La Folia Austin Baroque
La Follia Austin Baroque celebrates its 33rd season as part of Austin's lively and diverse musical scene. We perform music from the 16th to 18th centuries: the time of Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart and Haydn. We perform this glorious music as these composers performed it, by using instruments and performance practices appropriate to that period. The result is a well blended, rich, spontaneous sound quite different than that produced by brighter modern instruments and 21st century performance practices. In the words of the Austin American- Statesman, La Follia is "Baroque done Right". We blend thorough scholarship with passion and sheer fun. Expect to be entertained, enlightened, and inspired!
AN AUSTIN, TEXAS INSTITUTION
In addition to performing at the highest artistic level, La Follia Austin Baroque is committed to the establishment of a permanent Baroque ensemble comprised of primarily Austin and secondarily Texas musicians. As a result, we are now blessed with these talented and experienced artists. Visit the Ensemble page (here) to learn more about them.
WHAT DOES "LA FOLLIA" MEAN?
La Follia's name comes from folia (meaning folly), the name of a 16th-century Spanish dance. The music for this dance was based on a characteristic harmonic pattern, which became associated with a particular melody in the 17th century. This dance has fascinated composers down to our own time. Variations on La Follia have been written by Alessandro Scarlatti, Marin Marais, Arcangelo Corelli, J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Luigi Cherubini, Franz Liszt, Carl Nielsen, and Sergei Rachmaninoff
Contact Information
MAILING ADDRESS
La Follia Austin Baroque
P.O. Box 29773
Austin, TX 78755-9773
PHONE
+1 (512) 879-6404
info@lafollia.org
