La Follia celebrates its 26th season in Austin, performing music of the 17th and 18th centuries using instruments and performance styles appro- priate to the period.
LA FOLLIA’s performances have been hailed for their creativity, erudition, and plain fun. The Austin American-Statesman has offered us the following praise: “Fine playing, excellent scholarship and communicative interpretations.” “As usual, La Follia performed with wit and authority.” In addition, Stephanie Prewitt, mezzo-soprano, has been named Outstanding Singer by the Austin Critics Table.
The Austin American-Statesman has lauded La Follia for its “Fine playing, excellent scholarship, and communicative interpretations.” Whether performing the music of Bach or the music of more obscure composers, La Follia always strives to educate, to entertain, and most of all, to inspire.
For three concerts this season, La Follia will be augmented by an expanded string section, as well as guest soloists. This will allow us to perform a wide variety of new repertoire, including opera excerpts and concertos. In this case, bigger is better. The coming season will feature the solo music of J.S. Bach, Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Bach’s Fifth Brandenburg Concerto and arias from his Passions, Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons, the Lamentations of Jan Dismas Zelenka, and a concert of the most outrageous Baroque pieces we could find (just for fun!). It’s one of our most exciting seasons yet.
This season, La Follia presents concerts at a wider range of venues than usual. We will still perform at First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive (just south of the junction of Spicewood Spring Road and Mesa Drive [map]), and at First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Avenue (at the corner of 30th and Whitis, 3 blocks east of Guadalupe on 30th Street [map]), but at other locations as well. Be sure to check the individual concert listings to see where each performance is presented.
Season subscriptions, which include admission to all 2008-2009 concerts listed below (starting in September), are $75 ($65 for seniors/students), nearly a 10% discount over individually purchased tickets. Single tickets may be purchased at the door for $18 general admission and $15 for seniors and $5 for students.
This season's brochure can be downloaded in Adobe pdf format here.
For more information, send e-mail, or call (512) 879-6404. You can send us mail at:
La Follia Austin Baroque
PO Box 29773
Austin, TX 78755-9773
La Follia 2008 - 2009 Season Concerts
| Friday, September 5, 8pm Saturday, September 6, 8pm | Home Alone: | La Follia performs music from Bach’s sublime repertoire for solo violin, flute, lute, cello and harpsichord, presented in a novel, engaging format. Here is a special opportunity to hear the unique, sweet sound of baroque instruments “up close and personal.” With guest Christopher Haritatos, |
| Friday, November 7, 8pm Saturday, November 8, 8pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 | Postcards from Paris: Music of Corelli, Telemann, Pergolesi and Couperin | La Follia celebrates non-French composers who made it big in Paris. Included are Couperin’s exquisite tribute to Arcangelo Corelli L'Apothéose de Corelli and selections from Pergolesi’s delightful, innocent operetta La Serva Padrona, which shook the foundations of French music. With guests |
Saturday, January 3, 8pm Sunday, January 4, 6pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 |
Favorite Baroque Concertos | Hear your favorite La Follians as soloists in well-known concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann, including a performance of “Winter” from The Four Seasons and the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto. Featuring an expanded string ensemble. |
Friday, March 13, 8pm Saturday, March 14, 8pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 | A Baroque Lenten Concert | La Follia performs music from Bach’s magnificent Passions and Zelenka’s Lamentations for Holy Week. Far from a gloomy reflection on our sinfulness, this is tuneful, gracious music full of hope and inspiration. With guests: |
Friday, May 8, 8pm Saturday, May 9, 8pm |
Keeping Austin Weird: Baroque Bizzaria |
Time for fun! La Follia performs Baroque music from the wondrous to the outrageous to the just plain weird: battle pieces, music for gall bladder operations, animal portraits in music, cross-gender arias. Is nothing sacred? Not at this concert. With guest Bill Cory, fortepiano. |
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