A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Based on the early 20th century Christmas Eve service at the King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England
Philharmonie Austin Chorus & Brass, Mark Dupere, conductor
Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Friday, December 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
$40 General | $35 Senior 60+ | $10 Student
Venue: St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W 15th St, Austin, TX 78701
Meet Philharmonie Austin Chorus
Philharmonie Austin Chorus
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 explores a diverse range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the modern era. They serve as the official chorus for all Philharmonie Austin choral-orchestral projects in the future, including their appearances with Philharmonie Austin in this season’s Handel’s Dixit Dominus, and Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden and Saint Matthew Passion.
They 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. Dupere is also the conductor of Philharmonie Austin, an exciting period instrument orchestra comprised of top performers from across the US.
As a cellist, Dupere 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. Dupere 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.