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The Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Jacques Ogg, Artistic Director

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2011-2012 Season

Concert I.
La Tempesta di Mare

Featuring Artistic Director Jacques Ogg playing J.S. Bach's f minor harpsichord concerto

Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, MN

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

Concert II.
The Brandenburg Concerti: I, III & VI

Guests: Marc Destrubé, violin & Debra Nagy, oboe

Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Saturday, December 10th, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

Concert III.
Recorder Feast!

Guests: Cléa Galhano, John West & Bryan Duerfeldt, recorders

Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

Concert IV.
Music from the High Baroque

Guests: Wilbert Hazelzet, flute & Jaap ter Linden, cello

Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

Concert V.
La Lyra Enchantée

Guests: Ellen Hargis & Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
Paul Max Tipton, baritone

Friday, May 4th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Sundin Hall at Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

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 >