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2023–24 NYC Concert Series

The 24 Violins Cross the Alps

Last season, our largest ever group of strings recreated the official string band for France’s court at Versailles—for our 2023–24 finale, this smashing orchestra reunites in a new program celebrating the influence of Lully’s 24 Violons du Roy on German and Italian music, through works by Muffat and Corelli.

The Sanctuary of Brick Presbyterian Church (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

Harmony Without Borders

This uniquely conceived recital—set amongst the stunning stained glass of Brick Chapel—interweaves the keyboard music of Jean-Philippe Rameau with violin sonatas of Arcangelo Corelli, continuing the “conversation” between Italian and French baroque styles.

The Chapel of Brick Presbyterian Church (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

The Italian Bach / The French Bach

This exquisite weekend features two intimate performances spanning the complete J.S. Bach for solo violin, performed by Nicholas DiEugenio. Daniel Lee and Jeffrey Grossman provide complementary works exploring the Italian and French sides of Bach’s musical personality.

The French Bach

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, NYC (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

The Italian Bach / The French Bach

This exquisite weekend features two intimate performances spanning the complete J.S. Bach for solo violin, performed by Nicholas DiEugenio. Daniel Lee and Jeffrey Grossman provide complementary works exploring the Italian and French sides of Bach’s musical personality.

The Italian Bach

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, NYC (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

The Four Seasons

Vivaldi’s beloved concerti brought to life by four stunning soloists: Nicholas DiEugenio, Daniel Lee, Isabelle Seula Lee, and Beth Wenstrom. On display at the performance will be contemporary photography evoking the seasons.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

Voices of Versailles

This luscious French concert features the eight singers of the Yale Voxtet and the Sebastians’ core quartet of two violins, cello, and harpsichord, plus recorders, oboes, viola, violone, and theorbo. The program centers around Charpentier’s La Couronne de fleurs.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

Obsession and Legacy

Arcangelo Corelli’s hard-earned fame meant he would influence generations of musicians to come. In this original program of music and scenes, the Sebastians core quartet will be joined by two actors in the intimate Alchemical Studios for a dramatic exploration of what it means to want it all.

Alchemical Studios (map)

2023–24 NYC Concert Series

The Five Concerti

The Sebastians are back in full force! This sparkling season premiere features soaring solos for cello, harpsichord, violin, flute, and more in grand concerti by Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

Bach: Mass in G

For our Tenth Anniversary Season Finale we present a special performance of Bach’s Mass in G major, BWV 236 with four exquisite solo singers. Works by Bach’s contemporaries will be woven through the movements of the mass, in a fitting celebratory cap to the season that has explored baroque music and Bach’s influence across so many times and places.

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

The “24 Violins”

The “24 Violins” was the official string band for France’s court at Versailles. It was so alluring that the British court copied its five-part structure almost immediately. We have gathered our largest ever group of strings to try to reimagine the sound of this magnificent ensemble, performing music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, who was famous as Louis XIV’s maître de musique, alongside Bach’s French Overture.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th St. (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

Bach in Motion

Two interdisciplinary recitals this year highlight the music of Bach—for Bach in Motion, we’ve invited special guest dancer Steven Vilsaint to join directors Daniel Lee and Jeffrey Grossman as they interpret and explore Bach’s violin and harpsichord sonatas together. Steven’s style of contemporary, Haitian folklore, ballroom, popping, locking, and break dancing shows baroque music in a completely new light.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

The Italian Violin

Join core musicians Nicholas DiEugenio and Jeffrey Grossman in New York City’s historic Brick Church (est. 1768) for an intimate recital centered around the violin and its Italian roots. Music by Fontana, Scarlatti, Somis, Handel, and Bach’s incredible Sonata in C major for solo violin.

