Published 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month to over 6,000 subscribers. ♦ Naomi Morse, Editor
Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc., New York, New York ♦ March 15, 2012
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♦ What's New
♦ Of Special Interest
♦ Event Listings
♦ Musica Nuova
♦ Sinfonia Players with Rufus Müller
♦ Rufus Müller
♦ The Queen's Chamber Band
♦ Blue Heron
♦ Melodeon
♦ Tallis Scholars
♦ The Teares of the Muses
♦ Choir of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
♦ Trinity Choir
♦ Kristin Olson
♦ Sebastian Chamber Players
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 Musica NuovaBetween Heaven and Earth Ecstatic Cima and Monteverdi sacred works, earthy Selle and Neusidler songs Dorothy Olsson, dance and gesture; James Miller, cornetto; Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano; James Kennerley, tenor; Andy Rutherford, lute; Kelly Savage, harpsichord; Elizabeth Weinfeld, viola da gamba Tuesday, March 20 at 8 pm Tickets: $15-$20 Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 The Sinfonia Players with Rufus Müller, tenorA Musical Feast in the Palaces of the Georgian Era Comments and slideshow by John Kenyon Kinnear, architect Musical works by Purcell, Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart Wednesday, March 21 Tickets: $15-$35 doors open at 6, program at 6:30, reception at 8 Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium, 417 East 61st Street (between First and York Avenues), Manhattan Co-sponsored with the Colonial Dames of America, the American Friends of the Georgian Group, and the St. George's Society of New York. Click here for full details |
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.jpg "BeethovenGroup") Salon/Sanctuary Concerts presentsRufus Müller, tenor; Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello; Christoph Hammer, fortepiano The Classical Romantic Works of Beethoven and those who came before and after, including Haydn & Kleinheinz Friday, March 23 at 8 pm Tickets: $15-$25 The Liederkranz Club Concert Hall, 6 East 87th Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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 Harpsichord Unlimited presentsThe Queen's Chamber Band, Choir & Soloists Elaine Comparone, harpsichord Bach in March A celebration of Bach's 327th birthday Saturday, March 24 at 8 pm Tickets: $20-$30 First Moravian Church, 154 Lexington Ave at 30th Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Blue Heron_photo by G. Powell") Blue HeronMusic for Three Sovereigns A glimpse into the rich musical worlds of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and his daughter Marguerite, including settings by Josquin, Mouton, and others. Sunday, March 25 at 1 and 3 pm Tickets: $35 The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Manhattan Post concert dinner with the musicians at Bleu Evolution Restaurant! $75 per person Click here for full concert details Click here for full dinner details |
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.gif "Melodeon 3_25_12") MelodeonVocal and Keyboard Music of 19th Century America Artis Wodehouse, antique American keyboards Marti Newland, soprano George Spitzer, baritone Sunday, March 25 at 4 pm Tickets: $15-$20 Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Avenue at East 74th Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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Tallis Scholars The Field of the Cloth of Gold Works of William Cornysh and Jean Mouton, exemplifying music that may have been performed at the 1520 summit between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France  Friday, March 30 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15-$100 St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Avenue at 51st Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Teares_O Traurigkeit") The Teares of the MusesThe New York University Collegium Viol Consort Kathleen Cantrell and Campbell Rightmyer, Sopranos O Traurigkeit: German 17th-Century Passion Music A Memorial Concert for David W. Fenton Friday, March 30 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $15-$20 suggested donation St. Michael’s Church, West 99th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Mad Ave Choir_2012(cropped 5in)") Choir of Madison Avenue Presbyterian ChurchSongs of Lamentation Andrew Henderson, conductor Andrew Fuchs, tenor David Enlow, organ Sunday, April 1 at 3 pm Tickets: $20-$25 Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue (at East 73rd Street), Manhattan Click here for full details |
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(cropped 4in).jpg "11_03_28_Bach_at_One_REDDY (4)(cropped 4in)") Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque OrchestraPassion According to St. John by J.S. Bach Presented in its original liturgical context for a modern audience Sunday, April 1 at 3 pm Tickets: FREE Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "kristin olson(3in)") Kristin OlsonBaroque Oboe Graduation Recital works by Bach, Boismortier, Vincent, and Janitsch, covering a vast range of styles and genres Tuesday, April 3 at 6 pm Tickets: FREE The Juilliard School, Paul Hall, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, Manhattan Click here for full details |
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.jpg "Sebastian Chamber Players(4in)") Sebastian Chamber PlayersThe Birth of the Classical Symphony Featuring works by C. P. E. and J. C. Bach, Johann and Carl Stamitz, and Joseph and Michael Haydn Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $10-$15 All Angels’ Episcopal Church, 251 West 80th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue) Click here for full details |
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