Concert I
Georg Philipp Telemann composed three celebrated volumes of music for a variety of ensembles, collectively called “Tafelmusik”. Lyra’s artistic director, Jacques Ogg, lets his creativity soar in this program that imagines what a fourth volume might look like.
Friday, September 29 | 7:30 pm | Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Saturday, September 30 | 7:30 pm | Sundin Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Concert II
Join Lyra as it partners with the inimitable recorder virtuosa Cléa Galhano in this program of works for recorder and strings by Neapolitan composers. Sparks will fly!
Friday, November 10 | 7:30 pm | Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Saturday, November 11 | 7:30 pm | Sundin Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Concert III
We all love the music of J.S. Bach, but how about his friends? Bach kept company with many of the finest composers of his day, including Graupner, Graun, Janitsch, and we will celebrate them all. Tami Morse joins Jacques in a spectacular double harpsichord concerto by Schaffrath.
Friday, January 26 | 7:30 pm | Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Saturday, January 27 | 7:30 pm | Sundin Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Concert IV
Lyra leaps into the Classical era with this program of works by Boulogne, Boccherini, and CPE Bach. Featuring Lyra’s own Tulio Rondón in the beloved Concerto No. 2 for Violoncello by Joseph Haydn.
Friday, March 15 | 7:30 pm | Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Saturday, March 16 | 7:30 pm | Sundin Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Concert V
Lyra celebrates the end of the season – and the end of Jacques’ final full season at the helm – with some of the most colorful, soulful, virtuosic music of the 18th century. Bask in the luxurious sounds of Jean-Philippe Rameau as you’ve never heard them before!
Friday, April 19 | 7:30 pm | Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
Saturday, April 20 | 7:30 pm | Sundin Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN
After nearly 25 years leading the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Jacques Ogg has announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2024-2025 season.
