Mercury Chamber Orchestra - Revolutionary Voices: Beethoven's Eroica

About this event

Revolutionary Music, Revolutionary Ideas

Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with a program that traces how revolutionary ideals echoed across two continents. Beginning with newly arranged works by William Billings, America's first great choral composer, and featuring beloved African American spirituals, the evening explores the voices that shaped history. Music by Mozart, Davaux, and Wranitzky reveals how artists across Europe responded to a rapidly changing world. The program culminates in Beethoven's monumental Eroica Symphony, the bold masterpiece that redefined classical music forever.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, “Eroica”

William Billings

Chester

I Am the Rose of Sharon

Paul Wranitzky

Symphony in C minor “La Paix”, I. Die Revolution

Othon-Joseph Vandenbroek

Symphony in C “La Prise de la Bastille”, II. Adagio a poco andante

Jean-Baptiste Davaux

Sinfonie Concertante mêlée d’airs patriotiques (1794), I. Allegro moderato

Spirituals

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Go Down, Moses

Featured Artists

Antoine Plante, Artistic Director & Conductor

Timothy Jones, Bass-Baritone

tickets and more information at https://mercuryhouston.org/events/revolutionary-voices-beethovens-eroica-2026-11-14-800-pm/