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on November 29, 2008
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Liber unUsualis
Nowell: Christmas Songs Old & New
7:30PM, Monday, December 8, 2008
Trinity Episcopal Church
1015 Holman (at Main)
Houston Early Music will present the Boston-based vocal ensemble Liber unUsualis in a program of holiday music for four voices: a unique and broad-ranging collection of pieces from the Middle Ages and Renaissance combined with modern choral works based on ancient texts. The program, entitled Nowell: Christmas Songs Old & New, intertwines carols, villancicos, motets, and lullabies from across Europe with modern works such as Hugo Distler’s “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen,” John Joubert’s “There is no rose” and John Harbison’s “O magnum misterium.” The performance will be 7:30PM, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1015 Holman at Main.
Since its founding in 1996, Liber unUsualis has soared to prominence for its warm, compelling, and assured performances of Medieval and early-Renaissance music. The ensemble’s mastery of medieval vocal technique and its inventive programming have drawn enthusiastic audiences throughout the United States and Europe, where it regularly performs. The Boston Globe has praised Liber unUsualis for its “deeply moving” performances and its “hair-trigger sensitivity to what the words had to say.” These are the very qualities that have won for the group a grant from The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions (2004), First Prize at the International Young Artist’s Presentation – Early Music (Belgium, 2002), the Professional Development Award from Early Music America (2002) and semifinalist status at New York’s prestigious Concert Artists Guild Competition in 1999.
Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, $10 for students, under 15 free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744.
Our full season schedule is at http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/front/season
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Posted by Webmaster
on November 06, 2008
In times of economic uncertainty, it’s good to be able to count on an investment with guaranteed returns of pleasure and inspiration. We are offering a reduced-price subscription to our continuing season. Your investment in Houston Early Music helps us bring the finest early musicians to Houston audiences, supports our our commitment to educational outreach, and sustains the reputation of Houston on the international arts scene.
For a limited time, we are offering subscriptions to the four remaining concerts of our season at:
- General: $100
- Senior: $85
- Student: $40
This is a savings of up to $20 over single ticket prices.
Sign up at the ticket desk at our next concert
Tue., Nov. 11, 2008, 7:30PM
RICHARD EGARR, Harpsichord
J.S. BACH’S WELL-TEMPERED KLAVIER, BOOK 1
First Unitarian Universalist Church
5200 Fannin
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on November 06, 2008
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Tue., Nov. 11, 2008, 7:30PM
RICHARD EGARR, Harpsichord
J.S. BACH’S WELL-TEMPERED KLAVIER, BOOK 1
First Unitarian Universalist Church
5200 Fannin
See Program Notes and more information on the concert
HARPSICHORDIST RICHARD EGARR PERFORMS J.S. BACH’S WELL-TEMPERED KLAVIER, BOOK I
Houston Early Music will present internationally-renowned harpsichordist Richard Egarr in a performance of Book I of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Klavier using what is now widely believed to be the composer’s own tuning system. While there is still vigorous debate as to what Bach actually meant by “well tempered,” Egarr believes the master indicated the tuning he preferred in what would appear at first glance to be a decorative figure at the top of the title page. Using this system Egarr takes his audiences with him on a journey through the monumental collection - from the calm harmonic purity of the first prelude to the final craggy, chromatically charged fugue.
The performance will be 7:30PM, Tuesday, November 11 at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin. Egarr will give a preconcert talk at 6:45PM.
Egarr, acclaimed Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music, is one of the most versatile musicians performing today. He has worked with all types of keyboards and performed repertoire ranging from fifteenth-century organ works through Dussek and Chopin on early piano to Berg and Maxwell Davies on modern piano. He is in great demand as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor. Dubbed “the Bernstein of early music” (NPR) for his extraordinary charisma and outstanding ability to communicate with his audience, Egarr is noted for his close study and quest for historical authenticity.
Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, $10 for students, under 15 free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744.
Harpsichord used in this performance - Flemish double based on an instrument by Ruckers (early 17th century) by Gerald Self of San Antonio.
Our full season schedule is at http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/front/season
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Contact
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org
Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org
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Houston Early Music is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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on October 03, 2008
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Tue., Nov. 11, 2008, 7:30PM
RICHARD EGARR, Harpsichord
J.S. BACH’S WELL-TEMPERED KLAVIER, BOOK 1
First Unitarian Universalist Church
5200 Fannin
Click for updates and information on the concert
Dubbed “The Bernstein of early music” (NPR) for his extraordinary charisma and outstanding ability to communicate with his audience, Egarr will perform from J.S. Bach’s monumental collection of preludes and fugues.
Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, $10 for students, under 15 free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744.
The full season schedule is at http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/front/season
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Contact
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org
Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org
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Houston Early Music is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
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on September 17, 2008
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Houston Early Music extends our sympathy and best wishes to those in our community who have suffered from Hurricane Ike. In the spirit of helping Houston get back to normal, we are planning to present our 26 September concert as scheduled. Please check our web site for the latest news.
