Mercury's Season Opener Will Be Mozart's JUPITER Symphony

After 12 years, Mercury Baroque drops the "Baroque", starting fresh as Mercury – The Orchestra Redefined. Following a creative rebranding last season, Mercury now performs a repertoire extending beyond Baroque, reflecting the orchestra's natural growth and evolution.

In addition to its flagship subscription series at the Wortham Center, Mercury will perform for the first time in four new neighborhoods in 2012-2013, reaching and engaging an even larger audience in Houston. Season subscriptions, single ticket sales and CD are now open to the public; for more information, visit www.MercuryHouston.org or call (713) 533-0080.

Mercury emerges into its 12^th season on Saturday, October 6^th in the Wortham Center with Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony. The concert will also be performed at the University of Houston, Clear Lake campus on Thursday, October 4^th. Led by Maestro Antoine Plante, the concert combines the forces of Haydn and Mozart once again, for an unforgettable musical event. The audience is also invited to attend a pre-concert lecture at 7:15 pm in the Cullen Green Room, discussing the Jupiter repertoire in further detail. CDs and items will be for sale at the Marketing Table during the performance.