La Follia celebrates its 27th 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.
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 $80 ($70 for seniors/students), nearly a 12% discount over individually purchased tickets. Admission at the door is $18 regular, $15 seniors, and $5 students. Note: admission at the door for La Serva Padrona will be $5 higher. Printed tickets which can be used for gifts can be purchased and mailed to you. E-mail a request to info@lafollia.org.
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 2009 - 2010 Season Concerts
| Friday, September 11, 8pm Saturday, September 12, 8pm | Happy 350th Birthday, Henry Purcell! | La Follia celebrates the 350th birthday of England’s greatest Baroque composer, performing his sublime music for the church, the court, the theater, and the alehouse. Featuring guest Andrew Hallock, countertenor, as well as expanded string and vocal ensembles consisting of Austin’s finest Baroque musicians. |
| Friday, October 2, 8:15pm Saturday, October 3, 8pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 | Sacred Music of the Rosary | La Follia performs Baroque vocal music inspired by the prayers of the Rosary, such as the Ave Maria and Salve Regina, as well as the Rosary sonatas of Heinrich Biber. It will be a profoundly religious experience in inspiring venues. Featuring Kathlene Ritch, soprano and Stephanie Prewitt, mezzo soprano. |
Friday, October 30, 8pm Saturday, October 31, 8pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 |
Sacred Music of Italy with Ryland Angel | La Follia is joined by internationally acclaimed countertenor Ryland Angel, performing motets by Allessandro Scarlatti and the Stabat Mater by Antonio Vivaldi, as well as sacred sonatas by Corelli and others. Also featuring a full string ensemble. |
Sunday, January 3, 8pm Tickets $18/$15/$5 | Favorite Baroque Concertos and Arias | Hear your favorite La Follians perform as soloists in well-known concertos by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Telemann. Featuring Nathaniel Mayfield on Baroque trumpet as well as a full string ensemble. |
Friday, April 16, 8pm Saturday, April 17, 8pm |
Pergolesi’s Operetta La Serva Padrona A Fully Staged Production |
In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Pergolesi’s birth, La Follia presents a fully staged production of his most famous and delightful operetta. The immediate appeal of this infectious and charming music caused an uproar in Paris when performed there in 1752, 16 years after Pergolesi’s death. It caused the French to openly question the assumed superiority of their opera tradition to that of the Italians. It was a debate which lasted over two years! Hear for yourself what the fuss was about. Featuring Gitanjali Mathur as Serpina and Steven Olivares as Uberto., as well as a full string ensemble. |
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