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Watch the full concert with Cynthia Roberts & Peter Sykes from 11/9/23

Up next...

  • November 30 ~ Koester and Figg
    Dynasties: Two Families, Four Hands. Our apologies to anyone who tried to live stream the concert live! We had technical difficulties with the internet and the stream went down. The good news is that the recorded concert is now online in full. WATCH IT HERE View the program Elliot Figg ~ harpsi...
    December 7 ~ In Nomine Ensemble
    New Sounds, Old Notes. Watch online here or on YouTube Jimmy Drancsak ~ violin Mei Stone ~ flute & recorder Morgan Davison ~ bassoon Hanbyeol Lee ~ harpsichord Spanning almost one hundred years, this repertoire comprises four national, compositional, and musical styles, which enve...
    December 14 ~ Artis Wodehouse ~ harmoniumist
    Music in the 19th century American Parlor: The Melodeon and Cottage Organ. Watch online here or on YouTube Artis Wodehouse ~ harmoniumist 1864 American Melodeon, 1870 American Cottage Organ Lost in the mists of history, the most common keyboard to be found in 19th century parlors was ...
    December 21 ~ Concordian Dawn
    Veni, Redemptor Gencium. Watch online here or on YouTube Amber Evans ~ soprano and percussionDavid Dickey ~ countertenor and windsClifton Massey ~ countertenor and medieval organThomas McCargar ~ baritone and percussionNiccolo Seligmann ~ vielle and multi-instrumentalistChristopher Pre...
    December 28 ~ Nathan Whittaker & Nathaniel Chase
    The Odd Couple: Lindley and Dragonetti. Watch online here or on YouTube Nathan Whittaker ~ celloNathaniel Chase ~ bass Robert Lindley and Domenico Dragonetti were stars of the Opera in London from 1792 to 1846, but they weren’t singers, or even the conductors. The gregarious Yorkshi...
    January–June 2024 Concerts
    Full details coming soon January 4, 2024Angelica Women's Chamber ChoirA Battle of the Sexes: Italian Composers from 1300 to 1800 January 11, 2024Members of La forza delle stelle | Baroque OrchestraUne femme | due donne | a woman January 18, 2024Emericus EnsembleTonos y canciones January 25, ...

Past Concerts This Season...

  • September 14 ~ Edson Scheid
    On Paganini's Trail... H.W. Ernst and more. Watch online here View the program Edson Scheid ~ period violin Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst was considered to be the successor of legendary violin virtuoso Nicolò Paganini. This program showcases Ernst’s incredible works for solo violin, which are...
    September 21 ~ Gwendolyn Toth & Audrey Fernandez-Fraser
    Found in a Flea Market: The Carlo G Manuscript. Watch online here View the program Gwendolyn Toth ~ harpsichordAudrey Fernandez-Fraser ~ soprano This recently-discovered manuscript gives a glimpse into early ornamentation notated with rarely-seen specificity in an array of songs for voice...
    September 28 ~ American Classical Orchestra
    La musica notturna di Madrid. Watch online here View the program Adam Cockerham ~ Romantic guitarJessica Park & Edson Scheid ~ violinsDavid Cerutti ~ viola Myron Lutzke & David Bakamjian ~ violoncellosThomas Crawford ~ harpsichord Romantic guitarist Adam Cockerham joins ACO string...
    October 5 ~ Vox Fidelis
    Byrd 400 ~ Mass for Five Voices. Watch online here View the program Timothy Smith ~ director and tenorMarisa Curcio & Carey Hackett ~ sopranosCandice Helfand-Rogers & Gloria Kierniesky ~ altosSam Denler ~ tenorLes Anders & Erik Potteiger ~ basses A celebration of the genius of...
    October 12 ~ Brooklyn Baroque
    Music from 18th-Century Paris. Watch online here View the program Melanie Williams ~ flute Theresa Salomon ~ violin David Bakamjian ~ violoncello Rebecca Pechefsky ~ harpsichord In his autobiography, Telemann recounts his visit to Paris and names the musicians who played his music. This c...
    October 19 ~ The Walton Waites
    L’Arte di Suonare. Watch online here  View the program Cléa Galhano ~ recorder Joseph Jones ~ dulcian Donald Livingston ~ harpsichord Early 17th Century Sonatas (literally "the sounding of instruments") were integral to the flowering of the Baroque aesthetic. A new instrumental st...
    October 26 ~ Collectio Musicorum
    Music from the First Folio. Watch online here View the program Jeff S. Dailey ~ director & recorder Chad Kranak, Alex Longnecker & Christopher Preston Thompson ~ tenors Christopher Morrongiello ~ lute Patricia Ann Neely ~ viola da gamba  202...
    November 2 ~ Aaron Goler and Friends
    The Gebauer Hour. Watch online here View the program Aaron Goler, Morgan Davison & Ezra Gans ~ bassoons Kelsey Burnham ~ flute Elise Bonhivert ~ clarinet Rachel Nierenberg ~ horn  François-René Gebauer (1773–1845) was a Parisian bassoonist and composer. Hi...
    November 9 ~ Roberts and Sykes Duo
    A Conversation with Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord. Watch the full concert online here View the program Cynthia Roberts ~ violin Peter Sykes ~ harpsichord J.S. Bach’s G Major Sonata is full of joy and lyrical energy and is contrasted with the C minor Sonata with its passionate...
    November 16 ~ Night Music
    Telemann the Godfather. Watch online here View the program Leon Schelhase ~ harpsichord Geoffrey Burgess ~ oboe Karen Dekker ~ violin & viola Steven Zohn ~ flute Eve Miller ~ violoncello When Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote in 1775 that Telemann "raised me out of the baptismal font," ...
    November 16 @ 3:30pm ~ Gwendolyn Toth & Audrey Fernandez-Fraser
    Found in a Flea Market: The Carlo G Manuscript. Watch online here View the program Gwendolyn Toth ~ harpsichord Audrey Fernandez-Fraser ~ soprano  This recently-discovered manuscript gives a glimpse into early ornamentation notated with rarely-seen specificity in an array of son...
 

Midtown Concerts sponsors lunchtime performances of music of the 18th century and earlier. Ensembles are chosen by a panel of early music specialists from the metropolitan area.

Time: Thursdays, 1:15–2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

Concerts are in person at St. Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan, AND live streamed.