The Chapel of Brick Presbyterian Church (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

Bach: Cantata 51

This encore performance of Bach’s Cantata 51 reunites the Sebastians with beloved Dutch-American soprano Katharine Dain, recent winner of the 2021 Edison Award, for a program featuring trumpet soloist Steven Marquardt and strings. The evening includes music by Corelli, Handel, and Telemann, closing with the Sebastians’ signature rendition of Vivaldi’s Folia.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

New Then, New Now

Time travel with us in a thrilling, rhythmic concert conceived with the award-winning modern percussion/cello duo New Morse Code. We’ll be interweaving baroque music from the stylus fantasticus—the new music of the seventeenth century—with new music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2022–23 NYC Concert Series

Bach: Concerti

Our season premiere concert is a celebration of the concerto—flashy, funky, and fun. Come hear a large assortment of soloists shine in this dazzling program featuring two Brandenburg concerti by our namesake, J.S. Bach, and quirky concerti by by Pisendel and W.F. Bach.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Dance With Bach

We’ve waited two years to bring you this exquisite collaboration between the Sebastians and choreographer Christopher Caines—enjoy the most beautiful movement and music together, with newly commissioned choreography by Christopher Caines Dance and dance suites by Bach.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Dance With Bach

We’ve waited two years to bring you this exquisite collaboration between the Sebastians and choreographer Christopher Caines—enjoy the most beautiful movement and music together, with newly commissioned choreography by Christopher Caines Dance and dance suites by Bach.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Dance With Bach

We’ve waited two years to bring you this exquisite collaboration between the Sebastians and choreographer Christopher Caines—enjoy the most beautiful movement and music together, with newly commissioned choreography by Christopher Caines Dance and dance suites by Bach.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

À la mode

The “sparkling, radiant” Dutch-American soprano Katharine Dain returns in repertoire celebrating the delicious sound of the French baroque.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Bach for Two

An intimate recital featuring founding director Daniel Lee and artistic director Jeffrey Grossman.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Once Upon a Time…

music, stories, and poems

This concert celebrates the 400th birthday of Jean de La Fontaine, the French poet best known for his fables, and all art that evokes a story—music and spoken text that tells a story, or even just reminds us of the magic of storytelling.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2021–22 NYC Concert Series

Oktoberfest with Bach

Our return to the stage features German music and a new German harpsichord by John Phillips, along with improvised live painting by Kristina Libby and Joan Iaconetti. Music by Meder, Handel, Pisendel, Rosenmüller, of course our namesake, J.S. Bach, and a sonata by his older brother, Johann Jacob Bach.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2020–21 NYC Concert Series

Virtual Season Finale

livestream concert and virtual reception

Our season finale included Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 5; C.P.E. Bach’s Quartet in A minor for flute, viola, cello, and harpsichord; Porpora’s Sinfonia da camera, op. 2, no. 6; and Vivaldi’s Overture to Part 2 of La Senna festeggiante. Filmed by Four/Ten Media.

2020–21 NYC Concert Series

The Sebastians at Home II

livestream concert and virtual reception

Jeffrey Grossman begins the concert with an amuse-bouche by Bach. Daniel Lee traveled to North Carolina to record pieces for two violins by Telemann and Leclair in person with Nicholas DiEugenio. Jeffrey Grossman and Daniel also performed a sonata by Senaillé. Finally, through the magic of technology, Nicholas, Daniel, and Jeffrey perform a rarely-played trio sonata by Jacquet de La Guerre.

2020–21 NYC Concert Series

The Sebastians at Home

livestream concert and virtual reception

Daniel Lee and Jeffrey Grossman recorded sonatas by Joseph Bologne and Jacquet de La Guerre (and some Bach) in New York; Nicholas DiEugenio and Mimi Solomon recorded Schubert in North Carolina; Ezra Seltzer recorded Colombi in Upstate New York.

2020–21 NYC Concert Series

2020–21 Virtual Season

While performing concerts for in-person audiences wasn’t possible this year, we instead debuted a free donor-supported Virtual Season, including the release of 30+ videos and three newly-recorded virtual concerts.

