Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 PM
Only the best French musicians were members of the musique de chambre, Louis XIV’s personal, private retinue of musicians who performed for him in his personal chambers. Louis’s highly choreographed day was capped off by the coucher, a set of ceremonies that surrounded the king’s evening meal and bedtime. There was always music, and over the years the coucher brought together such illustrious musicians as Lully, Marais, Couperin, and Rebel. Ausitn Baroque Orchestra, with the leadership of Artistic Director Billy Traylor, recapture what a musical evening in Louis’s innermost chambers may have been like, presenting music by the king’s favorites in sets interspersed with brief readings from diaries written at Versailles during Louis’s life. Join us – it’ll be très magnifique!
For ticket information, visit: Musique pour le Coucher du Roi | Austin Baroque Orchestra & Chorus