Maria, dolce Maria
Virtuosic music for violins by female composers of the early seventeenth century
Es begab sich zu der Zeit ...
An anonymous Christmas story from Dresden (1682) and Kapsberger’s Shepherds of Bethlehem
Triumph, Triumph, Victoria!
Polychoral music for voices, cornettos, and sackbuts by Schütz and contemporaries
“A True Palestrinian Torrent of sound”
Celebrating Anton Bruckner’s 200th birthday and the old masters that inspired him
Texas’ First Italian Renaissance Organ and Its Maker: An Open House
Giovanni Pradella gives us a fascinating glimpse into how his company makes 17th-century organs from scratch employing contemporary techniques.
Monteverdi: A Caecilian Vespers
We celebrate the arrival of our new organ from Italy with a Monteverdian feast of music composed for San Marco in Venice.
Monteverdi: A Caecilian Vespers
A Monteverdian feast of music composed for San Marco in Venice.
Bach: Tilge, Höchster, BWV 1083
After our success with Pergolesi’s Stabat mater we present Bach’s arrangement of the Neapolitan masterpiece as a German cantata.
Music For Queen Margaret
Next to the impressive, life-size portrait of the Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (1584–1611) at the Rienzi we perform music by composers of the Madrid court chapel including Rogier, Romero, and de Victoria.
Schütz: Christmas Oratorio
The most intimate musical setting of the Nativity in Schütz’s “new recitative style, hitherto never attempted in Germany” (Schütz, 1664).
Mozart's Missa Solemnis in C, K. 66 ("Dominicus")
A spectacular choral masterwork by the 13-year-old prodigy that combines youthful freshness with the depth of a mature master.
Beethoven’s Bagatelles: A (Forte)Piano Duel
With a “duel” performance on fortepiano and modern piano we celebrate the release of artistic director Mario Aschauer’s latest publication, a new edition of Beethoven’s Bagatelles, published by German music publisher Bärenreiter.
Baroque BeginningS
Countertenor Michael Skarke and Mario Aschauer perform selections from Giulio Caccini’s Le nuove musiche
Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Concert 2)
Opposites attract! In his eighth book of madrigals the father of opera, Claudio Monteverdi, digs deep into the relationship of Mars and Venus, love and war.
Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Concert 1)
Opposites attract! In his eighth book of madrigals the father of opera, Claudio Monteverdi, digs deep into the relationship of Mars and Venus, love and war.
Pergolesi: Stabat mater
After Pergolesi’s premature death at 26 years old, his Stabat mater spread like wildfire all over Europe and inspired countless arrangements and adaptations, even by J. S. Bach.
Haydn and his Czech Colleagues
Music by Leopold Koželuh, Josef Antonín Štěpán, and Joseph Haydn
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Manami Mizumoto, Baroque violin
Mario Aschauer, fortepiano
Krampus Kränzchen
On December 5, the day before St. Nicholas Day, the nasty little fiend called Krampus celebrates his day. While St. Nicholas, the Niglò in Austrian dialect, rewards the good kids, Krampus takes care of the … well … not so good ones. Reason enough for adults to throw fun Advent parties. Although we’ve been very good this year, we don’t want you to miss out on the Krampus fun and invite you to a non-Kitsch Advent concert sweetened with German and Austrian seasonal delights including Stollen, Lebkuchen, and Glühwein!
Music by Biber, Carissimi, Schütz, and Haydn
Performers:
Cody Ryan Arthur, tenor
Manami Mizumoto, Baroque violin
Mario Aschauer, harpsichord
Tales of Icarus and Apollo (Concert 2)
Josefien Stoppelenburg (soprano) and Mario Aschauer (harpsichord) present virtuosic fireworks by Giovanni Bononcini, Josef Antonin Stepan, and George Frederic Handel
Tales of Icarus and Apollo (Concert 1)
Josefien Stoppelenburg (soprano) and Mario Aschauer (harpsichord) present virtuosic fireworks by Giovanni Bononcini, Josef Antonin Stepan, and George Frederic Handel
Schütz: Exequien / Exequies
Heinrich Schütz’ Exequies for 6–8 voices arguably constitute the first German Requiem. The combination of concerto style and vocal polyphony make for a breathtaking masterwork of musical architecture at the onset of the Baroque period.
An Afternoon in Baroque Vienna
Join us for virtuosic fireworks and Viennese Afternoon Tea
Renée Rybolt, soprano
Manami Mizumoto, violin
Mario Aschauer, harpsichord