Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 7 pm
Sonya Headlam and Rebecca Cypess
Transatlantic Musical Heritage from Sancho to Johnson
The musicians explore the music and times of black classical composers Ignatius Sancho, Francis Johnson, and Joseph Bologne.
This program explores the music of Afro-Caribbean British composer Ignatius Sancho and his contemporaries, highlighting the theme of international circulations, featuring music by contemporary black composers Joseph Bologne and Francis Johnson, alongside poetry by Olaudah Equiano and Phyllis Wheatley.
Admission: Free
This concert is part of GEMAS, a project of Americas Society and Gotham Early Music Scene devoted to early music of the Americas.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7 pm ET
Vincent Lauzer
Bach and Telemann
The Canadian recorder virtuoso leads a group of Baroque specialists in trios sonatas by the German composers.
Canadian recorder virtuoso Vincent Lauzer is one of the finest recorder players on the international early music scene. After a lovely video concert in 2021, he will be live on our New York stage, presenting a program of works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach alongside music by Georg Philipp Telemann.
Admission:
Free
Musicians:
Vincent Lauzer ~ recorder
Risa Browder ~ violin and viola
Wade Davis ~ violoncello and viola da gamba
John Walthausen ~ harpsichord
This concert is part of GEMAS, a project of Americas Society and Gotham Early Music Scene devoted to early music of the Americas, co-curated by Nell Snaidas and Sebastian Zubieta.