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Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) ruled from the saddle as he traveled all over his empire: modern-day Belgium, Germany, and Austria. And wherever he went- court, cathedral, or battlefield- his musicians went with him! We'll follow him on some of his travels, and learn about the ways music enriched life and was used as a political tool at the imperial court.
(Pre-concert talk by Sara Schneider at October 2022 concerts)
Dr. Edwin Seroussi’s pre-concert lecture at “Convivencia: The Three Worlds of Renaissance Spain” on May 14 & 15, 2022
Edwin Seroussi is the Emanuel Alexandre Professor of Musicology and the director of the Jewish Music Research Centre at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He researches Judeo-Islamic relations in music, North African and Eastern Mediterranean Jewish music, and Israeli popular music. A pioneer in the study of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern musical cultures and traditions, Professor Seroussi was awarded the 2018 Israel Prize in the music category. He has also won the Joel Engel Prize for Life Achievement in Jewish Music Research, Tel Aviv Municipality.
Tickets for the online concert video of “Convivencia” can be purchased here. The concert will be viewable online through July 16, 11:00 pm CT.
Did you miss our live performances of Mirie it is? Here’s your chance to enjoy the concert video!
Our first concert of the season explored music from England in the early 13th century up to about 1450, including the earliest surviving sacred and secular music from really olde England through the end of the early Renaissance. This video was recorded during our live performances on Oct. 2 & 3, 2021.
Purchase tickets here: https://temp.ticketbud.com/mirie-it-is-medieval-english-music-concert-video
The video will be available from Nov. 1 - Nov. 14. Purchase access today!
We made a commemorative Night Music! video highlighting the beautiful music from our guest artists and are excited to share it with you! But wait, there's more!
Because we know the video is going to leave you wanting more, we've extended the dates for Night Music! Episode 6 until June 4! You can buy tickets until 9:30 pm CT, June 4, and watch until 11 pm CT.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 6 premiers on May 23, 2021.
Night Music! will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and songs of general comfort and their diversity in cultures around the world. Our sixth and final episode of Night Music! is a double feature with special guests Tsambika Bakiris, Anthony Toprac, & Rachel Toprac Miller
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Video Trailer | Tales from the Decameron: A Video Premiere
TEMPster Member Premiere: Friday, May 7, 8:00 PM
Public Premiere: Saturday, May 8, 8:00 PM
Boccaccio’s collection of stories from the mid-14th century tells a story of young Florentines who have fled from the Black Plague. In this timely video, TEMP will re-enact several of the stories that were told to entertain these refugees, with music from the 14th century, costumes, and a script by Guggenheim Fellowship winner, Dr. Larry Rosenwald.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 5 premiers on April 18, 2021.
Night Music! will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and songs of general comfort and their diversity in cultures around the world. The fifth episode of Night Music! features conversation and music with special guest Nina Revering, who, along with accompanist Austin Haller, will treat you to the jazzy flavors of Brazil!
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 4 premiers on March 21, 2021.
Night Music! will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and songs of general comfort and their diversity in cultures around the world. The fourth episode of Night Music! features conversation and music with Jasmine Williams, who is pursuing Master’s degree in Voice Performance at SMU. We are returning to the United States for this episode, so unpack your bag and sit a spell!
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 3 premiers on March 7, 2021.
Night Music! will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and the diversity of lullaby styles in cultures around the world. Our guests for Episode 3, Viktoria and Yakov Nizhnik from Karelia (Russia) and Valentina Črnjak and Marko Ščrbak from Croatia, sing and play lullabies and songs of comfort.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Premiere: Saturday, February 6, 8:00 PM CST; Viewable until Thursday, February 11, at 11:00 PM CST.
Think of this as a painless musicology movie, starring Meredith Ruduski and Sara Schneider! Fresh Take will highlight key aspects of the history of western music from around 1100 to 1750, using musical examples from TEMP’s CDs and archived concert recordings. Each section of the video (Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque) will include a quick historical, often hysterical, overview before launching into the musical examples, narration with humorous asides, catchy details, and engaging graphics that will be appealing to students of all ages.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 2 premiers on January 24, 2021.
