- Our online CD Store now has recordings from four New York ensembles: Asteria, Parthenia, Pomerium and Trefoil!
A recording
to be cherished by all early music lovers is now available at
GEMS: Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 by the Green Mountain Project (GMP), under the direction of Scott
Metcalfe and Jolle Greenleaf.
Their performance at
the Church of St. Mary the Virgin
thrilled the huge overflow crowd and received a rare rave
review from James Oestreich in The New York Times: "The
performance was quite simply terrific." Click here to order.
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- Help us keep our master list of links to the numerous organizations that comprise New York City's vibrant early music scene up to date. Email us with links to add or updates on existing links. Thanks!
GOTHAM EARLY MUSIC SCENE (GEMS) is an organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of early music in New York City. It serves professional and amateur performers and ensembles, presenters, audiences and enthusiasts. Allan Kozinn of The New York Times wrote that GEMS will bring "cohesiveness and vitality to the city's patchwork of early-music groups."
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Featured Events Of unusual interest or exceptional quality...
THE GEMS PROJECT 2010
Parthenia, TENET, Four Nations Ensemble, Sinfonia Players, Trefoil, Repast, Lionheart, Asteria, and REBEL
GEMS' fourth annual series of concerts highlighting groups chosen from among the best the City has to offer in performance spaces around Manhattan: west side, east side, downtown.
Thursday, September 23 at 8 pm St. Ignatius of Antioch Church Upper West Side
Friday, September 24 at 8 pm Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium Midtown East Side
Sunday, September 26 at 4 pm The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space Downtown
Tickets at St. Ignatius and The Greene Space: $40 ~ Front Seating $25 ~ Middle/Rear Seating $15 ~ Age 29 and under
Tickets at Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium*: $50 ~ Front Seating $35 ~ Middle/Rear Seating $15 ~ Age 29 and under *all tickets include refreshments at intermission and a post-concert reception
Subscription tickets: $115 ~ Front Seating
$75 ~ Middle/Rear Seating
$40 ~ Age 29 and under More info & tickets
Be sure you're part of the scene by attending one or more of the upcoming early music events!
