Concert Artists of Baltimore will celebrate its 30th anniversary season with a world premiere, a major work by Bach and a homecoming.

Combining choral and orchestral forces, Concert Artists has long been known for interesting programs, a knack reflected in the 2016-17 lineup. The organization also has been known for moving around; a steady venue has proved elusive.

Baltimore proper doesn't have an abundance of spaces ideal for a chamber-sized orchestra and chorus; an unappealing theater at the former College of Notre Dame was one of the spots used over the years. The main base of operations moved for several seasons to the Gordon Center in Owings Mills, a facility with splendid acoustics but apparently little drawing power for audiences.

Concert Artists heads back into town for all of next season, with four locations planned for its Maestro Series programs. First up, Oct. 23, is Westminster Hall, where the organization started three decades ago. Artistic director Edward Polochick will conduct music by Bach and selections from operettas (not your everyday pairing). A post-concert beer garden is planned.

March 4, the location will be St. Pius Church for Mozart's evergreen “Jupiter” Symphony and two less common pieces — Weber's Horn Concerto No. 2 (with Concert Artists principal horn Mark Hughes as soloist) and John Adams' mesmerizing “Shaker Loops.”

Then it's off to the Baltimore Basilica for Bach's towering “St. Matthew Passion” on April 1, and the Peabody Conservatory's Friedberg Hall for a 30th Anniversary Gala Concert on May 20.

The gala will offer the world premiere of “A Call for the Battle to Cease,” commissioned by Concert Artists from former Peabody Conservatory dean Robert Sirota. Beethoven's “Choral Fantasy” for piano, chorus and orchestra will also be performed, featuring exceptional keyboard artist Simone Dinnerstein, as well as Haydn's “Surprise” Symphony.

Concert Artists' Mansion Series of smaller concerts at the Engineers Club in Mount Vernon will include the annual Christmas celebration Dec. 10 and 11; a program of Beethoven and Faure on Jan. 22 with violinist Herbert Greenberg, violist Julius Wirth, cellist Gita Ladd and Polochick at the piano; and an afternoon of Schubert on April 23 featuring soprano Sarah Berger.

For more information, call 410-625-3525, ext. 101, or go to cabmusic.org.

tim.smith@baltsun.com