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| The American Classical Orchestra |
The American Classical Orchestra celebrates classical music performance on original instruments, specializing in repertoire from the 17th-19th centuries. Founded by Artistic Director Thomas Crawford in 1985 as the Orchestra of the Old Fairfield Academy, the Orchestra works to render more faithfully music of the Baroque, Classic, and early Romantic eras. Interested in reviving and preserving the art of playing original instruments, the ACO also fosters the education of musicians and the public in authentic performance technique.
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| Anonymous 4 |
The four women of Anonymous 4 came together in 1986 to perform medieval chant and polyphony. Internationally renowned for their incomparable vocal blend and unsurpassed technical virtuosity, the ensemble takes their name from an anonymous medieval treatise describing the glory days of music at the Cathedral of Notre Dame around the year 1200.
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| ARTEK |
is an early music organization reflecting the artistic vision of founding director Gwendolyn Toth. Fifteen years ago, ARTEK began as a modest series of chamber music concerts, The Art of the Early Keyboard, with Ms. Toth and her friends from the New York early music community. Now, ARTEK has grown into one of America's premier early music organizations. ARTEK's yearly series of orchestra, dance, theater and chamber music events in New York City regularly receives rave reviews from the New York Times, and the ensemble's first commercial recording, a 2-CD set of Monteverdi's opera Orfeo, was released in Fall 1995 under the Lyrichord label.
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| Bradley Brookshire |
Harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire has appeared on many of the world's most important stages, including those of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Barbican Centre, the Library of Congress, and Berlin's Philharmonic Hall.
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| Early Music Foundation |
was founded in 1974 by Frederick Renz and consists of two primary performing groups: New York's Ensemble for Early Music and New York's Grande Bande. Upon its inception, EMF was invited to become artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. In 1998, the Early Music Foundation launched its own record label -- Ex cathedra.
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| Ensemble for the Seicento |
Finalists in the 2000 Dorian/EMA Recording Competition for its program entitled `Forbidden Dance,' featuring dance music of early seventeenth century Italy, Ensemble for the Seicento is devoted to the performance of Early Italian Baroque repertory, combining an imaginative instrumental palette with fresh dynamic interpretations. The Ensemble's programming ranges from pulsating popular dances to subline settings and spicy love songs, all from a fascinating time of transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque, and draws on the collective research of the group's members.
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| Don Hulbert |
Flute & Flauto traverso
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| Lionheart |
At present, the singers of Lionheart - countertenor, tenor, two baritones and bass - are focusing on the music of the medieval, Renaissance and contemporary periods with a special emphasis on chant and its influences on Western music through the centuries.
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| McDonald - Bianculli: Flute & Guitar Duo |
are concert musicians with international recognition perform music that is a delightful addition to any successful event. Their repertoire of classical music is aesthetically pleasing and serves us an elegant backdrop for easy listening and conversation.
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| MetroBaroque |
Early Music for the 21st Century! Having performed in the most prominent early music groups and festivals for over a decade, four New York-based musicians join forces to explore music of the 17th and 18th centuries on original instruments. Elizabeth Weigle, Soprano - Kathy McDonald, Traverso - Beverly Au, Viola da Gamba - Kenneth Merrill, Harpsichord
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| Music Before 1800 |
is the longest-running early music concert series in New York City. We have been presenting vocal and instrumental chamber music at Corpus Christi Church for twenty-five years, with programs of sacred and secular music ranging from Medieval to early Classical. Offering artists of the highest caliber, we present audience favorites as well as rising stars. Our artists, which include New York's finest ensembles, come from across the United States, Canada and Europe.
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| The New York Collegium |
is an ensemble of players and singers dedicated to the music of the Baroque era (1600-1750), featuring historically authentic instruments and performance techniques. The Collegium's mission is to enrich the cultural offerings of New York City by presenting highly polished performances with America's best Baroque instrumentalists and singers and an international roster of guest artists and directors.