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Season Finale: Dance with Bach

This concert was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been rescheduled for May 2022. Learn more about the rescheduled performances. This exquisite collaboration between the Sebastians and choreographer Christopher Caines will take your breath away—enjoy the most beautiful movement and music together, with the Christopher Caines Dance Company in dance suites by Bach and his French contemporaries

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Season Finale: Dance with Bach

This concert was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been rescheduled for May 2022. Learn more about the rescheduled performances. This exquisite collaboration between the Sebastians and choreographer Christopher Caines will take your breath away—enjoy the most beautiful movement and music together, with the Christopher Caines Dance Company in dance suites by Bach and his French contemporaries

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Up Close and Personal

This concert was sadly cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sip a glass of wine while enjoying the core Sebastians quartet and the violoncello da spalla in the intimate Tenri Cultural Institute

Tenri Cultural Institute (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Words and Music

Break into the new year with a genre-crossing concert featuring the Sebastians lauded core quartet and lauded poet Kimiko Hahn

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Shout for Joy

The “sparkling, radiant” Dutch-American soprano Katharine Dain and trumpeter Steven Marquardt (“powerful… elegant… glorious”) join the Sebastians in Bach’s Cantata 51

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Bach’s Dueling Harpsichords

Arthur Haas and Jeffrey Grossman go head-to-head with the Sebastians strings in a thrilling concert for two harpsichords and fourteen hands

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2019–20 NYC Concert Series

Fiddle While Rome Burns

Let’s toast the beginning of a new season in style—with virtuosic new Italian music of the 17th century for violin and continuo, paired with delicious Italian wines in a cool Greenwich Village venue

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

The Art of the Violin

1 violin, 2 violins, 3 violins, 4 violins… This concert celebrates the virtuosity and variety of the violin, from solo sonatas all the way to concerti grossi.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

In 2019, the Sebastians and TENET Vocal Artists are teaming up again to present Bach’s even more stunning St. Matthew Passion, which features two orchestras and two group of vocal soloists! This unconducted performance features an exceptional orchestra and cast of singers, and it is truly the highlight of our season—a MUST-SEE for all New York music-lovers. Jeffrey Grossman will lead the two ensembles from the chamber organ with tenor Aaron Sheehan as the Evangelist and Tyler Duncan as Jesus. Daniel S. Lee leads the first orchestra and Nicholas DiEugenio the second, for a special experience: the St. Matthew Passion as chamber music.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chelsea (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

In 2019, the Sebastians and TENET Vocal Artists are teaming up again to present Bach’s even more stunning St. Matthew Passion, which features two orchestras and two group of vocal soloists! This unconducted performance features an exceptional orchestra and cast of singers, and it is truly the highlight of our season—a MUST-SEE for all New York music-lovers. Jeffrey Grossman will lead the two ensembles from the chamber organ with tenor Aaron Sheehan as the Evangelist and Tyler Duncan as Jesus. Daniel S. Lee leads the first orchestra and Nicholas DiEugenio the second, for a special experience: the St. Matthew Passion as chamber music.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chelsea (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Bach: The Complete Violin & Continuo

Nicholas DiEugenio and Jeffrey Grossman present J.S. Bach’s two sonatas and fugue for violin and continuo, surrounded by works by Bach’s contemporaries. Often overlooked by performers, the two sonatas, gems of the chamber music repertoire, highlight multiple facets of his musical personality—sweet and joyful (the G major sonata) vs. dark and unsettled (the E minor sonata). This program is the perfect complement to the November 10 concert of Bach’s six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Handel’s Messiah

The musicians of the Sebastians have long looked forward to putting their personal stamp on Handel’s beloved Messiah. For the first time ever, the Sebastians and TENET Vocal Artists will present their unique take on the time-honored masterwork this December. With a choir of only twelve amazing vocal soloists and an orchestra of only fifteen remarkable instrumentalists, the Sebastians and TENET highlight the majesty as well as the intimacy of Messiah. From textures as humble as a single violin, singer, and continuo, to the awe-inspiring excitement of the full ensemble—including trumpets and timpani!—Handel’s genius has never been better showcased.

St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Handel’s Messiah

The musicians of the Sebastians have long looked forward to putting their personal stamp on Handel’s beloved Messiah. For the first time ever, the Sebastians and TENET Vocal Artists will present their unique take on the time-honored masterwork this December. With a choir of only twelve amazing vocal soloists and an orchestra of only fifteen remarkable instrumentalists, the Sebastians and TENET highlight the majesty as well as the intimacy of Messiah. From textures as humble as a single violin, singer, and continuo, to the awe-inspiring excitement of the full ensemble—including trumpets and timpani!—Handel’s genius has never been better showcased.

