- A video of Western Wind has been added to the GEMS Live! YouTube channel. Check it out along with all of the other videos of the ensembles in our roster!
- WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon talked with Gene Murrow and ARTEK's Gwen Toth about the January 20th performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. Watch the video here.
- We have just opened our online CD Store! Check it out and come back often as we will be adding more titles soon!
- We now have a page with information about access for people with disabilities to the early music venues in New York City. We are updating this page regularly; please email us if you have updates or suggestions.
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Featured Events
The Rose Consort of Viols
AMERICAN GARDEN / ENGLISH ROSES
Parthenia, with guest ensemble The Rose Consort of Viols
English gambist Alison Crum brings her acclaimed consort of viols for a rare New York appearance. The program will feature music for 2 to 8 viols by Robert Parsons, John Jenkins, Philip Van Wilder, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Tomkins, Edward Blankes, Philippe de Monte, Alfonso Ferrabosco senior, Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr. and Henry Purcell. The Rose Consort of Viols perform extensively throughout Britain and Europe, and this will be their first appearance in the United States.
Tuesday, February 23 at 8 pm Corpus Christi Church 529 West 121st Street between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue MANHATTAN
Tickets:
$25 ~ General Admission $10 ~ Students* *Available at the door More info & tickets
Be sure you're part of the scene by attending one or more of the upcoming early music events!
