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Videos listed in no particular order
Opera Essentia presents “Rosmene’s Choice”, the One Act Distillation of Handel’s Imeneo
An excerpt of Ars Lyrica Houston's production of Dido and Aeneas
Full video of Opera Essentia's performance of Handel's Orlando
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields 2021–2022 Concert Season
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields 2020–2021 Concert Season
Abendmusik, New York's Period Instrument String Band concerts on-demand
ARTEK's YouTube channel with many of their presentations from the past two years.
Polyhymnia's YouTube channel with their "Music in Isolation" series and concert videos.
The Renaissance Street Singers webcase series.
Harold Rosenbaum's Channel featuring the New York Virtuoso Singers and the Canticum Novum Singers
Island Symphony Orchestra videos featuring violinist Rachell Ellen Wong
Quire of Cheahs – Choral music with Phillip Cheah
Blue Hill Bach Festival virtual performances
Gotham Early Music Scene YouTube channel
Midtown Concerts Archived Concerts
Shirley Mirley's Doomsday Baroque Wonderland
Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichordist, with Quarantine Couperin
John Mark Rozendaal, viols da gamba with Quarantine Consort
Niccolo Seligmann, multi-instrumentalist, with Unboxing Instruments
Home with Rachell – music with violinist Rachell Ellen Wong
Bálint Karosi, organ and harpsichord
Orchestra of St. Luke's Bach at Home Festival
Trinity Church Wall Street on-demand music videos
The Clarion Choir and The Clarion Orchestra
Parker Ramsay, harpist, harpsichordist
Choir of The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, NYC
Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord: Art of Fugue in Confinement
Sarah Stone, cello & viola da gamba: Bach Everyday & Communitea Chamber Music
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Jeff SpurgeonWQXR's Jeff Spurgeon talked with Gene Murrow and ARTEK's Gwen Toth about the January 20th performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 on the 400th anniversary of the composition.
John Schaefer"Manhattan Goes Medieval"
Interview with John Schaefer on New York City's WNYC radio show "Soundcheck," October 1, 2007
Hear noted violinist Robert Mealy (concertmaster of the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra) and Gene Murrow (founder and Executive Director of GEMS) discuss the early music scene in New York and Boston. The show also includes live performances by Asteria, winners of the 2004 EMA medieval/Renaissance competition.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2007/10/01
NYC Early Music on the BBC
Dear friends and colleagues,
The BBC produced two program(me)s about New York City’s burgeoning early music community. GEMS Executive Director Gene Murrow was interviewed at the start to “set the scene,” followed by interviews with several early music directors in the City, including Julian Wachner at Trinity Wall Street, Robert Mealy at Juilliard and Quicksilver Baroque, Gwen Toth and Dongsok Shin of REBEL and ARTEK, Jolle Greenleaf of TENET, Wen Yang of New York Baroque Incorporated, and Jeffrey Grossman of The Sebastians. There are also several musical examples to enjoy!.
Here's a link to the recorded broadcast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ht30g.
It was a pleasure to work with those folks; let's hope "there will always be an England."
Best,
Gene
"Association to Promote Early Music (Better Late Than Never)"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, May 31, 2007
The founding and mission of GEMS. Read the article here.
"A Sense of Community in Gotham"
by Heidi Waleson, Early Music America, Fall, 2007
Feature article and photo about GEMS's mission and strategy. 
"Musicians, Workers, and the Union"
Letter to the Editor from John Mark Rozendaal
Local 802 Allegro, August, 2007
Not exactly a feature, but a thoughtful letter from a working musician to the American Federation of Musicians local referencing GEMS's attempt to loosen restrictive union work rules for the benefit of the musicians.
GEMS Executive Director Gene Murrow conceived and organized the first New York Early Music Celebration in 2004 while General Manager of the Early Music Foundation, and wrote the successful applications for funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. The 10-day Celebration featuring over 60 performances garnered several positive reviews in The New York Times, and the following feature articles:
"A City Not Sleeping"
by Heidi Waleson, Early Music America Magazine, Fall, 2004
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"Concerted effort"
by Anastasia Tsioulcas, Time Out New York, Sept. 30, 2004
"At Last, New York Gets to Brag"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, December 26, 2004
Read the article here.
"A Watershed Moment for Early Music"
by Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times, September 6, 2012
On the state of early music in New York City, citing GEMS, along with Trinity Wall Street, and Juilliard's Historical Performance program.
"Preparing a Dainty Dish to Set Before a King"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, September 27, 2010
The third concert of the GEMS Project 2010, featuring Asteria, Lionheart and REBEL.
"Sounds Both Skin Deep and Soul-Piercing"
by James R. Oestreich, The New York Times, September 24, 2010
The first concert of the GEMS Project 2010 featuring TENET, Parthenia and Four Nations Ensemble.
"Who Needs Carnegie Hall? Early Music in a Greenwich Village Club"
by James R. Oestreich, The New York Times, October 2, 2009
The GEMS Project 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge in the Greenwich Village.
"Downsizing Sacred Works for Intimacy of a Chapel"
By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, March 29, 2010
The Sinfonia New York Players with soprano Jessica Gould and mezzo Jennifer Lane performed at the Salon/Sanctuary Concerts series.
"A Baroque Gem’s Allure: The Repeated Bass Line"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, May 27, 2009
Kozinn's review included abounding praises and exquisite photographs of the nearly "sold-out" performance.
"Classical Favorites And Surprises"
by James R. Oestreich, The New York Times, October 20, 2008
Oestreich praises Sinfonia New York's first concert of the season, including the American premiere of the "Missa Hyemalis" by Franz Xaver Richter. Read the complete article.
"Early Music on the Menu, Three Groups on the Bill"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, September 30, 2008
The second annual Early Music/Early Season concerts were reviewed again by Allan Kozinn. Read his praise and analysis here.
"A Divertimento and a Serenade, Played as in Mozart's Day"
by Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times, June 2, 2008
Sinfonia New York's concert at the Society for Ethical Culture was reviewed by Vivien Schweitzer. Read the article here.
"Old Works Endeavor to Attract New Fans"
by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times, October 9, 2007
And attract them we did, as Mr. Kozinn reported in his thorough review of GEMS "Early Music/Early Season" concerts at The Times Center Stage on October 7th. Read the entire review.
"The Oldest of Sounds Arrive in a Brand New Setting"
by Bernard Holland, The New York Times, October 6, 2007
Times critic Bernard Holland discusses the Times Center's acoustics and the four groups performing on the October 4th concert here.
"Trumpet Blast From the Past"
review by James Oestreich, The New York Times, October 3, 2007
A stunning photo of Sinfonia New York's debut at Town Hall, with a review by James Oestreich, who wrote "If my job permitted cheerleading, I might do some cartwheels and even risk a split." Read his kudos (and quibbles) in the complete review.
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Channel Thirteen's program SundayArts captures of the work of the city's most celebrated cultural institutions for public television audiences. View their music videos here.