Gotham Early Music Scene

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Gene Murrow, Executive Director
Gene Murrow
Gene Murrow, Executive Director - Gene was founder and president of two successful computer companies and has been involved with early music for over 40 years. Following a music degree from Columbia, he toured with the New York Renaissance Band and the Paul Winter Consort. He has coached American Recorder Society Chapters and at early music workshops throughout the United States for over 30 years, and served as ARS President from 1994-2000. A founding member of Early Music America, he currently serves on the Board of Directors.  As General Manager of the Early Music Foundation in New York City from 2002-2006, he managed over 40 concerts, 3 tours, and production of 3 CD recordings, and created the first New York Early Music Celebration. 

Paul Ross, Operations - Following a career in publishing, Paul joined GEMS to design and implement effective scheduling and management systems for our organization.  For the last 14 years, he was Managing Editor of Ziff-Davis's PC Magazine, where he coordinated the efforts of some 40 professionals in writing, editorial, design, and printing to ensure that the magazine reached newsstands and subscribers on time, twice a month.


Paul Ross, Operations
Paul Ross
Wendy Redlinger
Wendy Redlinger
Wendy Redlinger, GEMS Live! Senior Artist Representative - Wendy enjoyed a successful career at Vermont-based World Learning and its School for International Training overseeing language instructional programs abroad and negotiating with organizations around the world for placement of ESL teachers.  Fluent in English, Spanish, German, Nepalese and conversant in French, she began her career as a booking agent by representing the medieval duo Asteria following their win of the 2004 EMA Medieval/Renaissance competition (her son, Eric, is half the duo). Since 2006, she has been booking a roster of New York-based early music groups for GEMS Live! which has now grown to include 14 ensembles.  Wendy holds a B. Mus. degree in piano performance, and performed on portativ organ and harpsichord beginning in 1991 with the late Edmund Brelsford in Ensemble Cordiforme.
Naomi Morse, Assistant Manager - Naomi is a graduate of Oberlin College, where she performed frequently with the College's early music vocal ensemble.  During 2006, she lived in York, England, where she studied ensemble singing with her early music quintet, "Uncloistered."  She has also sung and toured internationally with the world music ensemble Northern Harmony.  In addition to her professional singing Naomi plays the violin, and is in much demand as a fiddler for traditional contra and English country dances around the country.

Naomi Morse, Assistant
Naomi Morse
Gotham Early Music Scene, Gene Murrow, Executive Director
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