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presenting 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.
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In this newsletter:
- First concert of the season
- Season subscriptions now available
- New email delivery service
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HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC OPENS SEASON WITH BAROQUE MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS
See Next Concert for program notes, updates and additional information on this concert.
Fri., Sept. 26, 2008, 8:00PM
LA DONNA MUSICALE
THE PLEASURES OF LOVE AND LIBATION: Airs by Julie Pinel and other Parisian women.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
1311 Holman (at Caroline)
7:00 p.m.
Preconcert talk, Laury Gutiérrez Director
Houston Early Music will open its new season on Friday, September 26, 2008 with a program of Baroque music by Parisian women composers. Boston-based La Donna Musicale (www.ladm.org) will be joined by tenor Aaron Sheehan in ensemble’s first Houston performance. The Pleasures of Love and Libation: Airs by Julie Pinel and other Parisian Women recreates the luxuriant environment of an intimate Parisian salon replete with the sounds of voices in solo and duo settings with flute, violin, harpsichord, and viola da gamba. The seventeenth-century salons served as unique gathering places where women artists and intellectuals met to perform and discuss sacred and secular music, as well as literature and fine arts.
In addition to works by Julie Pinel (fl. 1737), the program includes works by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Antonia Bembo. The performance will be at 8:00 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1311 Holman (at Caroline). There will be a preconcert talk at 7:00 p.m. by Laury Gutiérrez, Founding Director of La Donna Musicale.
Praised by Early Music America for its “excellent performers…outstanding music stylishly performed,” La Donna Musicale is dedicated to historically-based performance of music by women composers of the Renaissance through contemporary periods. The ensemble has given the modern premieres of works by Chiara Cozzolani, Antonia Bembo, Julie Pinel, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, among others, and these concerts have been chosen as Boston Globe “Classical Picks.”
Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, $10 for students, under 15 free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744.
The full season schedule is at http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/front/season
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Season Subscriptions
We are now accepting subscriptions to our 2008/2009 season. Please see the season overview on our web site. You may subscribe by printing and mailing the subscription form. Season subscriptions will also be available at the next concert.
Our mini-brochure is also available as a PDF FILE you can print for a handy one-page summary of our season.
We look forward to seeing you at our concerts this season.
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New Email Delivery Service
This newsletter is coming from our new email delivery service. We will no longer use the former Yahoo Group service, except to inform subscribers of the change. You will continue receiving email at your current subscription address. Please make sure that info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org is registered in your contacts list or with your spam filter to ensure that delivery will not be blocked.
If you wish to modify or cancel your email subscription, please see the links at the bottom of this email. For new subscriptions visit http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/lists/
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Contact
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org
Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org
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Houston Early Music is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
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Posted by Webmaster
on August 25, 2008
We have a new email list server for our patron newsletter Houston Early Music News. If you were subscribed to the previous Yahoo Group then within the next 24 hours you should receive notice of the change as well as our latest (August 25) newsletter.
If you did, there is nothing you need to do to continue receiving the newsletter. If you did not receive these messages, then you should check your spam filter and register info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org as a valid contact.
The previous Yahoo Group is now inactive. However, you may receive one more reminder of the change, just to ensure that all our subscribers are aware.
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on August 24, 2008
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presenting 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.
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In this newsletter:
- New email delivery service
- First concert of the season
- Season subscriptions now available
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New Email Delivery Service
This newsletter is coming from our new email delivery service. We will no longer use the former Yahoo Group service, except to inform subscribers of the change. You will continue receiving email at your current subscription address. Please make sure that info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org is registered in your contacts list or with your spam filter to ensure that delivery will not be blocked.
If you wish to modify or cancel your email subscription, please see the links at the bottom of this email. For new subscriptions visit http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/lists/
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Our first program will be
Fri., Sept. 26, 2008, 8:00PM
LA DONNA MUSICALE
THE PLEASURES OF LOVE AND LIBATION: Airs by Julie Pinel and other Parisian women.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
1311 Holman (at Caroline)
Boston-based La Donna Musicale is dedicated to the research and the historical performance of music by women composers. Their concert recreates the luxuriant environment of an intimate Parisian salon, replete with the sounds of voices in solo, duo, and trio settings, with flute accompaniment and supported by the captivating tones of the harpsichord, and viola da gamba. (www.ladm.org)
Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, $10 for students, under 15 free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling (after Sept. 14) 713-432-1744.
The full season schedule is at http://www.houstonearlymusic.org/front/season
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Season Subscriptions
We are now accepting subscriptions to our 2008/2009 season. Please see the season overview on our web site. You may subscribe by printing and mailing the subscription form
Our mini-brochure is also available as a PDF FILE you can print for a handy one-page summary of our season.
We look forward to seeing you at our concerts this season.
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Contact
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email info@HoustonEarlyMusic.org
Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org
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Houston Early Music is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
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