Bach Mass in B-Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B-Minor
Philharmonie Austin + Chorus
SOLOISTS:
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Jennifer Paulino, soprano
Clara Osowski, mezzo soprano
Nick Zammit, countertenor
Steven Soph, tenor
John Buffett, baritone
Mark Dupere, conductor
February 13-14, 2026 at 7:30 pm
$40 General | $35 Senior | $5 Student
Arts on Alexander
2111 Alexander Ave
Austin, TX 78702
Philharmonie Austin is comprised of many of the country’s finest period instrument players, and has been bringing exciting performances to Austin for over twenty years.
Under the direction of conductor Mark Dupere, the group explores a wide array of repertoire from early baroque to late romantic, often in collaboration with the Philharmonie Austin Chorus. Philharmonie Austin produces 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. As well as often performed works, the orchestra is committed to exploring new areas of performance practice in later music. The priority of each Philharmonie Austin performance is generous and communicative music-making, bringing older musical language to life for today’s audience.
Notable performances have included Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the complete Orchestral Suites and Brandenburg Concertos of Bach, Rameau’s Dardanus Suite, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Fourth Piano Concerto, Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s St. John Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
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.