Notes on the Scene 1/5/12

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Published 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month to over 5,600 subscribers. ♦ Naomi Morse, Editor
Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc., New York, New York ♦ January 5, 2012

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♦ Of Special Interest

♦ Event Listings
    ♦ APAP Showcase
    ♦ Sonnambula
    ♦ Lisa Terry and Dongsok Shin
    ♦ Empire Viols
    ♦ Brooke Bryant and Sally Sanford
    ♦ Amuse
♦ Opera Lafayette
♦ ARTEK Series
♦ Jessica Gould, Daniel Swenberg, Bradley Brookshire, & The Rose of The Compass Ensemble

♦ Other events

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What's New at GEMS... Happy New Year! We're pleased to announce that GEMS reached our goal of $20,000 to match a challenge grant from the LaSalle Adams Fund. Thanks to all of you who contributed; your generosity is greatly appreciated (and we'll gratefully accept additional contributions to the cause if you're still considering it)! We'll post a final list of donors on our website shortly. GEMS has been able to accomplish so much in service to the early music community thanks to our dedicated operations staff; the full-time pro bono work of our senior managers; the wisdom and involvement of our Board of Directors; and our cadre of enthusiastic volunteers. The scope and influence of our work has been acknowledged by musicians, audiences, and the media. We see ourselves as facilitators, doing whatever needs to be done behind the scenes or out in front to support and advance the early music community. Our efforts, along with those of other institutions large and small and many talented artists, have created a climate for early music in New York that is richer and more hospitable than it was when we started almost five years ago.

Of Special Interest
Support the home team! Each year, thousands of arts presenters gather in New York City in January for an annual "booking conference" known as APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters). These are the folks around the country who decide what will be on the bill each season at their arts centers, museums, universities, community concerts series, etc. The conference features exhibit booths staffed by artist managers, and over 1,000 (!) "showcase concerts" at which presenters may sample a variety of live performances. For the fifth consecutive year GEMS' booking agency, GEMS Live!, is producing a showcase promoting New York's early music community for these presenters. We invite you to attend as well! You'll enjoy 3 hours of music and dance featuring 6 of the City's finest ensembles. Contributions of $5 or more are welcome but not required. Nothing sells like success, so having a full house is important. The concert is THIS SATURDAY from 7 - 10 pm (come when you wish, leave when you wish), at 7 W 55th Street in Manhattan. Full details here.
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Event Listings
APAP Showcase 2012 with Listening to History, ARTEK, ALBA, Guido's Ear, Asteria, and The New York Baroque Dance Company and Concert Royal Three hours of outstanding music-making Saturday, January 7, 7-10 pm Tickets: $5 suggested donation Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (Chapel), 7 West 55th Street, Manhattan Click here for full details
Sonnambula William Byrd's "In Winter Cold": Winter Songs from Renaissance England with Anonymous 4's Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano Saturday, January 14 at 7 pm Tickets: $15 Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, 29 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ Sunday, January 15 at 7 pm Tickets: $15 Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist, 171 Macdougal Street at West 8th Street, Manhattan Click here for full details
Lisa Terry, viola da gamba Dongsok Shin, harpsichord The Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach Performance and conversation with the artists Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15-$25 Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street (between Fifth and Madison), Manhattan Email for more info and reservations or call 718-219-6166
Empire Viols Postcard from Paris Music of Marais, Lully, Ste. Colombe, and Rameau alongside a little-known suite by Forqueray Friday, January 20 at 8 pm Tickets: $10 suggested donation followed by a post-concert reception Second Presbyterian Church, 96th & Central Park West, Manhattan Click here for full details
Brooke Bryant and Sally Sanford, sopranos with Rosamond Morley, viola da gamba Alexandra Snyder Dunbar, harpsichord Les Nymphes de Diane: French Baroque Duets for two sopranos Music of Couperin, Bernier, Marais, and D’Anglebert Sunday, January 22 at 2 pm Tickets: $15-$20 303 Bond Theatre, 303 Bond Street (at Union Street), Brooklyn Click here for full details
Amuse Robert Isaacs, conductor Angels + Demons: From Heaven to Hell (and back again?) Wednesday, January 25 at 6:15 pm Tickets: $20 Church of St. Agnes, 143 East 43rd Street, Manhattan Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15-$25 Reception to follow concert St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Avenue at West 87th Street, Manhattan Click here for full details or call 212-877-6898
Opera Lafayette Le Roi et le fermier Ryan Brown, conductor Didier Rousselet, director and actor Modern World Premiere production Thursday, January 26 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25-$65 Post-concert reception with the artists - $300 Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 33 West 60th Street (at Broadway), Manhattan Click here for full details or call 202-546-9332
The Art of the Early Keyboard Series presents Gwendolyn Toth, fortepiano with Anssi Karttunen (Finland), cello; Peter Becker, baritone; and Michael Brown, tenor Beethoven & Schubert including Beethoven's Cello Sonata in G minor and song cycle An die Ferne Geliebte Thursday, January 26 at 8 pm Tickets: $15-$25 Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 East 88th Street (at Lexington Avenue), Manhattan Click here for full details
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts presents La Serenissima: Music of Venice and Her Others Jessica Gould, soprano; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Bradley Brookshire, organ and The Rose of The Compass Ensemble - Nina Stern, recorders & chalumeau; Ara Dinkjian, oud; Glen Velez, percussion Sunday, January 29 at 3 pm Tickets: $15-$25 The Chapel of St. Bartholomew's, 325 Park Avenue (at East 51st Street), Manhattan Click here for full details
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Other Upcoming Events... (click on the date for more info) Monday, January 9 at 7:30 pm - Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, Park Avenue Christian Church, NYC

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