Musica Redemptor Orchestra

Fri Dec 03 2021 at 07:30 pm

Arts on Alexander | Austin

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Musica Redemptor Orchestra
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MUSICA REDEMPTOR ORCHESTRA
In 2002, George Dupere began a ten year collaboration with James Brown of First Presbyterian Church in the annual St. Cecilia Music Festival. Each year they contracted a period instrument orchestra for each festival. In 2010, Redeemer, for their part in the festival, moved to the current location in East Austin. At this time, the orchestra not only accompanied the Redeemer Choir but began their own orchestral concerts under the direction of Mark Dupere. The name Musica Redemptor Orchestra was adopted and has played annual orchestra concerts as well as accompany the Redeemer Choir. Before the onslaught of COVID-19, the development of the orchestra culminated in the performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, a work requiring an orchestra of 45 players.
Mark Dupere, conductor, is Assistant Professor of Music at Lawrence University, where he is the Director of Orchestral Studies. Born in Phoenix, Mark studied cello at the University of Texas at Austin and continued his studies in baroque cello with Jaap ter Linden at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, The Netherlands. He completed his Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University with Kevin Noe. Mark was a “New Young Artist” at the Victoria Bach Festival, performed in the Leipzig Bach Competition, and was an apprentice with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London. He performed throughout Europe with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Haagsche Hofmuzieck, Anima Eterna Brugge, The Wallfisch Band, Arte Dei Suonatori, and Holland Baroque Society. He appears on numerous recordings including discs of Debussy, Ravel, and Mussorgsky with Anima Eterna Brugge, Marcello Psalms with Voces8, and the complete chamber works of Locatelli for Brilliant Classics. As a conductor, Mark has worked with Musica Redemptor (Austin), Cypress Symphony (Houston), Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra & Concert Orchestra, and the Lawrence University Symphony Orchestra. Mark is a passionate educator and hopes to impart a love of music-making and active engagement with audiences in the performance of music from all periods.
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Arts on Alexander, 2111 Alexander Avenue, Austin, TX 78722, United States

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