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Featured Event
March 14th, 2015, 8:00PM
Austin Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
By the eighteenth century, the term cantata generally referred to one or two specific musical genres, but before the word cantata had these distinct meanings, it simply referred to any piece meant to be sung, usually with instrumental accompaniment. In the spirit of that earlier and broader definition that we present a selection of Baroque works for choir and orchestra, including J.S. Bach’s cantata *Jesu, der du meine Seele*, Charpentier’s sumptuous and martial *Te Deum*, Jerúsalem’s ode *Al combate* (receiving its Texas and period-instrument premiere), and *Ad pedes* from Buxtehude's moving *Membra Jesu nostri*. Though they're not all cantatas in the strictest sense, we'll show you that a "cantata" by any other name sounds just as sweet.
Featured Composer
William Byrd
1537-1623 Known as the “Father of British Music”, William Byrd in 1563 was appointed organist and choirmaster of Lincoln Cathedral, later moving to London to become co-organist with Thomas Tallis at the Chapel Royal.
Featured Instrument
Crumhorn
A capped reed in the woodwind family, developed in the Renaissance period. Its name means "bent horn."