Night Music! will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and the diversity of lullaby styles in cultures around the world. This second episode of Night Music features conversation with Gil Zilkha, one of Austin’s hardest working bass-baritones! Gil sings two Hebrew songs from his childhood and describes how the songs came into being.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Night Music! An Online Mini-Series with Gitanjali Mathur, Daniel Johnson, & Guests.
Episode 1 premiers on December 6, 2020.
Night Music will offer six short programs of calm and respite, focused on lullabies and the diversity of lullaby styles in cultures around the world. Our first episode explains how this unique series came into being and then focuses on Hindi lullabies from Gitanjali Mathur’s childhood.
Tickets and more info available on our 2020-2021 Season page.
Video premiere on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 7:30pm.
For the final concert of our Love’s Illusion 2019-2020 season, we will focus on splendid pieces from the 1640s and 1650s. Filled with beauty, desire, loss, and healthy injections of humor, these songs are microcosms of the opera ‘scene’ in Venice in the middle of the 17th century.
Tickets and more info available on our 2019-2020 Season page.
Join us on September 12, 2020 as TEMP returns to present a pre-recorded video featuring music from the 13th–14th centuries in France. This music takes us back to days of yore with knights, monks, and poets, with songs of unrequited love, daily trials, melancholy, exuberance, and even blissful love.
Tickets and more info available on our 2019-2020 Season page.
TEMP tots tell all in this fun interview about early music! Be sure to support TEMP February 8- March 1, 2019 through Amplify Austin! Visit our campaign page here: https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/texas-early-music-project
Maestro Daniel Johnson explains ensaladas, pieces that are featured on our Alegría: The Spanish Renaissance program. Learn more about the program on the Directors Blog!
Get your tickets for TEMP’s 20th Anniversary Season and check out our special 20th season campaign, 20 for 20!
Interview with Artistic Director, Daniel Johnson, about TEMP’s 20 for 20 Campaign to celebrate TEMP’s 20th Anniversary Season.
A sampling of concerts from TEMP's 2017-18 season!
What an amazing Amplify Austin day! Thanks to your support during Amplify 2017, dear TEMP fans, Early Music is alive and well in our live music capital of the world!
Music History Shorts is proud to present everything you ever wanted to know about the viola da gamba but were afraid to ask! Brought to you by Meredith Ruduski and the Texas Early Music Project.
Texas Early Music Project's Meredith Ruduski interviews Classical 89.5 KMFA radio host Sara Schneider about a rare meeting of two musical geniuses: Bach and Buxtehude!
Amplify the Early Music you love on March 8, 2016! The party starts at 6 PM and won't stop til March 9 at 6 PM! Schedule your donation ahead of time or donate during our power hour at 9 AM on March 9! Or just donate! We appreciate all of your support. =)
Show your support for Texas Early Music Project this Amplify Austin Day, March 8-9, 2016! Support one of Austin's most unique genres of live music- Early Music!
This short episode talks about the very cool Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque instrument, the cornetto! Meredith talks about this common ancestor to instruments we know and love today and why it is so rad. Kenny G should try playing this thing. Srsly.
Back by popular demand, Meredith Ruduski quizzes TEMP musicians in a holiday-inspired interview: part 2! Filmed via Mer's iPhone live backstage during TEMP's recent Early Christmas concert.
Ever want to meet the musicians in TEMP? Well, now you can! Meredith quizzes a few members of Texas Early Music Project in a holiday-inspired interview.
This time, we talk about two Medieval instruments of great interest, the rebec (pronounced REH-bec or re-BEC) and the vielle (Vee-ELLE)! Fascinating instruments from the same stringy family, yet associated with very different social circles.
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Gaudete/Gloria by Daniel Johnson (2014, 2021)
Cayla Cardiff, soloist
Performed during performance of An Early Christmas: recolliget (gathering again), December 11 & 12, 2021