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Our Next Concert
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CHIAR’OSCURO
Musica Pacifica

Friday, April 11, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
5300 Main at Bissonnet

Renowned vocalist and cornettist Michael Collver joins Bay Area favorite
Musica Pacifica in exploring the astonishing range of passions in the music
and poetry of 17th century Italy.

Early Conversations Lecture Series
The Splendor of the Serenissima
Dr. Edgar Peters Bowron, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
7:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church


Houston Early Music is pleased to present Musica Pacifica in a concert of
seventeenth-century Italian instrumental and solo vocal music. Led by
artistic directors Judith Linsenberg and Elizabeth Blumenstock, Musica
Pacifica has been performing, touring, and recording since 1990. Mining a
rich vein of baroque literature for mixed wind/string ensemble, the group
performs the spirited chamber concerti of Vivaldi and Telemann, colorful
dance suites from the courts and opera houses of France, and the more
intimate solo, duo, and trio sonatas from European countries as diverse as
Scotland, Poland, Spain, and England. Musica Pacifica has been described by
the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American
Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). At
home in the San Francisco Bay area, the artists are members of Philharmonia
Baroque, and they appear with many other prominent early music ensembles
nationally and abroad.

Guest artist, Michael Collver is a founding member of Project Ars Nova with
whom he has concertized extensively. He has performed as soloist with
Ensemble Sequentia, Empire Brass Quintet, Tafelmusik, Boston Baroque and the
Boston Camerata. Among his performances as an oratorio soloist are
appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Roger Wagner Choral.
Mr. Collver is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA
and has taught cornetto and early vocal techniques at summer courses in
Europe and the U.S.

Prior to the concert, at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Edgar Peters Bowron, The Audrey
Jones Beck Curator of European Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston will
present a lecture entitled The Splendor of the Serenissima.

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.

For more about the program see
http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/2002/pacifica1.htm


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For information or Tickets, call 713-432-1744
Single tickets: $25 standard, $20 seniors/students
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offerings and is a timely source for detailed information on concerts and
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printed brochure, please email or call us.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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This completes our 2002/2003 season. Our next season will be announced at
the April 11 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, please call our phone line
713-432-1744 or email us at <info@...>. 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 info@...
web http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/


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