Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra to Perform THE MONTEVERDI VESPERS OF 1610 at Bates Recital Hall, 11/11

Texas Performing Arts presents APOLLO'S FIRE Baroque Orchestra performing The Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 with Jeannette Sorrell, conducting, on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Bates Recital Hall. Presented in partnership with KMFA and the Butler School of Music.

Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque orchestra is a popular and critically acclaimed period instrument ensemble, specializing in early music. Named for the Greek god of music and fun, and led by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, the early music ensemble exudes stylish energy, imagination, and virtuosity.

Apollo's Fire's signature piece Monteverdi Vespers features 7 vocal soloists, the renowned professional chamber choir Apollo's Singers, and an orchestra of gleaming period instruments including theorbos and sackbuts. This classic choral masterpiece by Monteverdi (1567-1643) forged a dramatic and vivid new musical style that evoked the struggle between the archaic and the revolutionary.

In addition to $10 tickets for primary, secondary, or college students, Texas Performing Arts is now offering a limited number of $12 tickets to active and retired military personnel for all 2014-2015 season performances (excludes Broadway and special engagements). For a schedule of upcoming 2014-2015 season performances, visit www.TexasPerformingArts.org. For more information on this performance, visit: http://texasperformingarts.org/season/apollos-fire-monteverdi-vespers-austin.

A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($36 / Limited $10 student tickets / Limited $12 active & retired Military tickets /discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, and seniors) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Ticket Office and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.