Mercury Kicks Off 16th Season with Baroque Favorites

Mercury's 2016-2017 season begins with Xtreme Baroque! - a concert of Baroque favorites, including Antonio Vivaldi's exciting L'estro Armonico, led by Artistic Director Antoine Plante on Saturday, September 3 at 8 PM at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. It's a night under the stars that also features exhilarating works by J.S. Bach and Arcangelo Corelli. You'll party like it's 1699 with the driving, rhythmic music, the "rock" music of its day!

Sponsored in part by the City of Houston through the Miller Outdoor Theatre Advisory Board, Mercury's annual free concert at Miller attracts a broad and diverse audience of over 6,000 people from the greater Houston area. For more information about the concert, visit www.mercuryhouston.org or call 713.533.0080. For more information about ticketing, visit www.milleroutdoortheatre.com.

Mercury's 16th Season, with concerts downtown and across Houston, features a diverse repertoire from the Baroque era and beyond. Special events for the year include American Skies, a multi-media event featuring the music of American composers, Rameau's Les Indes Galantes,part of the Houston Early Music Festival in February, and Mozart's Requiem with members of the Houston Symphony Chorus. Each concert-performed on period instruments-promises to be a dynamic and engaging experience. Subscriptions available now, single tickets available August 15.

ABOUT MERCURY

Founded in 2000, Mercury has a mission to serve the community by celebrating the power of music, Baroque and beyond, teaching, sharing and performing with passion, intimacy and excellence. The orchestra offers performances of a broad repertoire of music on period instruments and has garnered critical acclaim around the world through innovative and accessible performances, domestic and international tours, and award-winning music education programs.

Mercury is grateful to the following organizations and corporations for their ongoing support: Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Endowment Inc., Kiwi Energy, the Wyatt Foundation, and the Ting Tsung and Wei Fung Chao Foundation.