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WHAT WE HEARD: Back in November, Aaron Goler and friends performed The Gebauer Hour, and what talented friends they are! Their program included Gebauer's Duo Concertante, Op. 48, No. 2; Trio No. 11 in G minor; and Quartetto, Op. 41. The rarely heard music of François-René Gebauer (1773–1845) is just one of the many gems that GEMS brings to light with its Midtown Concerts series at St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel in Midtown Manhattan. Join us each Thursday if you can!
Happy New Year! And more amazing concerts this month... read all about them in our latest Notes on the Scene.
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-1424
Last Chance to Support GEMS in 2023! - https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/for-the-music-6223778
2 Christmas concerts TODAY! And plan ahead for New Year's! Read all the details here: https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-122123
The Chivalrous Crickets kick off their Yuletide tour this Thursday, 7:30 pm, at St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel. Enjoy a wassail-filled journey through villages of France, Ireland, England, Scotland, and America while exploring the tunes and traditions of Celtic Yuletide.
Tickets: https://www.gemsny.org/events/chivalrous-crickets
GOOD YULE!!
will we see you at one of our shows next week?
Thursday, on the winter solstice, we'll be at the Actors Chapel St Malachy Church NYC
Friday we'll be in a historic barn in Strasburg PA and after the show we'll be doing a torch-lit wassail
Saturday we'll be at Genevieve and Bradley's home church in West Windsor, NJ
Website for details or message! Don't end up like this owl
Master of Merriment: A Celtic Christmas Revel with The Chivalrous Crickets on December 21 @ 7:30pm. Get your tickets now for an evening of Christmas melodies, old and new.
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/chivalrous-crickets-christmas
In Nomine Ensemble continues their Advent calendar with a piece by Hotteterre from their recent Midtown Concerts performance. Enjoy the full concert here: https://youtu.be/QaO0AO23XX0?si=WLMkXi1BnXpveqBz
There are 4 concerts tonight plus 5 more this weekend! Read about them and more in our latest "Notes on the Scene."
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-6221662
TRANSPORTED: That's how we felt, listening to Alana Youssefian, violin, with Sarah Stone, violoncello, and Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord, perform violin Sonatas by Corelli. The concert, held at St Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church in Manhattan on December 2, included the Sonatas in D, Op 5 No 1; in B-flat, Op 5, No 2; in C, Op 5 No 3; and in F, Op 5, No 4. La Folia brought the performance to a thrilling conclusion.
LEGERDEMAIN x 4: What a pleasure hearing familiar music in so fresh and vibrant a performance! Caitlyn Koester, harpsichord, and Elliot Figg, harpsichord, performed music of Bach and Couperin (both François and Louis) for 4 hands, sometimes on two instruments, sometimes on one. A live stream of the concert can be viewed at the Midtown Concerts YouTube channel, accessible via the GEMS website at www.gemsny.org.
The holiday concert season is here! Read about all the upcoming concerts in our latest "Notes on the Scene"
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-113023
Three Ways to Give Early — Every act of generosity counts...
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December 2 @ 7:30pm: Virtuoso violinist Alana Youssefian plays Corelli Violin Sonatas! Get your tickets now for what is sure to be a wonderful evening.
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/alana
Don't miss this Gala Concert on December 1 with Rachell Ellen Wong and other award-winning musicians!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/barbash-fifth-anniversary-gala-6220138
THE LARGO from Bach's Sonata in C minor, No. 4, BWV 1017, in the hands of two master musicians like Cynthia Roberts, violin, and Peter Sykes, harpsichord, is a thing of sublime beauty and almost unbearable tenderness. The November 9 Midtown Concert also included Bach's Sonata for violin and harpsichord in G Major, No. 6, BWV 1019.
No concert scheduled for Thanksgiving, but the series resumes the following week, so be sure to join us at St Malachy's Church--the Actor's Chapel on November 30, when Elliot Figg, harpsichord, and Caitlyn Koester, harpsichord, present Dynasties: Two Families, Four Hands, with music of the Bachs and the Couperins.
Read all about the plethora of fabulous upcoming concerts in our latest newsletter: Notes on the Scene 11/16/23 - https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-111623
Buy tickets and enjoy the music!
Friday, Dec 1 @ 7pm: Rachell Ellen Wong and other award-winning young musicians perform in the Fifth Anniversary Gala Concert for the The Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/barbash-fifth-anniversary-gala
Tonight @ 8pm! A Candlelight Concert of Serene Choral Music at St. Malachy's Church—The Actors' Chapel
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/malachys-remembrance
Inextinguishable Light: Music by William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes – Join Polyhymnia on November 18 for a 400th year anniversary concert!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/polyhymnia-byrd-weelkes
Aaron Goler and Friends perform three works by François-René Gebauer (1773–1845) today at Midtown Concerts. Join us live at St. Malachy's - The Actors' Chapel and on YouTube.
Aaron Goler, Morgan Davison & Ezra Gans ~ bassoons
Kelsey Burnham ~ flute
Elise Bonhivert ~ clarinet
Rachel Nierenberg ~ horn
Program and Notes:https://gemsny.org/images/Programs/Gebauer_Hour.pdf
Support Midtown Concerts: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35560/store/donations/35874Aaron Goler, Morgan Davison & Ezra Gans ~ bassoonsRachel Nierenberg ~ French h...
