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GALA BENEFIT - Saturday September 24th

“This season's kick-off Gala Benefit Concert, Dinner, and Auction will take place at the beautiful venue of Belvedere's St. Stephen's Church. Auction items include a trip to Bach's Germany, visiting his birthplace at Eisenach and moving on to Leipzig with a private tour of the Thomaskirche and dinner at the historic Auerbachs Keller with its 16th-century Faust murals. Other trips include a stay in the Black Hills of South Dakota in a beautiful log home with room for 6 (including air fare for 2) and a weekend stay in a 3-bedroom 3-bath home at gorgeous Northstar-at-Tahoe. 

“The 2011/12 Concert Season - Celebrating the 30th anniversaries of Jeanne Lamon and the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir.”

The National Centre for Early Music posts its extensive early music listings for the autumn and winter 2011 calendar:

BAROQUE BAND Adventures Through the Looking Glass

The Queen of Hearts
The internationally renowned early music soprano, Dame Emma Kirkby gives us the honor of opening this new exciting season of Baroque Band. Get lost in a world of wonders and mysteries with Chicago's period orchestra and one of the most remarkable voices of the century.
 

News from “Early Music New York” ensemble of their 2011-2012 exciting season offerings. The following are the concert descriptions. Do plan on attending as well as plan on purchasing your tickets early as some of these events may sell-out early.

BURGUNDIAN RENAISSANCE: Sacred & Salacious Polyphony
EARLY MUSIC NEW YORK, Frederick Renz, Director

EARLY MUSIC NEW YORK'S chapel concerts within NYC's great gothic Cathedral, are the ideal setting for the masterful motets and saucy chansons by Josquin Desprez and his 15th-century Lowlands contemporaries. The epitome of Renaissance polyphony, intricate interwoven chant and secular melodies are spun into rich tapestries of unsurpassed beauty. EM/NY's singers are joined by dueling lute virtuosi.

Saturday, November 5, 8 PM
Sunday, November 6, 2 PM

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
#1 Subway to 110th Street

Visit the Early Music New York website or call Box Office 212 280-0330 for more information regarding ticket prices and subscription discounts.

Some dates to keep in mind if you are in New York City on these dates:

Mini early music festival at Bargemusic in Brooklyn:

• Thursday, September 8, 2011 ~ Asteria
• Friday, September 9, 2011 ~ Repast 
• Saturday, September 10, 2011 ~ Trefoil
  

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Conservatoria Di Musica -- Early Music Masterclass
With The Parley of Instruments (Great Britain)

To the best duo or trio of the Masterclass (judged at the sole discretion of masterclass teachers and organizers) the Associazione Culturale “Umbri-A Concerto” will give the opportunity, at expense of Associazione, to perform two concerts in Bulgaria (Sofia and Varna) in musical season 2011/2012.

Handel
Ariodante
Didonato
Gauvin | Puértolas | Lemieux | Lehtipuu | Brook
Il Complesso Barocco | Alan Curtis

Attached information concerning the latest Il Complesso Barocco recording release and tour.