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2009 - 2010 Series
Midtown Concerts:
September 2009 | October 2009 | November 2009 | December 2009 | January 2010
February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 | May 2010
January 2010
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Parthenia: The New-yeeres Gift
The viol consort Parthenia and guest Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano, will perform The New-yeeres Gift on the Midtown Concerts series at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Parthenia (Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley, Lisa Terry) will present a concert for Christmas and the New Year featuring The Ballad of the Rosemary by contemporary composer Will Ayton along with Anthony Holborne’s dance, The New-yeeres Gift, and other works by Elizabethan and 21st century composers. The New York Times describes Parthenia as “a first-rate consort of viols” and The New Yorker calls them “one of the brightest lights in New York’s early-music scene.” Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek is a member of the world-famous early music ensemble, Anonymous 4 and has a reputation as a versatile and accomplished soloist, performing music from Bach to Babbitt. Her voice is lauded by the Boston Globe as “a wonder of unadorned beauty.”
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Brooklyn Baroque: Spotlight on Boismortier
Brooklyn Baroque will perform Spotlight on Boismortier on the Midtown Concerts series at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Brooklyn Baroque (Andrew Bolotowsky, flute; David Bakamjian, cello; Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord) will present sonatas for flute, cello, and harpsichord by the prolific but little-known French Baroque composer, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Brooklyn Baroque, ensemble-in-residence at the historic Morris-Jumel Mansion, made its debut in the fall of 2000 and specializes in the music of Bach and his contemporaries. The American Record Guide praises these “fantastic” artists’ “strange power” and “compelling and lively” performance.
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Ensemble Breve Musical Bouquet of French Baroque Style
Ensemble BREVE will perform Musical Bouquet of French Baroque Style on the Midtown Concerts series at St. Bartholomew’s Church. This delightful and varied concert includes Jean-Marie Leclair’s “Deuxième Recreation De Musique” and Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Twelfth Paris Quartet” from the later set of French-inspired works. The instrumentalists – Deborah Booth (flute & recorder), Louise Schulman (violin & viola), Stephen Rapp (harpsichord), and Patricia Ann Neely (viola da gamba) will then be joined by guest artist, Arlene Travis (soprano) for an aria from a cantata by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair.
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Amy Bartram & Ekko Jennings Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Music of 16th-Century England
Amy Bartram and Ekko Jennings will perform Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Music of 16th-Century England on the Midtown Concerts series at St. Bartholomew’s Church. This talented duo will present the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn through songs and instrumental works by Cornish, Sermisy, and Henry VIII himself, as well as settings of poems attributed to Anne Boleyn.
 
Concerts are subject to change. Visit our website at www.midtownconcerts.org for up-to-the-minute information.
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