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Abendmusik

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He Nailed It!
 Honoring Martin Luther and the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
 Featuring Acclaimed Countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin
 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a young priest, nailed to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany a series of criticisms of the Catholic Church. Over 100 years later, the Lutheran Church encouraged music during the church service, allowing for compositions, based on devotional texts, to be included in the service under the heading sub communione. It is these “sub communione” from which Abendmusik programs their vocal works with instrumental music by composers who flourished in the Lutheran influenced regions of Germany.

Thursday, February 23 at 8 pm     Tickets: $10-$20
 Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (just south of Christopher Street), Manhattan

GEMS is a non-profit corporation that supports and promotes the artists and organizations in New York devoted to early music — playing repertoire from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods.