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Houston Early Music Newsletter
25 April 2005 Web Site www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org
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Houston Early Music presents the world's finest period ensembles and soloists ... bringing to life music from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance to the Baroque and Classical periods. Experience with us early music played on original instruments, by musicians reviving performances of the past.
Our next concert:
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.
LA MONICA
8:00 p.m., Friday
May 6, 2005
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Tickets: 713-432-1744
Out of the Depths
Houston Early Music will present the West Coast-based baroque ensemble La Monica in the ensemble’s Houston debut at 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 6 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd. The program, Out of the Depths, highlights the interactions between German and Italian cultures following the ruins of the Thirty Years War —a time when Germany entered a period which produced a great flowering of music characterized by cosmopolitan tastes and the steady exchange of ideas over political boundaries. Many German musicians traveled to Italy in order to study with such masters as Monteverdi and Frescobaldi, and many Italian musicians were imported to German-speaking lands.
The program features sacred works by the north Germans: Buxtehude, Tunder and Bernhard, and instrumental chamber works by Austrians: Kerll, Schmelzer and Rosenmuller.
Prior to the concert, at 7:00 pm, Dr. John Lienhard (author and voice of NPR’s The Engines of Our Ingenuity) will discuss scientific advances during the period following the Thirty Years War.
Ticket prices are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors and $10 for students (under age 25 with student ID). Free admission for children under 12. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744.
Free Family Concert
LA MONICA
1:00 p.m., Saturday
May 7, 2005
Brown Auditorium
Caroline Wiess Law Bldg.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1100 Bissonnet
Tickets: 713-432-1744
Animalia
The San Francisco-based ensemble La Monica will lead a baroque instrumental safari for families when Houston Early Music presents a free concert at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 7 in the Brown Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1100 Bissonnet.
La Monica's Animalia program is an introduction to various baroque string, and keyboard instruments through H.I.F. Biber's Sonata Representativa, which portrays animal sounds from frogs and birds to the cat – ending with the most ferocious animal of all ("Musketeer’s March"). Kids get to show the ensemble how they make each animal sound and then the musicians will show how the instruments can do it. Then all will join in singing Renaissance animal songs.
After the concert, a storyteller guide will lead a nature walk searching for creatures lurking in the Museum’s collection and children will have a chance to create their own masterpiece in a clay workshop.
*There is no charge for the concert. Children 18 and under are admitted free to the MFAH on weekends with their public library card.
Upcoming Events
For more information see our website http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/2004/season.htm
This concert will conclude our 2004/5 Season
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Single tickets may be purchased (beginning two weeks prior to a concert) with credit card by phone at 713-432-1744 or by mail to
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Single ticket cost: $30 for standard admission; $25 for seniors and $10 students.
Children 12 or under are admitted FREE!.
Our senior discounts begin at age 60.
About Houston Early Music
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
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Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.orgOur web site www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org 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 (six concerts) are $140 standard, $100 seniors/students. A three-concert mini-pass is available for $70/$50.
Volunteer Opportunities
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 or email us. 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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