Program

Antonio Vivaldi

Concerto in E Major for Violin, RV 271 “L'Amoroso”
Concerto in D Minor for Violin, RV 242

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Suite des amantes

Heinrich Biber

Battalia

Johann Georg Pisendel

Imitation des caractères de la danse

Domenico Zipoli

Battalia imperiale

Featured  ARTISTS

Jonathan Godfrey, Violin*

Antoine Plante, Conductor

RUNNING TIME

1 hr and 45 minutes

PRE-CONCERT LECTURE

7:15pm, location TBA


An unforgettable night of Baroque virtuosity

Antoine Plante leads Mercury in a sensational evening of passionate Baroque works by Vivaldi, Handel and more from around the world. Featuring spirited violin solos by concertmaster Jonathan Godfrey, it will be a spectacular night of love and war!

*Program Update (2.28.2019): We regret to announce that our soloist, Rachel Barton Pine, has to withdraw from our upcoming performance due to her ongoing recovery from a recent knee injury. We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to working with her in the future.

This concert is in honor and memory of longtime subscriber and Mercury-lover Margaret Reinke.

This concert is made possible in part by the Houston Endowment and the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

Biography of Jonathan Godfrey

Welcome from the Artistic Director

Program Notes


Ensemble

Violin Solo

Jonathan Godfrey

Violin I

Kana Kimura
Joanna Becker
Noel Martin
Sarah Jane Kenner*
Alana Youssefian*
Andrés González

Violin II

Oleg Sulyga
Maria Lin
Hannah Watson
Jackson Guillen

Viola

Stephen Goist
Yvonne Smith
Matthew Carrington

Cello

Beiliang Zhu
Courtenay Vandiver Pereira

Violone

Deborah Dunham

Theorbo

Paul Morton

Harpsichord

Mario Aschauer
 

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