Ars Lyrica Houston serves the Houston community by presenting programming that engages a diverse community through the expressive power and contemporary relevance of Baroque music especially. The earthy sounds of period instruments enliven Ars Lyrica’s broad range of musical activities, from intimate chamber programs to fully-staged operas, and its annual seasons feature underserved gems of the repertoire as well as familiar masterworks.
After learning that she will bear a son, the Virgin Mary offered a hymn of praise now known as the Magnificat. In 1723 J. S. Bach set these words to music, mixing jubilant choruses with poignant solos. Our holiday offering pairs Bach’s beloved Magnificat with a coronation anthem Handel composed just a few years later and a concerto for three trumpets by their contemporary and good friend George Philipp Telemann. This program is the first of two 2026/27 collaborations with the Moores School of Music, University of Houston.
Featured artists: The Moores School Concert Chorale Anthony Maglione, director
Gloria M. Deveraux, soprano Julia Cecilia Starr, soprano Cecilia Duarte, alto Thomas O’Neill, tenor Jacob De Sett, baritone
On the program: George Philipp Telemann, Concerto for Three Trumpets TWV 54 D3 George Frideric Handel, Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened HWV 259 Johann Sebastian Bach, Magnificat BWV 243
After learning that she will bear a son, the Virgin Mary offered a hymn of praise now known as the Magnificat. In 1723 J. S. Bach set these words to music, mixing jubilant choruses with poignant solos. Our holiday offering pairs Bach’s beloved Magnificat with a coronation anthem Handel composed just a few years later and a concerto for three trumpets by their contemporary and good friend George Philipp Telemann. This program is the first of two 2026/27 collaborations with the Moores School of Music, University of Houston.
Featured artists: The Moores School Concert Chorale Anthony Maglione, director
Gloria M. Deveraux, soprano Julia Cecilia Starr, soprano Cecilia Duarte, alto Thomas O’Neill, tenor Jacob De Sett, baritone
On the program: George Philipp Telemann, Concerto for Three Trumpets TWV 54 D3 George Frideric Handel, Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened HWV 259 Johann Sebastian Bach, Magnificat BWV 243