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The Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Jacques Ogg, Artistic Director

2009-2010 Season

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Concert 1:
Celebrating Birthdays: Henry Purcell &
George Frederick Händel
Concertos, Sonatas and Suites by the greatest English Baroque Composers


Friday, September 25, 2009 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester

Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul


Concert 2:
Virtuoso repertoire for Violin and Harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach
Marc Destrubé, baroque violin and Jacques Ogg, harpsichord


Friday, October 30th, 2009 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 3:00 PM
PLEASE NOTE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIME
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul


Concert 3:
Concertos by Vivaldi, Porpora and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Highlights of the repertoire for violoncello and orchestra
Jaap ter Linden, cello


Friday, February 26, 2010 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester

Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul


Concert 4:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concertos: 2, 4, 5
Marc Destrubé, violin


Friday, April 23, 2010 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester

Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul


Concert 5:
"L'espérance du Mississippi" Orchestral Suite 'La Bourse' by Georg Philipp Telemann, Wilhelm Friedmann Bach Sinfonia in d minor, Harpsichord concerto in D major, Dramatic opera arias by Hasse and Graun
Maria Jette, soprano


Friday, June 18, 2010 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester

Saturday, June 19, 2010 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul


About Lyra
Lyra is a nonprofit Baroque music ensemble based in Saint Paul, Minnesota which has been performing regionally and internationally since 1985. Lyra presents historically informed, seventeenth and eighteenth century musical performances to a wide and diverse audience, utilizing period instruments and intimate seating arrangements to provide a meaningful, unique musical experience. Under Artistic Director Jacques Ogg, Lyra has expanded its reach to include concerts in Spain, collaborations with numerous acclaimed local and international guest artists, and educational programs for both children and adults. Read more >

Featured CD
Antonio Soler: 5 Villancicos (1769)
The Lyra Baroque Orchestra,
Jacques Ogg, Artistic Director


Villancicos are Spanish cantatas which were intended for a popular ("farmers, townspeople, merchants, etc.") audience ... Read more >