

Friday, November 20, 2009; 8:00 pm
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Yvonne Kendall at 7:15pm
Mercury Baroque celebrates the 350th birthday of Henry Purcell on November 20th, 2009 with an elegant concert dedicated to his music and the music of his closest contemporaries. Canada’s Les Voix Baroques joins the Mercury chamber ensemble, led by Antoine Plante on the viola da gamba, in an intimate performance of some of England’s finest baroque music by Croft, Jenkins, Locke, and Purcell.
Tickets range from $20-$47 and can be purchased online, by phone at 832-251-0706, or at the performance.
Les Voix Baroques:
Yulia Van Doren
Shannon Mercer
Matthew White
Oliver Mercer
Sumner Thompson
Alexander Weimann
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Photos:
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Graphics & Web Design:
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