"This book announces Andrei Pesic's arrival as an impresario of Enlightenment cultural history. With a rare combination of sensitivity and rigor, he composes a stunningly intricate historical tableau where religion encounters the market and art brings listeners in contact with the sacred. His book will lead scholars to rethink the workings of the public sphere, the consumer revolution, the diffusion of Enlightenment practices, and how public musical performances came to be regarded as a means of mass transcendence."--Charly Coleman, author of The Spirit of French Capitalism: Economic Theology in the Age of Enlightenment "By studying a musical institution of the Enlightenment, Pesic offers an outstanding interpretation of secularization, demonstrating the importance of social distinction, commercial competition, and urban entertainments. The Enlightenment in Concert is an exceptional contribution to our understanding of the cultural dynamics of modernity."--Antoine Lilti, author of The Legacy of the Enlightenment "With uncommon clarity and insight, Andrei Pesic uncovers a fascinating Enlightenment story hidden in plain sight: how a spiritual concert series, invented in Paris to provide musical entertainment during Catholic holidays, was gradually transformed through a process of inadvertent secularization into something resembling our modern, secular concerts."--Joanna Stalnaker, author of The Rest Is Silence: Enlightenment Philosophers Facing Death.