Name: Midtown Concerts • ALBA Consort
Start: 2026-10-15T13:15:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-15T14:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Malachy’s Church – The Actors’ Chapel

Midtown Concerts • ALBA Consort

Songs of the Ancient Mariners

Margo Andrea ~ mezzo-soprano, vielle, zills
Carlo Valte ~ oud
Rex Benincasa ~ percussion, tenor, psaltery
Jason Priset ~ lute, guitar, vihuela

What melodies would have been heard while sailing into ports of the ancient Mediterranean?

From medieval music of Iberia south through North Africa, the west winds blow to the shores of Cyprus and Asia Minor. Braving back through Greece, Italy, and France, this musical journey now lands us in Renaissance Spain where new explorers traverse the globe!

ALBA CONSORT bridges the ancient to the present, performing early and modern music on period instruments with acclaimed performances including University of Chicago Presents, Academy of Early Music, CUNY.TV, Long Island Baroque Ensemble, GEMS Midtown Concerts, WQXR radio, World and Early Music Lancaster, Hofstra University, the “New World Initiative” in the New York Philharmonic’s 175th Anniversary, and Early Music Now.

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Date Thursday, October 15, 2026Time 1:15 PMVenue St. Malachy’s Church – The Actors’ Chapellocation/directions 239 West 49th Street, New York, NY Price Free

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St. Malachy’s Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan
Thursdays, 1:15–2:00 pm

All concerts are free.
No tickets or reservations are necessary.

Venue is fully accessible. For patrons with walkers and wheelchairs, there is an elevator from street level, or there are ten steps from street level to the sanctuary level. There is an elevator from street level or sanctuary level to restrooms on the basement level.

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