2007 - 2008 Series

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January 2008

January 2
The Grenser Trio
Pocket-Sized Beethoven
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave. at 51st St.
1:15 p.m. - FREE
Intimate chamber versions of some of Beethoven's larger works, including the Scherzo from his Second Symphony (arranged for trio by the composer himself), played on clarinet, cello, and fortepiano.

January 9
Patricia Ruggles, mezzo-soprano
The Pleasures of Purcell
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave. at 51st St.
1:15 p.m. - FREE
Mezzo-soprano Patricia Ruggles presents a program of songs by Henry Purcell from various sources, including "single songs," musical plays, hymns and his one true opera, Dido and Aeneas.

January 16
Machicoti
Music of Guillaume de Machaut
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave. at 51st St.
1:15 p.m. - FREE
Machicoti, A Medieval Ensemble, will perform a diverse selection of the vast output of the greatest composer of the 14th century, Guillaume de Machaut, including ballades, motets, and love songs.

January 23
ARTEK
Classical Trios with Fortepiano
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave. at 51st St.
1:15 p.m. - FREE
Theresa Salomon (violin), Loretta O'Sullivan (cello) and Gwendolyn Toth (fortepiano) perform trios by the immortal Viennese composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.

January 30
Christa Patton
Baroque Harp Recital
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Ave. at 51st St.
1:15 p.m. - FREE
Sumptuous solos for the baroque triple harp from early 17th-century Italy, interspersed with continuo songs by Monteverdi, Caccini and d'India. With guest Elizabeth Baber, soprano.

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