Deborah Booth, recorder and flute, and Stephen Rapp, harpsichord and organ. Conversations explores music of the 17th and 18th centuries from Italy, France, and Germany on original instruments -- recorders, flutes, harpsichord, organ, cello, viola da gamba, and basson. Works by Dario Castello, Jacque-Martin Hotteterre, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Francesco Mancini.
GEMS is a non-profit corporation that supports and promotes the artists and organizations in New York devoted to early music — playing repertoire from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods.