Price: $130 Non-subscriber Price: $145 Participation Capacity - 56 
An awesome program hosted by the Far West Community Associates at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Jeff Nigro, along with musician Stephen Alltop and soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg, brings to life women artists and composers of the 18th and 19th centuries. From Angelica Kauffmann and Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun to Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, Nigro, Alltop, and Stoppelenburg will showcase them all in an entertaining and engaging fashion. 

​Jeff Nigro is a research associate in the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Learning and Public Engagement. He has had a professional relationship with the Art Institute of Chicago for over 30 years, including serving as director of adult programs in the Department of Museum Education from 2003 to 2010. Jeff received the Chairman’s Award for outstanding service. He teaches adult education seminars at the Newberry Library and is an instructor at the Center for Life and Learning in Chicago. Jeff is a frequent speaker for the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA), where he is the former regional coordinator of the Greater Chicago region of JASNA.

Summer 2026- Concerts for:
-The Kellogg Business School of Managment, Evanston
-The Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Illinois,
-St Jozefkathedraal Groningen- the Netherlands,
- Festival Ancienne de Saint Savin-France.
Details TBA