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Our Next Concert
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The Titans Speak: Music of Handel and Bach

FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
And
EMMA KIRKBY

8:00 P.M., Friday, April 26, 2002
St. Anne Catholic Church 2140 Westheimer

***** Note ****
This is a change in date and location from the original season brochure.


Houston Early Music is pleased to present Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (FBO)
in a concert of music by two of the great titans of music – Bach and Handel.
Artistic Director, Gottfried von der Goltz, will lead the orchestra in
performance of Handel’s Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3 no.4 for two oboes,
bassoon, strings and basso continuo, and Concerto Grosso in g minor, Op.6
no.6 for strings and basso continuo. The orchestra will be joined by guest
soprano, Emma Kirkby, who will sing arias from Handel’s operas Rinaldo and
Giulio Cesare, and J.S. Bach’s cantata Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199.

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra was founded in 1987 and immediately aroused
considerable public attention for its interpretation of early music,
performed at the highest professional level. The orchestra is self
governing and lays great store on democratic structures. Because of this
organizational form, the FBO was able to consciously revive the tradition of
playing works from even the early Romantic period without a conductor, as
was current practice right into the 19th Century. Thus the orchestra
achieves the intensity of chamber music, yet has its own distinctive sound
which could not be produced with “central conducting.” FBO has extended it’
s repertoire into the early 19th century but baroque music can be said to be
the main emphasis of their programing.

Historical instruments, either instruments from the period or copies of such
instruments, which will be used in this performance are: baroque violin,
viol, cello, bass, baroque oboes and bassoon, theorbo and harpsichord.

After an early apprenticeship with his father, Konrad von der Goltz, and
with Ramy Shevelov in Hannover, Gottfried von der Goltz completed his
training at the Juilliard School in New York and the Freiburg Conservatory.
At the age of 21, Gottfried von der Goltz was a member of the North German
Radio Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg. Two years later he decided to give up
his safe position for the artistically demanding position at the FBO. Today
he is an internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso and much sought-after
teacher, having been Professor for baroque violin at the Würzburg
Conservatory since 1997. His work with the FBO includes works for chamber
orchestra from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Soprano Emma Kirkby is known worldwide as one the world’s outstanding
interpreters of vocal music from the Middle Ages through the 18th century.
She has performed with such outstanding orchestras and chamber ensembles as
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of The
Age of Enlightenment, Tafelmusik, Studio de Music Ancienne de Montreal, and
the Consort of Musicke. Her outstanding musicianship and intelligence,
coupled with her brilliant, clear voice make her performances a joy to hear.

Renowned Bach scholar and William Powell Mason Professor of Music at Harvard
University, Dr. Christoph Wolff, will deliver a preconcert lecture at 7:00
in the St. Basil Hall of the St. Anne Parish Center.

Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 for seniors and students, and may be
purchased at the door or by calling 713.432.1744. There will be no charge
for children 12 years and under.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Houston
and Harris County through the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris
County.
And is sponsored in part by Star Motor Cars


For more about the program, see
http://www.tayara.com/earlymusic/2001/fburg.htm

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For information or Tickets, call 713-432-1744
Single tickets: $25 standard, $20 seniors/students
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Our web site http://tayara.com/earlymusic describes the season's offerings
and is a timely source for detailed information on concerts and events
throughout the year. If you would like to receive our season program printed
brochure, please email or call us. Season subscriptions (seven concerts) are
$140 standard, $100 seniors/students. A three-concert mini-pass is available
for $60/$50.


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UPCOMING EVENTS
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News of our upcoming 2002-2003 season will be available at the April 26
concert.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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If you would like to help bring the joy of early music to Houston, and to
get to know the folks behind the scenes (we're a bunch of totally fabulous
guys), please call our phone line 713-432-1744 or email us at
earlymusic@.... Our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to find
ways you can get involved. It takes more than excellent musicians to make
the music: it won't happen without the invaluable effort of ushers, envelope
stuffers, concert assistants, ticket takers, reception hosts ... and many
more people just like you. If you love the music and have some time to give,
please let us know.


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ABOUT HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC
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Houston Early Music is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to further
the appreciation and performance of early music of the European traditions
and other world cultures, presenting internationally famous musicians
playing original instruments in historically-informed performances. In
addition we reach out to new and diverse audiences through an educational
outreach program on the elementary, secondary, college, and community
levels.

You may reach us at

Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email earlymusic@...
web http://tayara.com/earlymusic/


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