St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Bach: The Complete Violin & Harpsichord

Daniel S. Lee and Jeffrey Grossman present the complete sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach—these six sonatas are not only finely crafted, intricate, and beautiful pieces, but represent a historically important step in the development of the keyboard in chamber music. Join us for the first classical performances offered in beautiful Harlem Parish.

Harlem Parish, NYC (map)

2018–19 NYC Concert Series

Venice to Rome

Solo sonatas and trio sonatas by Venetian and Roman composers, celebrating the two most important Italian centers of baroque music

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2017–18 NYC Concert Series

Bach to Bach: Brandenburg Concerti and Orchestral Suites

Our grand season finale juxtaposes the Italian virtuosity of Bach’s Brandenburg concerti with the French elegance of his Orchestral Suites—back to back. Rarely performed together, these magnificent works reveal two sides of Bach’s musical personality and feature an exceptional variety of instrumental colors: seductive flute, playful oboes and bassoon, majestic hunting horns, exhilarating harpsichord, and even the brilliant violino piccolo, played by our own in-house specialist, founding director Daniel S. Lee.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2017–18 NYC Concert Series

TENEbrae: Pathway to Light

The Sebastians and TENET, following last season’s acclaimed St. John Passion, are thrilled to join forces again for a transcendent concert of sublime sacred cantatas by the German baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude and instrumental works by his compatriots Handel, Biber, and Kerll. This stirring program is an invocation of spring, calling forth hope from despair and light from darkness.

St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC (map)

Neighborhood Classics

Happy birthday, Bach!

Sadly, this performance was cancelled due to inclement weather. The Sebastians celebrate Bach and his influence in this sparkling program including works by Corelli, Handel, Vivaldi, and the master himself.

PS 321, Brooklyn (map)

2017–18 NYC Concert Series

Hearing Nationalism

What does it mean to be a German, French, or Italian composer? In the 18th century, as national identity became more defined, composers grappled with that question, expressing their emerging national styles while also freely borrowing from others. This cosmopolitan program of Corelli, Telemann, Couperin, Muffat, Boyce, Royer, and Handel brings to life an enchanting diversity of styles.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2017–18 NYC Concert Series

Via Amsterdam: Musical Immigration

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Amsterdam was a thriving musical “port city”—one of the few places composers sent their precious manuscripts to be published, and from there, disseminated across Europe. In this concert, the Sebastians explore chamber music by Locatelli, who made Amsterdam his home, and his Italian compatriots who published there: Corelli, Mossi, Somis, Vivaldi, and Lully.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, NYC (map)

Bridget Kibbey & the Sebastians

Bridget Kibbey & the Sebastians

Sensational harpist Bridget Kibbey, declared “a marvel” by The New York Times, will join forces with members of the Sebastians, an ensemble known for “elegant string playing… immaculate in tuning and balance” (Early Music Today). J.S. Bach’s monumental Toccata & Fugue in D minor will be part of their inspired program that re-imagines masterpieces of this baroque master, adapted by Kibbey for harp and early-instrument string quartet.

Wave Hill, Bronx, NY (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

The Musical Offering

Following a season of grand orchestras and spectacular ensembles, we return for our season finale to chamber music, and the intimacy of the quartet—baroque violin, flute, cello, and harpsichord. This sparkling program features music by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries, Handel and Telemann, including selections from Bach’s famous Musical Offering.

Featuring, Daniel S. Lee, violin, David Ross, traverso, Ezra Seltzer, cello, and Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

The Complete J.S. Bach for Solo Violin

The crown jewel of our season: this unique concert experience promises to present Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin as you’ve never heard them before. Bach’s six contrapuntal masterpieces will be presented as an installation for you to explore. Come enter “the mind of the master” with the virtuosic violinists of the Sebastians.

St. John the Divine (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

St. John Passion

The Sebastians and TENET are teaming up to present J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion in an unconducted performance with an exceptional orchestra and cast of singers. This spectacular production is truly the highlight of our season, and a MUST-SEE for all New York music-lovers. Jeffrey Grossman will lead the two ensembles from the chamber organ with tenor Aaron Sheehan as the Evangelist.