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| New York Continuo Collective |
was formed in 1998 by continuo players from the Mannes Collegium Musicum who sought to concentrate on the study and performance of music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque with an emphasis on improvised realization of accompaniment from figured bass. The Collective soon attracted not only many instrumentalists, but singers as well, all seeking to explore this rich repertoire. The Collective (or 'NYCC') now includes some thirty members, including singers, baroque harps, gambas, theorbos, lutes, and guitars. Under the direction of Grant Herreid, Pat O'Brien, Paul Shipper, Jennifer Griesbach, and Lucas Harris, the Collective conducts weekly sessions in performance practice.
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| New York Recorder Guild |
a chapter of the American Recorder Society, Michael Zumoff, Executive Director and John DeLucia, Music Director. Please vist their web site for more information.
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| Parthenia, a consort of viols |
is a dynamic string ensemble that explores the extraordinary repertoire for viols of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries - from Elizabethan England to the court of Versailles. Since 1989 this critically-acclaimed, New York-based viol consort has been performing to the delight of audiences across the United States and Europe. The consort of viols, much loved by musicians in Renaissance Europe, is the precursor of today's string quartet. Parthenia is devoted to bringing passionate viol consort performances to the contemporary listener.
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| Polyhymnia |
one of New York City's leading vocal ensembles, and artists-in-residence at The Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, is a group of singers and instrumentalists focusing on historically informed performance of sacred music from the courts and cathedrals of the Renaissance world. Since its formation in 1994, Polyhymnia has amassed a vast musical repertoire performed in traditional concerts alternating with historical liturgical reconstructions. Artistic Director John Bradley has created new editions of music and reconstructed historical liturgies which have included works by well known composers like Lassus and Palestrina, along side an array of unjustly neglected composers including Aston, Clemens non Papa, Crecquillon, de Rore, Fayrfax, Gombert, Porta, Vaet and Willaert. Polyhymnia performs three concerts a year at Saint Ignatius' Church, as well as additional performances at venues throughout the Northeast.
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| reconstruction |
Synonymous with "reform," "modernization," "renewal" and "re-enactment," the name reconstruction was chosen to represent their modern approach to theatrical presentations of Baroque music, and the incorporation of modern works into programs such as "Bedlam, Back and Beyond."
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| Roundelay Duo |
is made up of two quite unique musicians Roxana Gundry and and Oliver Brookes. They give performances and lectures using an exciting variety of early instruments from medieval to baroque. These include lute, viol, vihuelas, cittern, mandolino, shawms, recorders, gemshorns, transverse flute, bass rackett, symphonie, early percussion, cittern, cup bells, portative organ, organistrum and vielle.
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| Sequentia |
Founded in 1977, Sequentia has grown to become the internationally-acclaimed leader in its field - an ensemble that combines vocal and instrumental virtuosity with innovative research and programming to reconstruct the living musical traditions of medieval Europe. Founded by Benjamin Bagby and the late Barbara Thornton, Sequentia now celebrates its 22nd year as a multi-faceted ensemble whose size and composition vary with the demands of the repertoire being performed. Sequentia is based in Cologne, Germany.
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| The Tiffany Consort |
was founded in 2003 to bring together several of New York�s finest singers to present virtuosic choral music from all periods, one voice to a part under the direction of acclaimed director Nicholas White. The core of the ensemble consists of 8 soloists, and the number of singers varies according to the specific repertoire to be performed. The group made its much-praised d�but in March of 2003 featuring two concerts of the complete motets of Johann Sebastian Bach sung unaccompanied, one voice to a part. The success of these performances has led to a full season of works to be presented on St. Michael�s Music and Arts� 2003-2004 concert season.
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| ZORGINA Vocal Ensemble |
Rebecca Bain (Canada), Ruth Eiselsberg (Austria), and Ellen Santaniello (USA) have been performing together as ZORGINA Vocal Ensemble since 1993, presenting early polyphonic vocal music in concert appearances internationally.
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