The Ensemble
WHAT WE DO~ The Teares of the Muses researches and performs works by composers who are all but forgotten today. For two years, we have been studying and performing 17th-century German sacred music by marvelous but neglected composers. Our present composer of choice is the Bohemian, Samuel Capricornus (1628-1665), Kapellmeister to the Württemberg court at Stuttgart. The highly successful spring concerts on April 15th and 16th featured Capricornus's Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld der Welt. Our new CD, Ein Lämmlein: 17th-Century German Passion Music, is based on this program. We continue our enthusiastic pursuit with the German 17th-century Christmas concert, "Wenn dein lieber Sohn kommt."
ABOUT US~ The Teares of the Muses performs at New York University at three venues: at Deutsches Haus on the New York University campus, St. Bartholomew's Church in midtown Manhattan, and St. Michael's Episcopal Church on the Upper West Side. In past years, it has performed in collaboration with students from N.Y.U.'s Steinhardt School and with the Collegium Musicum singers. A highlight was its participation in the 2004 New York Early Music Celebration.
The Teares of the Muses became a group with a permanent name in 2007 when it began its ongoing residency at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. John Cantrell conducts the excellent St. Michael's Choir; the two groups have appeared together in a number of church services and in warmly received concerts. Although the groups' specialty is the English verse anthem, they perform a variety of other music that is well-suited to voices and viols. Historic St. Michael's Church is exceptionally beautiful inside; Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) designed the stained glass windows and much of the interior.
The Teares of the Muses Trio—Margaret Panofsky, David Fenton and Christina Brandt-Young from the larger group—plays either background music or concerts, and the repertory ranges from serious consort music to light arrangements. This from David Hsia for a summer 2008 benefit for The Brown University Club and Opening Act: "I want to extend a big THANK YOU to each of you last night for helping us out with our wine-tasting rooftop benefit! The music was wonderful!" The Trio performed "Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La" at an art gallery and for FIGMENT in 2009, and has other concerts planned.
RECENT CONCERTS
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich," April 2010, funded by a New York University Creative Collaboration Support Grant
- "Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby," December 2010
- "Ein Lämmlein: 17th-Century German Passion Music," April 2011
UPCOMING CONCERTS
- "Wenn dein lieber Sohn kommt"
December 9, Deutsches Haus, 7:30pm
December 10, Bartholomew's Church, 4pm
December 12, St. Michael's Church, 7:30pm
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DONATIONS~ Please be a Muse to the Muses! Our expenses are not totally covered by New York University and we depend on your generosity to continue performing. Donations are acknowledged by N.Y.U. and are tax-deductible.
- Visit N.Y.U.'s Giving web page to make an online contribution to the Arts and Science Collegium Musicum.
- Or Mail your donation to this address:
New York University
Office of Gift Administration
PO Box 29303
New York, NY 10117-0275
Write "Arts and Science Collegium Musicum" on the memo line.
