Ars Lyrica Houston

Tricentennial Bach Celebration Finds Home at Rienzi

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Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, celebrates 300 years of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach with a series of intimate performances at Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Artistic Director and international prize-winning harpsichordist Matthew Dirst offers eight pairs of preludes and fugues on each of two concerts. The […]

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Ensemble Rejuvenates Outreach Programs for Back to School

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Houston, TX, AUGUST, 2021 — Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, announces its catalogue of community programming that includes bilingual, social-emotional, and a bespoke storybook performance alongside a broad curriculum of supporting materials. The programs focus on helping students explore identity and emotion through the lens of historical performance. Information and booking can be obtained at www.arslyricahouston.org. 

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A Herculean Effort: Ars Lyrica Returns Home to the Hobby Center

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Houston, TX,  AUGUST, 2021 — Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, opens its Turning Points season with Bach, Handel, and Hercules. Featuring contrasting interpretations of the Herculean myth by both Bach and Handel, the concert marks the homecoming for the ensemble to the Hobby Center on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Headlining the program is a pantheon

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Newly Discovered Works Highlight Polish Artistry In Golden Age

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Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, closes its Side by Side concert series with Cantio Polonica, a program presented in partnership with The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Houston and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Curated by lutenist and scholar Arash Noori, this program highlights the

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Handel’s Aminta e Fillide: Preview Conversation with Abigail Fischer, Soprano

Online Performances

In this preview episode of Concert & Conversations, Artistic Director Matthew Dirst and soprano Abigail Fischer dig in to discuss Handel’s Aminta e Fillide, from its history to its text and music. Aminta e Fillide will be performed on Idyll & Intrigue, a virtual concert program with its broadcast premiere on Friday, May 21 at

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