Hear My Prayer
Lenten Reflections
Philharmonie Austin Chorus
Singing the music of Anton Bruckner, Pablo Casals, Henry Purcell, Samuel Barber, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johann Sebastian Bach
Mark Dupere, conductor
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:30 pm
There is no charge for admission. Contributions are encouraged.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
3501 Red River Street, Austin
Philharmonie Austin Chorus is comprised of many of the country's finest singers and made their first appearance singing ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ in December of 2024. In the 2025-2026 season, we are officially launching them as a new resident choral ensemble in Austin, singing in three concerts!
Under the direction of conductor Mark Dupere, the group will explore a diverse range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the modern era. They will serve as the official chorus for all Philharmonie Austin choral-orchestral projects in the future, including their appearance with Philharmonie Austin in this season’s ‘Mass in B-Minor’ by Johann Sebastian Bach. In addition to this concert, they will sing ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ in December and the ‘Hear My Prayer’ concert in March.
They will aim to produce performances that enliven the soul, as the musicians draw on a diverse wealth of knowledge from generations of performance practice research, bringing this into the live performance sphere. The priority of each Philharmonie Austin Chorus performance is generous and communicative music-making, bringing older and newer musical language to life for today’s audience.
Mark Dupere conductor
Conductor and cellist Mark Dupere is Associate Professor of Music at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, where he is the Director of Orchestral Studies and conductor of the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra. Mark is also the conductor of Philharmonie Austin, an exciting period instrument orchestra comprised of top performers from across the US. As a cellist, Mark has performed throughout Europe as an orchestral and chamber musician. He has performed with Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Haagsche Hofmuzieck, Anima Eterna and as an apprentice with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London. Mark was an “Emerging Artist” at the Victoria Bach Festival, performed in the Leipzig Bach Competition, and was recently named a national finalist in the American Prize in Conducting.