St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, NYC (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

St. John Passion

The Sebastians and TENET are teaming up to present J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion in an unconducted performance with an exceptional orchestra and cast of singers. This spectacular production is truly the highlight of our season, and a MUST-SEE for all New York music-lovers. Jeffrey Grossman will lead the two ensembles from the chamber organ with tenor Aaron Sheehan as the Evangelist.

St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, NYC (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

The Four Seasons

This festive program will center on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, paired with a newly commissioned companion work by Tawnie Olson. Olson’s unique approach to birdsong will shed new light on the changing of the seasons, and pairing Vivaldi’s concerti with this world premiere will make for one thrilling evening. The new work by Olson will be a reflection, a mirror, and a response to Vivaldi that will help to further enliven and enrich the concert experience for modern listeners.

The concert will be bookended with music by J. S. Bach, underlining the direct influence these two composers had on each other, despite never meeting.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2016–17 NYC Concert Series

The Brandenburg Concerti

We open our season with a performance of five of J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti. While these works are widely regarded as some of the most famous orchestral compositions of the baroque period, their diverse instrumentation makes programming more than one concerto in a concert a rare occurrence.

Our trumpet soloist John Thiessen was described by The New York Times as “the gold standard of Baroque trumpet playing in this country.” We’re thrilled to have John join our ensemble of exquisite soloists, which includes Priscilla Herreid, Meg Owens, David Ross, and others.

St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, NYC (map)

Chelsea Music Festival

The Chelsea Music Festival celebrates great music by bringing together world-leading musicians and exciting newcomers to the international stage in the performing, culinary and visual arts.

New York City

2015–16 NYC Concert Series

A Night on the Seine

Paris, 1741: Join us for a magnificent salon celebrating the decadent French spirit. Selections from Couperin’s Les Nations alongside music by Lully, Rebel, Telemann, and a special concerto by J. S. Bach will take your breath away in this grand season finale.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

with Trident Ensemble

Praise the Lord!

Earthly and heavenly, natural and spiritual – sometimes the two aren’t so different. From pop songs concealed in liturgy, to opera composers moonlighting as church musicians, Trident Ensemble, and the Sebastians team up to bring you an evening of exuberant sacred music influenced by secular trends. Come celebrate the summer with music by Du Fay, Monteverdi, Lully, Corelli, and more. Thank God (or the tilt of the Earth’s rotational axis) for the warm weather!

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, NYC (map)

at St. Bartholomew’s Church

Andy Akiho and the Sebastians

This intriguing double bill juxtaposes music by the dynamic young composer Andy Akiho with a set of baroque masterpieces performed by the Sebastians. The piquant counterpoint of such works as Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, which anchors the Sebastians’ program, is echoed by the keen sense of line in Akiho’s masterful LIgNEouS for string quartet and marimba. Akiho’s music, praised by the Times as “mold-breaking” and “vital,” features a cadre of today’s finest chamber musicians.

the Sebastians
Kristin Lee, violin
Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
Amphion String Quartet:
Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violin
Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola
Mihai Marica, cello

St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York (map)

Discovering Graupner

Graupner & Graap

The Sebastians have teamed up with baritone Michael Hix to unearth the forgotten cantatas of Christoph Graupner.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

With Avaloch at National Sawdust

The Sebastians perform an exciting set of large chamber works as part of the Avaloch Farm Music Institute’s showcase at National Sawdust, Williamsburg’s newest and coolest music venue.

2015–16 NYC Concert Series

Orfeo del violino

As the legendary Orpheus used his music as a rhetorical weapon, Arcangelo Corelli brought a new level of virtuosity and expression to violin playing. This intimate program brings you inside Corelli’s musical world via his older Roman compatriots, including Lelio Colista, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Alessandro Stradella.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2015–16 NYC Concert Series

Romance and Wrath

Audience favorite Awet Andemicael (“enchanting” –Brandenburger Stadtkurier; “exquisite” –Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; “completely winning” –Boston Phoenix) rejoins the Sebastians for a new program of fiery, passionate vocal and instrumental music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and more.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2015–16 NYC Concert Series

The Three Musketeers

The Sebastians violinists Daniel S. Lee Nicholas DiEugenio and Alexander Woods present a dazzling display of virtuoso works for three violins and continuo. “All for one and one for all!”

