Calendar of Events

Award-winning soprano Angela Malek from San Antonio joins bass Gil Zilkha and tenor Jos Milton, with the La Follia Baroque ensemble, in a performance of three famous solo cantatas of J.S. Bach, including the Wedding Cantata and Ich habe genug. All join in a performance of Bach’s joyous secular Coffee Cantata. Margaret Perry of Austin Lyric Opera will present a free lecture on the cantatas of Bach 30 minutes before curtain.

Ensemble VIII presents its debut concert featuring professional vocalists from throughout the U.S. The repertoire includes familiar and seldom-heard masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Dr. James Morrow founded and directs Ensemble VIII.

Shakespeare’s Music
This hour-long concert explores music from the plays of Shakespeare. Presented in stories and music, the program contains 18 songs, either performed in the plays or mentioned by Shakespeare, along with dances familiar at the time. The performers are all recorder students of MSSA, as directed by Gerald Self.