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Abendmusik, New York’s Early Music String Band
Abendmusik 2021–2022 Season
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Thurs, Dec. 2 at 7:30pm - Abendmusik
The Sacred and the Profane – German Baroque
Featuring countertenor Derek Lee Ragin
In 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 entitled, Ninety-Five Theses. Within weeks his critique of the church’s practices went “viral” and by 1518, his theses had reached the entire European continent – ushering in the Protestant Reformation and establishment of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church became a prominent religious institution and within the framework of the service a number of musical compositions, based on devotional texts, were included under the heading of sub communione.
We are programming vocal works from this genre including compositions by Franz Tunder, Johann Rudolf Ahle, Leopoldus I, Johann Hermann Schein, Heinrich Schütz, Samuel Scheidt, Johann Christoph Bach, and more.
Vita Wallace, violin
Claire Smith Bermingham, violin
Lawrence Lipnik, viola da gamba
Rosamund Morley, viola da gamba
Patricia Ann Neely, viola da gamba
Dongsok Shin, keyboards
Thursday, December 2 at 7:30 pm
The Church of the Transfiguration
1 East 29th Street
Manhattan
Tickets:
In person ~ $20 general; $10 students & seniors
Virtual ~ $5
Abendmusik Winter–Spring Concert
Thursday, February 10th at 1:15 pm
GEMS Midtown Concert Series
Whyte's Noyse - The Fantasies of William Whyte
The Church of the Transfiguration, 5 East 29th Street, NYC. Admission is free
Wednesday, March 23rd at 7:30 pm
Violins and Viols in Restoration England
works by Locke, Purcell, Jenkins, Lawes, and more
All concerts take place at The Church of the Transfiguration, 5 East 29th Street, NYC. Admission is $20 adults; $10 Students and Seniors.
Wednesday, May 25th at 7:30 pm
Maister Byrd, “Sweetnesse, Repose, and Recreation”
Consort songs and Fantasies by William Byrd
with Derek Lee Ragin and members of Kaleidoscope vocal ensemble.
All concerts take place at The Church of the Transfiguration, 5 East 29th Street, NYC. Admission is $20 adults; $10 Students and Seniors.