The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

With the advent of a more standardized orchestra came the concerto—a major work that featured one instrument with orchestral accompaniment.  Concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann, and more, as well as chamber selections rarely programmed.  Adrin Akins (countertenor), Jody Miller (recorder), Marcy Jean Brenner (viola da gamba), and Alexandra Dunbar (harpsichord and organ).

https://www.amethystbaroque.com/

With the advent of a more standardized orchestra came the concerto—a major work that featured one instrument with orchestral accompaniment.  Concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann, and more, as well as chamber selections rarely programmed.  Adrin Akins (countertenor), Jody Miller (recorder), Marcy Jean Brenner (viola da gamba), and Alexandra Dunbar (harpsichord and organ).

https://www.amethystbaroque.com/

With the advent of a more standardized orchestra came the concerto—a major work that featured one instrument with orchestral accompaniment.  Concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann, and more, as well as chamber selections rarely programmed.  Adrin Akins (countertenor), Jody Miller (recorder), Marcy Jean Brenner (viola da gamba), and Alexandra Dunbar (harpsichord and organ)

https://www.amethystbaroque.com/

The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) is known as the composer who brought the French opera style to greatness under the Sun-King, Louis XIV. But performances of his music in modern times are rare indeed. For these performances members of the ARTEK orchestra, together with six young artist Fellows, will perform under the leadership of international violin star Enrico Gatti, an expert in the stylistic interpretation of French baroque music. The program will include music of Lully together with music of Georg Muffat (1653-1704), who described the performance of the French Style in his Florilegium Primum and Secundum.

https://artekearlymusic.org/concerts/2023-2024/french-frenzy/

The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

The highlight of the season: ARTEK’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, Part 1 and Bach’s Cantata 191, Gloria in excelsis Deo (Bach’s Christmas reimagining of portions of the Gloria from the B minor Mass). Led by the brilliant violinist Cynthia Freivogel, with singers from ARTEK and the Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, and the ARTEK orchestra. Soloists: sopranos Sarah Chalfy, Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, Christina Kay, and Clara Rottsolk; countertenor Clifton Massey; tenors Andrew Fuchs and Jacob Perry Jr; and basses Peter Becker and Steven Hrycelak. The Messiah will feature several rarely heard versions of our favorite arias! Don’t miss ARTEK’s take on this familiar masterpiece in a performance informed by the best of historical practices, conducted by Gwendolyn Toth, professor of Historical Performance at The Graduate Center, CUNY as well as the director of both ARTEK and the Saint Ignatius of Antioch choir. Fredric Fehleisen, lecturer, is a noted expert in Handel and the Messiah; he is a professor of music history at Juilliard.

https://artekearlymusic.org/concerts/2023-2024/holiday-concert-handel-messiah-and-bach-gloria/

The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

In honor of William Byrd, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death, Abendmusik presents his most treasured compositions for viol consort: fantasies, In Nomines, dances, and arrangements of vocal works and keyboard pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and My Lady Nevell’s Book. Patricia Ann Neely ~ director and treble viol, Rosamund Morley ~ treble viol, Lawrence Lipnik ~ tenor viol, Dan McCarthy ~ tenor viol, Arnie Tanimoto ~ bass viol, and John Mark Rozendaal ~ bass viol.

https://www.gemsny.org/events/abendmusik

Featuring The Gesualdo Six + Abendmusik. An immersive staged mass celebrating the 400-year legacy of William Byrd. Created and directed by Bill Barclay. England’s finest Renaissance composer was a covert Catholic facing brutal prosecution in the English Reformation. Nonetheless, he persisted, composing clandestine services for worshippers who risked everything for their faith. Hear Byrd’s divine Mass for Five Voices as he intended: sung one-on-a-part in strictest secrecy. This unique concert experience theatrically places the audience in the center of a conversation around freedom of belief today. Featuring The Gesualdo Six, the renowned British singers taking the world by storm, and Abendmusik viol consort from NYC.

https://secure.performancesantafe.org/8826/8908

Featuring The Gesualdo Six + Abendmusik. An immersive staged mass celebrating the 400-year legacy of William Byrd. Created and directed by Bill Barclay. England’s finest Renaissance composer was a covert Catholic facing brutal prosecution in the English Reformation. Nonetheless, he persisted, composing clandestine services for worshippers who risked everything for their faith. Hear Byrd’s divine Mass for Five Voices as he intended: sung one-on-a-part in strictest secrecy. This unique concert experience theatrically places the audience in the center of a conversation around freedom of belief today. Featuring The Gesualdo Six, the renowned British singers taking the world by storm, and Abendmusik viol consort from NYC.

https://secure.performancesantafe.org/8825/8906

The 75+ musicians (playing period instruments) who regularly contribute to Bach Vespers are some of the finest early musicians in the nation. Over fifty years, eight hundred worship services, thousands of candles, and two Grammy nominations later, having performed 158 of the 200 extant cantatas, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity continues this series on many Sunday evenings from October to May.

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/bach-vespers

Salve mater fons amoris, (Hail Mother, Fountain of Love) is a musical meditation on motherly love through the lens of three exquisite Baroque pieces. The program begins with Alessandro Scarlatti’s bright and heartfelt setting of the well-known prayer, Salve Regina (Hail Mary), followed by a Trio Sonata in G Major by composer and nun, Isabella Leonarda. The program culminates with Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s moving and dramatic Stabat Mater (the Mother was Standing), a piece written on the composer’s deathbed at the age of 26, which tells the story of the Virgin Mary’s grief as she stood beside the cross.

https://liberocanto.org/events/

Salve mater fons amoris, (Hail Mother, Fountain of Love) is a musical meditation on motherly love through the lens of three exquisite Baroque pieces. The program begins with Alessandro Scarlatti’s bright and heartfelt setting of the well-known prayer, Salve Regina (Hail Mary), followed by a Trio Sonata in G Major by composer and nun, Isabella Leonarda. The program culminates with Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s moving and dramatic Stabat Mater (the Mother was Standing), a piece written on the composer’s deathbed at the age of 26, which tells the story of the Virgin Mary’s grief as she stood beside the cross.

https://liberocanto.org/events/

Few works evoke the dramatic intensity and impact of Bach’s Johannes-Passion, highlighting the extremes of human emotion and experience. Bach reveals his profound spirituality through powerful musical depictions of the passion drama, offering the listener some of the greatest moments to be found in his entire output. Bach brings the themes of betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption straight to the heart, placing the listener at the center of the drama. The Washington Bach Consort welcomes “impressive tenor” (The New York Times) Gene Stenger, who narrates the story in the role of the “Evangelist.”

https://bachconsort.org/sacrifice-and-redemption/

The musicians and staff of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity invite you to experience Zimmermann's legendary Coffee House!  Enjoy espresso, pastries, and beer while listening to the best of Bach as we kick off the 2023-2024 season, celebrating the 300th anniversary of JS Bach's fateful arrival in Leipzig where some of his best music was birthed.  You'll hear excerpts from his famous Coffee Cantata, sacred and secular arias accompanied by historical instruments, all in a spectacular German Baroque coffeehouse aesthetic.  Enjoy barista service and libations while showing your support for Bach Vespers by participating in a silent auction filled with special Bach merchandise, unique musical experiences, local culinary delights, and more!

https://www.holytrinitynyc.org/zimmermanns-coffeehouse