Canzon septimi toni (Giovanni Gabrieli, 1597)

The Green Mountain Project (music director Scott Metcalfe and artistic director Jolle Greenleaf) presented "A Grand Festive Vespers in Venice, c. 1640, for the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" with music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1555-1612) and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c. 1676), at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste in New York City, January, 2012.

The instrumental selection above featured as the Prelude to the concert.

Featured performers: Scott Metcalfe and Julie Andrijeski (violin), Kiri Tollaksen and Alexandra Opsahl (cornetto), Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz, Liza Malamut, and Mack Ramsey (sackbut), Emily Walhout (bass violin), Hank Heijink and Daniel Swenberg (theorbo), Avi Stein (organ).

Audio Recording: Marc Aubort. Cameras: Dan Fridman, Scott Greenleaf and John Stone. Video Editing: John Stone.

Please follow this link to read the New York Times review of this concert:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/arts/music/vespers-of-1640-at-church-of-st-jean-baptiste-review.html

For more information:
http://www.tenetnyc.com/