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FEATURED EVENTS
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House of Time
Sat, 24 Sep 2022
7:30 pm
Vivaldi Concerto Festival
Concertos featuring guests Krista Bennion Feeney, Stephen Schultz, Aniela...
Voices of Music
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
7:30 pm
New York City Debut Concert
The award-winning early music ensemble Voices of Music, led by...
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Midtown Concerts
Thursdays at 1:15pm; September–June
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September 22 ~ Edson Scheid
The Devil’s Violin: Edson Scheid plays Paganini (part II). Watch online here or on YouTube View the program Edson Scheid ~ per... -
September 29 ~ Brooklyn Baroque
Peace and War: Music from the German Courts. Watch online here or on YouTube Melanie Williams ~ flute David Bakamjian ~ cello Reb... -
October 6 ~ Mr. Jones & the Engines of Destruction
This Easy & Agreeable Instrument: the English Guittar in duet, song, and chamber music. Watch online here or on YouTube Danie... -
October 13 ~ Yi-heng Yang and Aisslinn Nosky
In the Middle of Mozart. Watch online here or on YouTube Yi-heng Yang ~ pianoforte Aisslinn Nosky ~ violin Sonatas by Mozart and...
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NEWS
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Founder Gene Murrow Retires as Executive Director
It is with great pride and a touch of wistfulness that I announce my retirement as Executive Director of Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS). I write to thank you for your loyal support over these 15 years since our founding. Together, we built an orga...Richard Taruskin Remembered
GEMS mourns the passing of Richard Taruskin, one of the world's foremost musicologists, and a founding member of the New York-based Aulos ensemble. Richard was a scholar of extraordinary conviction who never suffered fools gladly, and his voice will ...Allen Whear In Memoriam (1957–2022)
Baltimore's Pro Musica Rara will hold a memorial concert for Allen Whear on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 3:30 pm. Details & tickets here Allen Whear, (1957–2022) baroque cellist and viola da gamba specialist passed away February 10, 2022. Th...GEMS Face Masks
Face masks will be on sale at GEMS in-person events. We are not currently selling them online. ...Music Libraries for Sale
We have two libraries from Lucy Cross and Celine Karraker and are making them available to the general public as a benefit for GEMS. As we've been going through some of the materials, we have come across a number of interesting memorabilia, ...
CLASSIFIEDS
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Zoe Vandermeer
Voice and harp lessons with Zoe Vandermeer Zoe Vandermeer is a dramatic coloratura soprano and triple harpist and teaches singing, historical and lever ha...A Novel for Early Music Lovers
A Novel for Early Music Lovers Hidden River Press announces the publication of The Secret Music at Tordesillas, a novel in which Early Music plays a starr...
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