“a stunning mix of music and history”
— Houston Chronicle

“sensitive…excellent, impressive.”
— Early Music America

“sophisticated musical prowess… [an] exuberant—even playful—approach to performance”
— San Diego Story

Timeless Stories | Transcendent Music

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.

Embracing a historically informed perspective, Ars Lyrica Houston seeks to harness the continued vitality and expressive power of classical music to engage, educate, and entertain diverse audiences in Houston and around the world.

2026/27 Season: Visions and Visionaries

Hunter’s Prey
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center

Viennese Dreamers
Friday, January 15, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center

Haunted Spirits
Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center

Soy La Diosa
Saturday, March 6, 2027 at 5:00 PM
St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Magnificat
Friday, December 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Handel’s Oreste
Friday, April 16 & Sunday, April 18, 2027
Moores Opera House, University of Houston

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