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Texas Early Music Project
A Sponsored Project of the Austin Circle of Theaters

is pleased to inform you of a special concert presented by

The Schola Cantorum of St. Mary's Cathedral

Claudio Monteverdi:
Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, 1610

The Texas Early Music Project, in association with The Schola Cantorum of St. Mary's Cathedral is proud to present a historic performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 at 8:15pm on September 24. Jeffrey Jones Ragona and Daniel Johnson will direct.

Award-winning Singers and Instrumentalists

*Strings* Laurie Young Stevens Bruce Colson David Dawson Boel Gidholm Christopher Haritatos John Walters	Winds The Whole Noyse (San Francisco) with special guest cornettist Douglas Kirk (Montreal)
*Vocal Soloists* Stephanie Prewitt Claire Vangelisti Amy Brumley Kathlene Ritch Brown Christopher LeCluyse Brett Barnes Danny Johnson Carr Hornbuckle Gil Zilkha	Harpsichord Philip Baker Organ Keith Womer Chitarroni Scott Horton Jonathan Brumley
*Directing* Jeffrey Jones-Ragona Danny Johnson

September 24, 8:15pm

Cathedral of Saint Mary of the
Immaculate Conception,
Austin

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Claudio Monteverdi

Concerning the Vespers

The 1610 Vespers remains today one of the greatest examples of sacred music, on a level with Handel's Messiah and Bach's St. Matthew Passion. This performance marks the first complete original instrument performance in Austin and will be at the newly restored and acoustically brilliant Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Austin.

Claudio Monteverdi was one of the most significant revolutionaries to bring about the change in musical style from the Renaissance to the Baroque period. He is known for his development of solo monody, opera, continuo, conscious functional tonality, and the use of precise instrumental textures to achieve dramatic effect.

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