There are SO MANY concerts coming up in NYC! Read about them all here: https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-11223
Organ Inauguration Weekend at Saint Peter's Church: 11/4 & 11/5. Don't miss this fabulous collection of events!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/saint-peters-organ
EYES ON THE PRIZE. Whatever prizes the field of Early Music has to offer, these performers are surely in the running. Keep your eyes on the ensemble Twelfth Night, with Rachell Ellen Wong - Violinist; Carmen Johnson-Pájaro, violin; David Belkovski, harpsichord; and Nathan Whittaker, cello. Augmented by the truly exceptional Nicoletta Berry, soprano, Twelfth Night's Oct 30 presentation of "Love and Loss" at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts was a great triumph of dramatic story telling through song and instrumental accompaniment. Selections included music by Handel, Porpora, Geminiani, Merula, and Mazzochi.
This Weekend! Don't miss Twelfth Night, the young, exciting ensemble, performing music by Handel, Porpora, and Corelli in a program entitled "Hell Hath no Fury". Click below for details.
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/twelfth-night
IT WAS A LOVER and His Lass (Thomas Morley, 1557-1602) and a rich selection of other songs from Shakespeare enlivened our afternoon on Thursday, presented at the Midtown Concerts series by Collectio Musicorum in its program "Music from the First Folio." As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, and more showcased the poet's talent and the skill of his contemporaries, including Robert Johnson (ca 1583-1633), John Wilson (?) (1595-1674), and others.
Performers included Jeff S. Dailey, director & recorder; Chad Kranak, Alex Longnecker & Christopher Preston Thompson, tenors; and Christopher Morrongiello, lute; and Patricia Ann Neely, viola da gamba
IN A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE to the memory of Dr. Franklin Williams, flutist, educator, and grandfather of Melanie Williams, Brooklyn Baroque presented "Telemann in Paris" on October 12 as part of the Midtown Concerts series, with Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord; David Bakamjian, violoncello; Theresa Salomon, violin ; and granddaughter Melanie Williams, flute. In addition to music by Telemann, the concert included works by the composer’s colleagues Michel Blavet, Jean-Pierre Guignon, and Jean-Baptiste Forqueray, whom Telemann played with while visiting Paris.
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties today, we are not able to stream the concert live. We will post a recording to our YouTube channel as soon as possible. Our apologies!
Read about all the exiting upcoming concerts in our latest Notes on the Scene!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-101923
This Wednesday! "Women in Art and Music" with Sonnambula – An early modern global conference with concerts
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/women-music-conference
Join Opera Lafayette for "Couperin le Grand" on Thursday, October 26 @ 7pm
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/opera-lafayette-couperin
Free Concert! Music of Shakespeare's "First Folio" on Friday, October 27 @ 8pm with Collectio Musicorum.
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/collectio-first-folio
Brooklyn Baroque performs the music of Telemann, Blavet, Forqueray, and Guignon today at Midtown Concerts. Join us live at 1:15pm.
Support Midtown Concerts: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35560/store/donations/35874Melanie Williams ~ fluteTheresa Salomon ~ violinDavid Bakamjian ~ violoncelloR...
Repast presents "The Dancing Master" Sat 10/14 in Brooklyn and Sun 10/15 in Manhattan
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/repast
Opera Lafayette's New York Baroque Festival – Starting October 26 in NYC!
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/opera-lafayette-baroque-music-festival-6055122
Gwendolyn Toth and Audrey Fernandez-Fraser share music from the Carlo G Manuscript today at Midtown Concerts. Toth has also prepared original intabulations of early motets in the style of Carlo G.
Gwendolyn Toth ~ harpsichord
Audrey Fernandez-Fraser ~ soprano
Program and Notes:https://gemsny.org/images/Programs/Found_in_a_Flea_Market.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/live/9nAG-CAT4Go?si=BJtW30m1MjuGW0TN
Support Midtown Concerts: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35560/store/donations/35874Gwendolyn Toth ~ continuoAudrey Fernandez Fraser ~ sopranoThis recently-discov...
Fall Concerts are here! Check out all the listings on our latest "Notes on the Scene"
https://mailchi.mp/gemsny/notes-on-the-scene-92123
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNST. Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865), that is, the focus of violinist Edson Scheid's brilliant solo recital that opened the 2023-24 Midtown Concerts series.
Ernst was considered to be the successor of legendary violin virtuoso Nicolò Paganini. This program showcased Ernst’s incredible works for solo violin, which are rarely (if ever) performed on gut strings: the Six Polyphonic Studies (including the set of variations on The Last Rose of Summer); and the famous transcription of Schubert’s song Erlkönig. Completing the program is Edson Scheid de Andrade’s own transcription for solo violin of Mozart’s Rondo from the Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, KV 423.
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Our Open Gates Project aims to engage artists and audiences in the exploration of Early Music. Check out this introduction below! We invite you to join us for the next concert in the series, C3: Countertenors, a Consort, and Continuo, on February 11! Tickets and info: https://www.gemsny.org/OpenGatesSeason.
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