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

The violino piccolo

Recording the smallest violin

Daniel S. Lee, scholar and virtuoso, wrote his doctoral dissertation on the violono piccolo. This season he leads the Sebastians in a recording of works for the diminutive instrument by Telemann, Fux, Pfeiffer, Buxtehude, and others.

New York

2014–15 NYC Concert Series

From Heaven to Earth

Sacred and secular works by Handel and Vivaldi with soprano Awet Andemicael, featuring our signature rendition of Vivaldi’s La Folia.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

Midtown Concerts

Over the Alps

The Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church (map)

at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Bach Vespers

Bach Vespers of Holy Trinity and the Sebastians perform Bach’s cantata, BWV 4 “Christ lag in Todesbanden” under the direction of Donald Meineke.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

2014–15 NYC Concert Series

Lenten Mysteries

Biber’s Rosary Sonatas and other evocative works for violin and continuo with the Sebastians core musicians, Daniel S. Lee, Ezra Seltzer, and Jeffrey Grossman.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Bach Vespers

Bach Vespers of Holy Trinity and the Sebastians perform Bach’s cantata, BWV 188, “Ich habe meine Zuversicht,” under the direction of Donald Meineke.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Bach and Before: The Musical Lineage of Leipzig

Works by Bach, Telemann, Buxtehude, Rosenmüller, and Pfeiffer

Part of the Holy Trinity Mid-Winter Festival

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Bach Vespers

Bach Vespers of Holy Trinity and the Sebastians perform Bach’s cantata, BWV 83, “Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde,” under the direction of Donald Meineke.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

2014–15 NYC Concert Series

’Tis the Season!

Celebrating the approaching new year with Vivaldi’s famed Four Seasons, with violinists Daniel S. Lee, Nicholas DiEugenio, and Dongmyung Ahn.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Bach Vespers

Bach Vespers of Holy Trinity and the Sebastians perform Bach’s cantata, BWV 115, “Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit,” under the direction of Donald Meineke.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

2014–15 NYC Concert Series

Bach to Bach

Kicking off our third season as ensemble-in-residence at All Angels’ Church with oboist Priscilla Herreid (Piffaro) in a program featuring music by our namesake, Bach, and his contemporaries. The evening will include a trio of works by J.S. Bach—a trio sonata, a violin and continuo sonata, and the first cello suite—as well as works by Handel, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach, Rosenmüller, and Froberger.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

in collaboration with TENET

The Motets of J.S. Bach

The Sebastians join forces with TENET and guest conductor Scott Metcalfe to offer a program of motets by J.S. Bach. Featured motets include “Komm, Jesu komm,” “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied,” and “Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir.”

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

Teaming up once again with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians are performing Purcell’s magnificent score in six performances featuring a new libretto by Christopher Caines based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Christopher Caines, stage director and choreographer
Jeffrey Grossman, music director

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

Early Music Festival: NYC

The Bach Family

In a concert featuring chamber and orchestral works for oboe, strings, and harpsichord, the Sebastians celebrate the 300th anniversary of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s birth by juxtaposing his music with that of his father Johann Sebastian and brothers Johann Christian and Wilhelm Friedemann.

Saint Peter’s Church (map)

2013–14 NYC Concert Series

Rameau’s Tale

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Rameau’s death

The Sebastians perform a music from Rameau’s operas, and by his contemporaries Louis-Antoine Dornel, Couperin, Corelli, and Telemann.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

at Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church

Daniel S. Lee and Jeffrey Grossman in Recital

Featuring works by Bach, Biber, Corelli, Fontana, Froberger, Handel, Telemann, and Vivaldi. The program will explore the emergence of the instrumental styles of 17th-century Italy and the adaptation of the Italian styles in 18th-century Austro-Germany.

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

2013–14 NYC Concert Series

Stylus fantasticus

The new music of the 17th century from Italy

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

More Between Heaven and Earth

Thomas Jefferson, Maria Cosway, and the Music and Philosophy of the Enlightenment

Featuring:
Campbell Scott as Thomas Jefferson
Melissa Errico as Maria Cosway
Judith Hawking as the Narrator

Jessica Gould, soprano
Tony Boutté, tenor
Script and Stage Direction by Erica Gould
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord & leader

Igniting in Revolutionary Paris and unfolding over a 40-year epistolary relationship, the correspondence between Jefferson and Cosway brims with exquisite music and eloquent prose, as the romance between two polymaths, the Statesman-Architect and the Musician-Painter, renders a vivid picture of musical life in 18th century France and America.

