Early Music Concerts

Early Music in New York

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  1. The Blood of the Rose

    17:00-18:00Music Before 1800 (Corpus Christi Church)Aniela Eddy; Kako Boga; Laura Lutzke

    In 1701 Peru, Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco’s La Púrpura de la Rosa became the first opera ever performed in the Americas. The libretto, written by a renowned Spanish poet Pedro Calderón de la Barca, recounts the tragic l…

  2. Still Life with Dowland and Britten

    18:00-19:15Tenet Vocal Artists (House of the Redeemer / Fabbri Mansion)Jolle Greenleaf; Haitham Haidar; Charlie Weaver

    While separated in life by 300 years, John Dowland and Benjamin Britten shared masterful gifts for setting poetry to music. This intimate program for two singers, lute, and harp reveals the engaging simplicity of the hu…

  3. Stile Antico: Polyphonic Postcards

    19:30-21:00USD 30Miller Theatre at Columbia University (Church of St. Mary the Virgin)Stile Antico

    The acclaimed vocal ensemble Stile Antico returns with a program offering vivid snapshots of the music, politics, and culture at the height of the Renaissance.

  4. Still Life with Dowland and Britten

    18:00-19:15Tenet Vocal Artists (Ascension Episcopal Church)Jolle Greenleaf; Haitham Haidar; Charlie Weaver

    While separated in life by 300 years, John Dowland and Benjamin Britten shared masterful gifts for setting poetry to music. This intimate program for two singers, lute, and harp reveals the engaging simplicity of the hu…

  5. November 2026

  6. Children of Orpheus

    17:00-18:00Music Before 1800 (Corpus Christi Church)Chloe Fedor; Manami Mizumoto; Johanna Novom

    As the first musician to be interred in the Roman Pantheon, Arcangelo Corelli stands among the most revered figures of the Baroque era. Praised by contemporaries as Orpheus of his age, his legacy shines through this pro…

  7. The Gesualdo Six: Fading

    19:30-21:00USD 35Miller Theatre at Columbia University (Church of St. Mary the Virgin)The Gesualdo Six; Owain Park

    The award-winning The Gesualdo Six returns with a program inspired by the ancient service of Compline, which marks the close of the day and the onset of night.

  8. Here Let Me Forever Dwell

    18:00-19:15Tenet Vocal Artists (St. Luke in the Fields)Jolle Greenleaf; Jeffrey Grossman; Elisa Sutherland

    Henry Purcell was among the earliest masters of English theatrical music. In this performance, Tenet presents songs and instrumental suites from Purcell's court festivities in an offering to Cecelia, the Patron Saint of…

  9. December 2026

  10. The Tallis Scholars: Hail Mary

    19:30-21:00USD 55Miller Theatre at Columbia University (Church of St. Mary the Virgin)The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips

    The Tallis Scholars return to Church of St. Mary in NYC with a holiday concert celebrating music in praise of the Virgin Mary

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