Josquin and the Franco-Flemish School

In the golden acoustic of the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, Res Facta Vocal Ensemble brings to life the music of Josquin des Prez and the Franco-Flemish masters — the composers who, in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, shaped the Golden Era of Western choral music.

The program features motets, mass movements, chansons, and frottolas by Josquin alongside works by de Rore, Senfl, Manchicourt, Créquillon, and Clemens non Papa — composers who spread the Franco-Flemish style across Europe, from the courts of Burgundy to the chapels of Rome, Vienna, and beyond.



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20th Anniversary Concert

New York Polyphony returns to where it all began. Twenty years (nearly to the day!) after the ensemble's debut at St. Mary the Virgin Times Square, the acclaimed quartet celebrates this milestone anniversary with a selection of favorite works. This specially curated program highlights the group’s stylistic range, featuring Renaissance masters including Byrd, Palestrina and Crecquillon alongside contemporary composers Andrew Smith and Akemi Naito.

Saturday, September 19 at 7 pm
​Church of St. Mary the Virgin
​145 West 46th Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues, Manhattan

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Cantatas and motets of Bach’s older cousin, the reigning star of the Bach family in the 17^th century. With singers Sarah Frei, Kirsten Sollek, Matthew Newhouse, and Peter Becker, and chamber ensemble led by violinist Cynthia Freivogel.

Thursday, November 19 at 7 pm

Friday, November 20 at 7 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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The stellar violinist Cynthia Freivogel performs violin repertoire from Southern Germany, including Biber’s Sonata in F and Passacaglia on the hymn to the Guardian Angel, and solo sonatas by Biber’s student, Johann Joseph Vilsmayr.

Saturday, November 21 at 7 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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ARTEK’s festive holiday concert has become a New York City tradition. This season, Gwendolyn Toth conducts Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor with singers and orchestra (Cynthia Freivogel, concertmaster).

Friday, January 1 at 3 pm

Saturday, January 2 at 3 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

All seats reserved:

$100, $75, $50, $20

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Italian virtuoso violinist Enrico Gatti returns for chamber music featuring the piano quintets of Luigi Boccherini (Dongsok Shin, fortepiano), including the famous Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid.

Friday, February 19 at 8 pm

Saturday, February 20 at 7 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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Violinist Enrico Gatti leads ARTEK’s Young Artist Fellows in a program of vocal and instrumental music by Luigi Boccherini, known for his innovative and eloquent late 18^th-century music. Program includes chamber music for strings and arias from Boccherini’s Stabat Mater.

Friday, February 26 at 8 pm

Saturday, February 27 at 7 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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No other composer touches both our minds, our hearts, and our souls like Johann Sebastian Bach. Enjoy an evening of cantata arias and instrumental music with celebrated artists: Richard Pittsinger, tenor; David Ross, flute; Cynthia Freivogel, violin; Loretta O’Sullivan, cello; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; and Gwendolyn Toth, keyboard.

Friday, April 23 at 7 pm

Saturday, April 24 at 7 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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Cynthia Freivogel plays solo sonatas and partitas by Bach for solo violin, including the extraordinary Chaconne in D minor.

Sunday, April 25 at 3 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church

264 West 87th Street between Broadway & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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