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    Presented by Ars Lyrica Houston at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall

    December 31, 2010

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    Over the last 12 years, Ars Lyrica Houston has “set the agenda for imaginative period-instrument programming in Houston,” according to the Houston Chronicle, Its annual season includes five subscription programs at the Hobby Center’s acoustically superlative Zilkha Hall as well as repeat programs at area venues and special events.

    The upcoming 2010-2011 season, devoted to the diverse delights of the Baroque Teatro Mundi, features dramatic music for the stage, church, concert hall, and salon.

    "We are more excited than ever about the incredible performances, events and collaborations that we have planned over the next fifteen months," said Artistic Director, Matthew Dirst. "This is an important and exciting period for our organization. The ensemble’s thematic programming and its advocacy of the unfamiliar has given it a distinctive edge, both in Houston and in the international early music community."

    Each year Ars Lyrica celebrates the holiday season at Zilkha Hall with a New Year’s Eve concert that has become a tradition for many local music lovers. . On December 31 a program entitled Musical Resolutions rings in 2011.

    This festive program of Musical Resolutions mixes concerti and suites by Bach and Telemann with Handel’s sublime dramatic cantata Apollo e Dafne. Featured soloists include a number of Ars Lyrica favorites: soprano Melissa Givens, bass-baritone Timothy Jones, plus Kathryn Montoya on recorder and Colin St Martin on Baroque flute.

    A gala reception with champagne and delectable hors-d’oeuvres follows, so make your plans now to spend New Year’s Eve 2010 with Ars Lyrica!


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        Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall

        800 Bagby
        Houston, TX 77002

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        Concert: $31.25-$41.25
        Student with ID: $21.25
        Gala: $51.25

        Info Phone: 713-315-2525

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        December 31, 2010

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        8:30pm

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