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Ars Lyrica Houston specializes in music from the Baroque era, the “golden age” of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as performed on period instruments with careful attention to historical style and context. Founded in Houston in 1998 by harpsichordist and conductor Matthew Dirst, this Grammy-nominated ensemble provides audiences with world-class performances of a wide range of dramatic, sacred, and chamber works.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 pm
Dido and Aeneas
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, June 4 at 6 pm
The Well-Tempered Clavier at Rienzi
Rienzi, MFAH

Friday, June 10 at 11:30 am
Fundraiser Luncheon for Maria’s Magical Music Adventure
Tony’s (3755 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77046)

Tuesday, June 21 at 8 am and 12 pm
Contemplation in Light: Meditation for the Summer Solstice
Rothko Chapel

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Recent Press

Ars Lyrica Houston celebrates the sacred and earthy pleasures of Navidad
–David Wright, New York Classical Review

Dove’s “Euridice” proves strange and compelling with Ars Lyrica
–Steven Brown, Texas Classical Review

Ars Lyrica’s Return to In-Person Performance a Labor of Hercules
–Natalie de la Garza, Houston Press

Bach, Handel, and Hercules
Friday, September 24 at 7:30 pm
Zilkha Hall

Eternity and the Underworld
Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 pm
Zilkha Hall

Crossing Borders
Friday, December 17 at 7 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
*six-concert subscribers only

An Uncommon Chevalier
Sunday, March 27 at 2:30 pm
Zilkha Hall

Dido and Aeneas
Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 pm
followed by VIP Opening Night Dinner
Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 pm
Zilkha Hall

The Well-Tempered Clavier at Rienzi
Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 6 pm & 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 6 pm
Rienzi

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