Organization Member
Contact Information
8325633823, 8325633823
les.touches.consort@gmail.comhttps://www.houstonviols.com/les-touches/
Baytown
Texas
Type of Organization
Performing EnsembleAbout
Founded in 2011 by Pedro Funes-Whittington at the Jacobs School of Music and the Early Music Institute at Indiana University, Les Touches is a viol consort whose core repertoire includes the works of many of England’s most prominent early music composers such as William Byrd and John Coprario, as well as the works of composers whose work deserves wider recognition, such as George Jeffreys and Peter Phillips. The ensemble has performed across the United States, working with groups such as Texas Early Music Project and the South Dakota Chorale, and continues to pursue collaboration with other musicians and ensembles. In 2014, Les Touches held its inaugural season in Texas and began a partnership with Viols of Houston, with whom they provide outreach programs in local schools. In 2015, Les Touches was named one of the 10 finalists in the York Young Artist International Competition.
Les Touches continues to share their passion for the viol and make its fascinating consort repertoire, as an aspect of early music, accessible to their general community in the Greater Houston region of Southeast Texas.
Since the debut of their most recent revival in 2024, they were featured in a performance/lecture presentation hosted by Early Music America at the Chamber Music America 2025 Conference at Rice University.
