Join us this Friday
Midday Music in Midtown
Join us this Friday for the final Midday Music in Midtown concert. Come to Trinity for the free 25 minute lunchtime concert and enjoy lunch afterward at Natachee’s or Spicy Girl and receive a 10% discount when you bring your bulletin.
This Friday’s featured artist is Mario Aschauer.
Mario Aschauer works as conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist at the interface of music scholarship and performance. As keyboardist of the Calamus-Consort he has been invited to numerous renowned early music festivals such as Resonanzen Wien (Austria), Bach Fest Leipzig (Germany), and Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord Vert (France). Mario collaborates with early music ensembles such as Progetto Semiserio Vienna, Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra, Ars Antiqua Austria, and L’Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, Houston Bach Society, and Mercury Houston.
As Assistant Professor of Music, Mario teaches music history, historically informed performance, and early keyboard instruments at the Sam Houston State University School of Music He holds a terminal degree in harpsichord performance from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and a PhD in musicology from the University of Vienna. Between 2008 and 2014 Mario held a position as researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna). In 2012/13 he was a postdoctoral fellow and visiting guest lecturer at the Yale School of Music.