ARTEK
2009-2010 Season
Graveyard Music
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8 pm
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8 pm
Monteverdi Vespers
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 8 pm
Venice to Vienna
Friday, March 19, 2009 at 8 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2009 at 4 pm
See below for complete info on each concert...
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Subscribe to all three concerts in NYC:
Graveyard Music at Bargemusic on October 31 at 8 pm
Monteverdi Vespers at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on January 20 at 8 pm
Venice to Vienna at Immanuel Lutheran Church on March 21at 4 pm
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Regular Subscription ~ $110
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Subscribe to both concerts in Princeton:
Graveyard Music at All Saints' Church on October 30 at 8 pm
Venice to Vienna at All Saints' Church on March 19 at 8 pm
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Regular Subscription ~ $60
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| GRAVEYARD MUSIC
Witches, spirits, ghosts and death...a fun program to celebrate All Hallows' Eve, with original poetry and exquisite Renaissance & baroque music from Italy and England. Performed by the ARTEK singers and continuo artists.
Friday, October 30 at 8 pm
All Saints' Church
16 All Saints' Dr.
Princeton, NJ
Saturday, October 31 at 8 pm
Bargemusic
Fulton St. under the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, NY
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Friday, October 30 at 8 pm
Princeton, NJ
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Regular seats ~ $40
| Regular seats (students & seniors) ~ $30
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Rear seating ~ $20
| Rear seating (students & seniors) ~ $10
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Saturday, October 31 at 8 pm
Brooklyn, NY
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See subscriptions above. To purchase individual tickets for $50 each, please visit the Bargemusic website.
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| CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
VESPERS OF 1610
ARTEK
with
Piffaro, Parthenia and
National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble
Gwendolyn Toth, Conductor
A dazzling gala performance honoring the 400th Anniversary of the publication of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 as the highlight of ARTEK's 25th anniversary season. Don't miss the most spectacular New York City performance in 2010 of this sublime masterpiece by baroque specialists, with an extraordinary complement of authentic 17th-century instruments and outstanding American singers.
Special guests include:
Enrico Gatti, violin (Italy) &
Michael Collver, cornetto (Boston)
Wednesday, January 20 at 8 pm
St. Ignatius Loyola Church
Park Avenue at 84th St.
Manhattan
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PLEASE NOTE:1. Mailed tickets arrive in a window envelope with "GEMS" as return address. 2. If tickets are ordered within one week of the performance, they will be held at the door. 3. Your credit card will show the charge as 'PAYPAL *GOTHAMEARLY' Thanks to all who attended this glorious sold out concert. See a video of rehearsals with interviews with Gene Murrow and Gwen Toth here.
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| VENICE TO VIENNA
An exploration of the birth of the violin sonata, from its origins as "modern music" in early seventeenth-century Venice to the fantastic and virtuosic inventions of the brilliant violinist-composers working in late 17th-century Vienna. The program will be performed by noted baroque violinist Robert Mealy, accompanied by Motomi Igarashi, violone and lirone; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Charles Weaver, lute and guitar; and Gwendolyn Toth, harpsichord, organ and director of ARTEK.
Friday, March 19 at 8 pm
All Saints' Church
16 All Saints' Dr.
Princeton, NJ
Sunday, March 21 at 4 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
122 East 88th St.
Manhattan
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Friday, March 19 at 8 pm
Princeton, NJ
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Regular seats ~ $40
| Regular seats (students & seniors) ~ $30
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Rear seating ~ $20
| Rear seating (students & seniors) ~ $10
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Sunday, March 21 at 4 pm
Manhattan
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Regular seats ~ $40
| Regular seats (students & seniors) ~ $30
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Rear seating ~ $20
| Rear seating (students & seniors) ~ $10
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Additional information about tickets:
All tickets are general seating within section.
ARTEK subscribers receive tickets in a special section in the best seating area.
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ARTEK is one of America's finest early music ensembles, performing on period instruments with historically-informed performance practice. Based in New York City and directed by Gwendolyn Toth, the ensemble has been in existence since 1986. Highlights of past performances include touring with the Mark Morris Dance Group from 1997-2002; performances of the theater show I'll Never See the Stars Again at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005; Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in spring 2007 at Wall-to-Wall Opera at Symphony Space; and numerous performances at prestigious festivals including the Regensburg Alter Musik Festival in Germany and the Boston Early Music Festival.
ARTEK's recordings are available on their website.
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