The Bissel Room, Fraunces Tavern (map)

2013–14 NYC Concert Series

Christmas in Rome

Featuring Corelli’s Christmas Concerto

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square

On a Cold Winter’s Eve

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, NYC (map)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

The Heirs of Tantalus

From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero

Jessica Gould, soprano
José Lemos, countertenor
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
Deborah Fox, theorbo
Script and Stage Direction by Erica Gould
Guest Actors, featuring Ethan Gregory Peck

Greek myth and Roman history refracted through the prism of the baroque, The Heirs of Tantalus weaves material from the Greek tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, biting commentary of the Roman historian Suetonius, and music of Monteverdi, Scarlatti and Handel into a depraved brew of hubris, blood-lust, and vengeance.

The Broad Street Ballroom (map)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

The Heirs of Tantalus

From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero

Jessica Gould, soprano
José Lemos, countertenor
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
Deborah Fox, theorbo
Script and Stage Direction by Erica Gould
Guest Actors, featuring Ethan Gregory Peck

Greek myth and Roman history refracted through the prism of the baroque, The Heirs of Tantalus weaves material from the Greek tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, biting commentary of the Roman historian Suetonius, and music of Monteverdi, Scarlatti and Handel into a depraved brew of hubris, blood-lust, and vengeance.

The Broad Street Ballroom (map)

2013–14 NYC Concert Series

Bach by Popular Demand

Trio sonatas, concertos, and suites by Bach and his contemporaries

The Sebastians presented a program featuring J.S. Bach’s famed Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, trio sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli and William Boyce, and concertos by G.F. Handel and Antonio Vivaldi.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

The Sebastians in Concert

A concert of early Italian music featuring Amaranta Viera, Briana Sakamoto, and Nacole Palmer, singers, with Daniel S. Lee, Dongmyung Ahn, John Lenti, and Jeffrey Grossman of the Sebastians.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

in collaboration with
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea

Teaming up with the emerging artists of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, the Sebastians will be providing music for this production of Monteverdi’s passionate, intriguing opera.

The East Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC (map)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

The Heirs of Tantalus

From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero

Broad Street Ballroom, NYC (map)

2012–13 NYC Concert Series

The Lenten Violin

Sonatas by Biber, Corelli, and Bach

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2012–13 NYC Concert Series

Benefit Concert for Sandy Relief

Daniel S. Lee and Dongmyung Ahn, baroque violins; Ezra Seltzer, baroque cello; Christa Patton, baroque harp, and Daniel Swenberg, lute.

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

Classical Portraits

Symphonies by CPE Bach, Haydn, and Mozart

The Liederkranz Club, NYC (map)

Early Music America Competition

EMA Baroque Performance Competition Finals

Corpus Christi Church, NYC (map)

2012–13 NYC Concert Series

If it Ain’t Baroque…

Concertos and Suites of the High Baroque

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2011–12 NYC Concert Series

Season Finale

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

2011–12 NYC Concert Series

The Birth of the Classical Symphony

All Angels’ Church, NYC (map)

Carnegie Hall Professional Workshop

Arpeggiata Workshop

Carnegie Hall, NYC (map)

at Trinity Wall Street

Roman Vigor, Venetian Romance

Trinity Wall Street, NYC (map)

at Trinity Wall Street

Our Lady I

with Ryland Angel, countertenor

Featuring commissions by Gregory Spears, Julian Wachner, and Malcolm Archer, with Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater and instrumental music by by Castello, Rosenmüller, and Biber.

Ryland Angel, countertenor
James Kennerley, organ

the Sebastians
Daniel S. Lee, baroque violin
Dongmyung Ahn, baroque violin
Kyle Miller, baroque viola
Ezra Seltzer, baroque cello
Wen Yang, violone and viola da gamba
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord

Trinity Wall Street, NYC (map)

American Opera Projects

American Opera Projects

Hunter College, NYC

American Opera Projects

American Opera Projects

Douglas Dunn Studios, NYC