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The Westchester Recorder Guild meets on the last Monday of each month (except for December). The 2011-2012 schedule is: Sept. 26, Oct. 31, Nov. 28, Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 26, Apr. 30, and May 21.

Recorder Society of Connecticut has invited all Westchester Recorder Guild members to join their playing sessions. 2011-2012 schedule: Sept 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, Feb 4, March 3, April 14, May 5; June 2-- Members concert and picnic. For more information: RSC website

Here is a list of the major venues and sponsoring organizations for early music events in the greater New York Metropolitan area, together with their websites, which provide concert schedules, contact and ticket information. Comments, suggestions and corrections are always welcome! Please contact Carol Scafati, cscafati@mac.com.

Next WRG Meeting

Monday, February 27, 2012
Doors open 7:30 PM; Tutti starts at 8:00 PM; playing sessions follow

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Bach Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

Lisa Terry, viola da gamba and Joanne Kong, harpsichord
Presented by THE DRYDEN ENSEMBLE

Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3 p.m.
Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary
64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Admission Free
Also: get to know Bach's works in depth at a demonstration & discussion of the three sonatas.
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 4 p.m.,Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
Admission Free

Lisa and Joanne will play excerpts, talk about the compositions, give history and anecdotes, and impart their shared enjoyment of working on these three masterpieces. The duo is touring the sonatas this winter, to Princeton, the University of Richmond, and the Winter Park Bach Festival in Florida.
For more information e-mail to: drydenensemble@gmail.com

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GOTHAM EARLY MUSIC SCENE (GEMS) is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of early music in New York City and serves professional and amateur performers and ensembles, church organizations, audiences and enthusiasts. Get on their mailing list and receive On the Scene which features current New York performances of early music. Call: 212-866-0468 or E-mail.

To keep pace with the expansion of GEMS's activities, they have "spun off" four new websites. Visit the new online homes for Salon/Sanctuary Concerts maintained by Artistic Director Jessica Gould, GEMS Live!, Nina Stern's educational program S'Cool Sounds, and Sinfonia New York created by Artistic Director Christine Gummere. We will maintain pages with summary information for each of these GEMS projects on our own website, with links to the full sites for each.

GEMS has also subscribed to a new web-based event listing service called Nearsay. They have a good, useful site that keeps people informed about events of interest in their own neighborhoods. Pay them a visit, and look for GEMS presence in Arts & Culture, Night Life, and Upper West Side.

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MUSIC BEFORE 1800 SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS
37th Season started September 25, 2011 at 4 pm at Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street, New York, NY 10027
Contact: e-mail; Telephone: 212-666-9266 Fax: 212-666-9266. See website for additional information.
"Music Before 1800 is the longest-running early music concert series in New York City. We have been presenting vocal and instrumental chamber music at Corpus Christi Church for twenty-eight years, with programs of sacred and secular music ranging from Medieval to early Classical."

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EARLY MUSIC NEW YORK at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Frederick Renz, Director. 37th Season starts Saturday November 5, 2011 at 8PM. (212) 749-6600 or e-mail.

Ticket Info: Phone: (212) 280-0330; On-line: www.EarlyMusicNY.org; At the door, ½-hour before performance

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MILLER THEATRE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Concerts at Church of St. Mary the Virgin and other NYC venues. Box office: 2960 Broadway (at 116th Street);  Phone: 212-854-7799; Fax: 212-854-7740; Hours: Monday-Friday, 12PM-6PM and two hours before performances. Check website for additional information and to order tickets on line.

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BACH VESPERS AT HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, corner of 65th Street and Central Park West. 44th Season Commences Sunday October 23 at 5PM. (free-will offering) Tel: 212.877.6815. See website for details of their new season.

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REBEL BAROQUE ENSEMBLE AND MUSICA ANTIQUA NOVA
REBEL concerts take place at various Metro area venues. The Musica Antiqua Nova Series takes place at the Bedford Presbyterian Church Village Green (junction, Rt. 22 / Rt. 172). Performance schedule and details at their website. Phone: 914-734-9537 ; E-mail

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THE CLOISTERS, Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY 10040. Concerts are held in the The Fuentidueña Chapel. Check the Metropolitan Museum events website.
Or call the Cloisters at (212) 650-2290 for information and to purchase tickets in advance. Get there early for parking and seats!