Event

Getting a Handle on Handel

La Follia performs music of George Frideric Handel.

In this concert, we follow Handel from a precocious upstart in Hamburg, to his musical awakening while in Rome, to his triumphant arrival as a celebrated master in London.

Featured are Gitanjali Mathur, soprano, Steven Brennfleck, tenor, Sarah Davol. oboe, Eric Smith, cello and gamba, and Keith Womer, organ. They are joined by a fourteen-piece Baroque orchestra led by concertmaster and 2019 Austin Critics Table award winner Stephen Redfield.

Dianne Donovan from KMFA Classical 89.5 will provide commentary during the concert.

About the venue:
Redeemer Presbyterian Church is located in the revitalized area of East Austin, not far from the Metrorail MLK station and not far from the Mueller development across Airport Boulevard. There is free, ample and safe parking adjacent to the church. The venue offers excellent acoustics and sight lines, and is ADA compliant.

About La Follia:
La Follia was founded in 1980, making it one of the oldest chamber ensembles of any kind in Austin. Among its numerous awards are three concerts cited as one of ten best classical music events of the year, as well as the 2016 Austin Critics Table award for Ensemble Performance.