Published 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month to over 6,300 subscribers. ♦ Naomi Morse, Editor
Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc., New York, New York ♦ April 19, 2012
In This Issue
♦ What's New
♦ Of Special Interest
♦ Event Listings
♦ Juilliard Baroque
♦ St. Bartholomew’s Choir
♦ L'Orchestre des Portes Rouges
♦ Swept Hilt Sword Fighting Class
♦ Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
♦ ARTEK
♦ Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, organ
♦ TENET
♦ Yale Baroque Opera Project
♦ Parthenia
♦ The Western Wind
♦ PHEONIXtail
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This edition of our newsletter lists an extraordinary variety of first-rate concerts being offered by accomplished students, recent graduates, and seasoned professionals alike-- in itself an indication of the robustness of New York City's early music scene. Of course you'll want to attend them all, and if you find yourself sitting down too much, why not try the class in "Historically Informed Sword-fighting for the Stage" to get your blood flowing (so to speak)? GEMS welcomes the growing interest in historically-informed stagecraft. Dare we hope for a full-time Baroque opera company in New York? |
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Music Before 1800 presents.jpg "Juilliard Baroque_Richard Termine(72dpi 4.8in)") Juilliard Baroque The Glories of Venice: Vivaldi Concertos Sunday, April 22 at 4 pm Tickets: $10-$45 $10 student rush tickets at the door Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 Great Music at St. Bart's presentsSt. Bartholomew’s Choir Bach's Magnificat and Easter Oratorio accompanied by an orchestra of period instruments Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15-$100 St. Bartholomew's Church, 325 Park Ave at 51st Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 L'Orchestre des Portes Rouges
Works of Handel, Haydn, Boyce and Martinu for Organ, Harpsichord and Orchestra
Stephen Simon, conductor; Elaine Comparone, harpsichord;
David Enlow, organ
Tuesday, April 24 at 8 pm Tickets: $15-$25
20% off for GEMS subscribers; use code GEMSNY
Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street, Manhattan
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 Swept Hilt presentsHistorically-Informed Sword Fighting for the Stage Sword Fighting Class with Erica Gould and Kenneth Nicholas Learn a beautiful and fierce discipline with invaluable applications to many genres Tuesday evenings, starting April 24th, for 6 weeks Tuition: $275 Studio in Chelsea or Midtown Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 Choir of Saint Luke in the FieldsEarthquake Mass! – Music of Brumel, Josquin and Gombert David Shuler, director Thursday, April 26 at 8 pm Tickets: $25-$35 Pre-concert lecture at 7 pm by Dr. Antoni Pizà Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (just south of Christopher Street), Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 ARTEKMadrigals, Book IV of Claudio Monteverdi ARTEK continues its journey presenting the entire works of Claudio Monteverdi with a performance of the complete Madrigals from Book IV
Sunday, April 29 at 4 pm Tickets: $10-$40 |
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.jpg "Luigi Tagliavini_courtesy of Dany Mitzman(4in)") Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, organOrgan Works of the Italian Baroque, Bach, Bossi and Respighi played on The Manton Memorial Organ by Pascal Quoirin Mr. Tagliavini's first US concert in 25 years! Thursday, May 3 at 8 pm Tickets: $10-$35 Free student tickets available at the door The Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Tenet_unoandone(3in)") TENETUNO + ONE The sopranos of TENET perform works by 17th century Italian masters including Claudio Monteverdi Friday, May 4 at 7 pm Tickets: $20-$50 Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (just south of West 118th Street), Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 Yale Baroque Opera ProjectMonteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria Grant Herreid, musical direction Robert Mealy, orchestral direction Toni Dorfman, stage direction Friday, May 4 at 7:30 pm Admission: Free Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 pm University Theater, Yale University, 222 York St, New Haven, CT Click here for full details |
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.jpg "sarah cunningham") PartheniaMusica Universalis: Musical Invention in the Age of Discovery with guest, Sarah Cunningham, viol Repertoire from the late 15th and 16th centuries, including Thomas Stoltzer’s Octo tonorum melodiae, 8 transporting, abstract fantasias in five parts, each one on a different church mode - tuneful melodies woven into counterpoint. Saturday, May 5 at 8 pm Tickets: $35 Picture Ray Studio, 245 West 18th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Western Wind 2011_bricks(3in)") The Western WindShakespeare in Love Songs from the plays, including Renaissance music, romantic and contemporary settings and three world premieres Saturday, May 5 at 8 pm Tickets: $20-$225 Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (just south of Christopher Street), Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "PHOENIXtail-collage(3in)") PHEONIXtailAyres and Sonatas of England Music of Purcell, Matteis, Handel, Corelli, and others Beth Wenstrom, baroque violin Priscilla Smith, baroque oboe and recorders Ezra Seltzer, baroque cello Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord Sunday, May 13 at 3 pm Tickets: $15 suggested donation Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 West 65th .jpg "PHOENIXtail logo_color(3in)") St. (at Central Park West), ManhattanClick here for full details |
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GEMS has been working with Juilliard's Historical Performance Program since its inception to help broaden its reach by connecting in valuable ways with New York's professional early music community. Among our projects are listing the graduation recitals offered by students about to leave the program and join our community as working musicians, and extending invitations to working professionals to attend special events at Juilliard, including their master classes, at no charge. The most recent event was a master class offered by Skip Sempé, harpsichord virtuoso and founder/director of the Capriccio Stravagante orchestras and opera company. Sixteen active musicians signed up to audit the class and share ideas with Mr. Sempé and the students.