A recording to be cherished by all early music lovers is
now available at GEMS. The Green Mountain Project (GMP), under the
direction of Scott Metcalfe and Jolle Greenleaf, mounted one of the six
productions in New York this season of the magnificant Vespers of 1610 by
Claudio Monteverdi. Their performance at the Church of St. Mary the
Virgin thrilled the huge overflow crowd and received a rare rave
review from James Oestreich in The New York Times: "The
performance was quite simply terrific." Consequently, a
beautiful two-disc limited edition CD album was
created from the professional recording made at the concert by 6-time Grammy
Award winning engineer Marc J. Aubort of Elite Recordings LLC. The
Project has offered GEMS 50 copies of the CD set, each packaged with
the elegant large-format program book distributed at the concert, for use
as a gift for our supporters.
Program Book Cover
You may have a copy
of the recording and book for a donation of $100, to be
divided equally between GEMS and the GMP. Your generosity will both
help
GEMS with its work and help fund the Project's plans for future
productions,
while adding an extraordinary recording to your library.
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Since the inception of GEMS in the spring of 2007, we have promoted the health and excellence of the New York early music community by offering a wide range of services to institutions large and small, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Juilliard School to new groups of talented, emerging, impecunious musicians. To maintain our high level of activity and standards, we depend on the generosity of our supporters.
Won't you please join the New York State Council on the Arts, the City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and our other generous donors by making a contribution so that we may continue to provide important services at affordable prices.
We produce Sinfonia New York's concerts and "The GEMS Project," an annual series of three concerts in early fall showcasing nine of New York's finest early music ensembles.
Maxine Neuman & Christine Gummere
Repast Baroque Ensemble
We maintain mailing lists, email lists, a website, and copy writing services that are critical to publicizing the City's wealth of early music activity.These services have been engaged by over 40 organizations, including the City's small medieval and Renaissance ensembles, baroque and classical orchestras, and major presenters such as The Frick Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Carnegie Hall.
We provide "front of house" services including ticket sales, credit card processing, and ushering to the many musical groups who present their own concerts and series.
Sinfonia New York
GEMS Live! booth at APAP Conference
We underwrite large
blocks of free tickets enabling everyone to attend concerts.
GEMS Live!, our artist booking agency, secures coveted performing engagements for New York groups in the United States and abroad.
GEMS is
the fiscal sponsor of an innovative, highly effective educational
program directed by renowned clarinetist and recorder player Nina Stern.
S'Cool Sounds brings Nina and her colleagues into New York City school
classrooms from K to 5 to teach an entire class how to play recorder or
drums over a 15 to 30 week period. Funds are needed for instruments,
travel expenses, and of course teacher salaries. Help us build
tomorrow's audiences!
Nina Stern Conducting a S'Cool Sounds Ensemble
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