2012-2013
38th Season
I. ISTANPITTA - A Medieval Dance Band
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St.
Back by popular demand, the all-instrumental offering from hauntingly provocative to viscerally energetic dances of the 13th through early 15th centuries: Italian istanpittas, saltarelli, and trottos French estampies, English rottas and ductias performed by EM/NY's superb specialist instrumental ensemble playing bagpipes, shawms, flutes, harp, rebec, vielle, and an array of frame drums!
Find our recordings 
ISTANPITTA and 
ISTANPITTA II on Lyrichord Early Music Series CD's at Lyrichord Discs or your favorite music retailer.
II. A TUDOR CHRISTMAS - English Caroles, Motets & Seasonal Pastimes
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St.
Holiday gifts from England's Renaissance courts and chapels* including ‘medieval carowles,’ ‘masquing’ tunes composed by King Henry VIII (“Pastime with Good Company” and “Green Groweth the Holly”), and Advent, Nativity & Epiphany motets by Robert Parsons, William Cornysh and John Taverner – performed by EM/NY's crystalline chamber ensemble of male voices accompanied by a trio of instrumental virtuosi.
(*from the period between 1485 and 1603, the reign of Henry VII to the death of Elizabeth I)
III. MEDITERRANEAN MEDITATIONS - Madrigals & Monody of the Early Italian & Spanish Baroque
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.
Maestro Renz programs pivotal works of the early baroque, Venetian composer Claudio Monteverdi along with his Neapolitan and Spanish counterparts, Cristoforo Caresana, Gaspar Sanz and others. Madrigals, motets, instrumental canzonas and ostinato basses – mundane and moralistic – introduce freely expressive and dramatic monody, replacing the austere polyphonic style of the Renaissance. EM/NY's choice ensemble includes mixed voices, bowed and plucked strings, with the tromboni of the “Dark Horse Consort” early brass ensemble.
Voices: Dann Coakwell - tenor, Laura Heimes - soprano, Sherezade Panthaki - soprano, Paul Shipper - bass & guitar, David Vanderwal - tenor / Strings: Dongmyung Ahn - violin, David Bakamjian - cello, Aaron Brown - violin / Continuo: Christa Patton - harp, Jason Priset - theorbo, Charles Weaver - theorbo / Dark Horse Consort: Greg Ingles - alto/tenor trombone, Mack Ramsey - bass trombone, Erik Schmalz - tenor trombone.
IV. LONDON’S MUSICAL BRIDGE - The Enlightened English
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.
EARLY MUSIC NEW YORK's Orchestra of Original Instruments performs repertoire of England's 18th-century greats side
by side with their Austro-German émigré counterparts -
Abel [Karl Friedrich] (virtuoso & impressario) - Flute Concerto with Immanuel Davis, soloist
Arne [Thomas Augustine] (composer of “Rule Britannia”) - Cantata “The Morning” with Laura Heimes, soprano
Bach [Johann Christian] (Sebastian's youngest son) - “Song for Vauxhall Gardens” with Laura Heimes, soprano
Boyce [William] (“Master of the Kings Musick”) - Overture
Bond [Capel Bond] (England's noted provincial composer) - Bassoon Concerto with Stephanie Corwin, soloist
Herschel [Sir Frederick William] (astronomer and composer) - Symphony in D major
In 1762, Johann Christian Bach joined Karl Friedrich Abel in London, and the friendship between him and Abel led to the establishment of the famous Bach-Abel concerts, in 1764 or 1765 – England's first subscription concerts.
This concert series is made possible in part with public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
the New York State Council on the Arts with
the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and
the New York State Legislature, and the
generosity of EMF's Friends of Early Music.
THE VENUES:
Fall 2012 Events at...
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, (Chapel of Saint James)
Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York, NY 10025
Adjacent to the Columbia University campus, the Cathedral is easily reached by public transportation: Buses M4, M11, M104; Subway #1 to 110th Street & Broadway. Parking is available in nearby garages on 112th and 114th Streets.
Performances are held in the Chapel of St James located at the back of the Cathedral, to the right of the Choir. Our ticket table will be just outside the entrance to the Chapel. Tickets are available for purchase or pickup (Will Call) one half hour before curtain.
[Call for information regarding disability access 212-280-0330]
Spring 2013 Events at ...
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Central Park West at 68th Street, New York, NY 10023
Introducing EM/NY's new, “best kept secret,” Lincoln Square performance venue -
Near Lincoln Center, the First Church of Christ, Scientist faces Central Park at 68th St. and is reached via the M72, M10 and Columbus Ave. M7 & M11 bus lines; subways B & C to 72nd at Central Park West (70th St. exit) & #1 to 66th at Broadway. Parking garages are available along W. 68th and W. 66th Streets.
[Call for information regarding disability access 212-280-0330]