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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011 Passionate EnemiesChrist the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5:00pm2353 Rice Boulevard Houston, TX 77005

The Boston ensemble is back with music by women composers at the rival German courts of Frederic the Great and the House of Hapsburg. Foes on the battlefield, the zeal for victory extended to the salon, where passions ran high and nothing was spared in their lavish quest of the arts. Music by Frederic’s sister, Wilhelmine, and Anna Bon goes up against Hapsburg-sponsored Camilla de Rossi and Maria Teresa Agnesi. Soprano Shari Alise Wilson and countertenor Gerrod Pagenkopf. Violins, viola, violone, harpsichord and viola da gamba.

Pre-concert talk at 4:15pmLaury Gutiérrez, La Donna Musicale Director

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011

To Drive the Cold Winter Away – Christmas Revelry in Renaissance EnglandChrist Church Cathedral, 5:00pm1117 Texas Avenue Houston, TX 77002

Celebrate the season as this acclaimed British ensemble makes their Houston debut with their own brand of entertaining Christmas treats. Included are carols and a pretty number written by Henry VIII, after which things move to the streets with tavern music, ecstatic dances and foot-tapping ballads. This holiday delight includes voice and a feast of instruments including fiddle, harp, guitar, vielle, flute, recorder, percussion, hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes.

Pre-concert talk at 4:15pmDufay Collective members

Pre-concert talk at 6:45pmRichard Egarr

Pre-concert talk at 6:45pmLa Morra ensemble members

Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.John Mark Rozendaal

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Harpsichord’s Golden CenturyFirst Unitarian Universalist Church, 7:30pm5200 Fannin Houston, TX 77004

Harpsichord superstar Richard Egarr returns to Houston with his trademark sense of discovery and a fresh, compelling look at the virtuosic works of 17th century composers Couperin, Purcell, Froberger and Blow. With his inquiring mind and adventurous spirit, Egarr engages the audience with a gripping performance of works from a time when there were no restrictionsand eccentricity was the standard.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012

Luz del Alva – Renaissance Spanish Songs of Love, War and DevotionPalmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m.6221 Main Street Houston, TX 77030

Houston Early Music is pleased to introduce this exciting young Swiss ensemble, joined by soprano Arianna Savall, to Houston in a program of works from the stormy period of the Catholic Monarchs, Fernando and Isabel, that left in its wake a rich musical legacy that includes a vast repertoire of Spanish secular art songs. Madly beautiful music, performed on harp, fiddle, flutes, lute

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012

The Scottish PlayPalmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m.6221 Main Street Houston, TX 77030

Rising star violinist Rachel Barton Pine is joined by acclaimed cellist John Mark Rozendaal and harpsichordist David Schrader in a spirited program of Scottish baroque music including earthy, infectious Hebridean fiddling and the renewed pleasures of poetic works of Scotland’s classical composers. Even the Italian virtuosi Geminiani and Veracini get in on the action with Scottish-themed compositions.

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