Anthony Turner: A Tribute to Bayard Rustin
A Tribute to Bayard Rustin
This tribute, presented by baritone and Wagner College professor Anthony Turner, honors an icon of the Civil Rights era. Bayard Rustin was a strategist, pacifist, and key advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who organized the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Bayard Rustin was also an accomplished singer. Representative songs include the works of Margaret Bonds, Henry Purcell, John Dowland, Leo Edwards, Hall Johnson, and Ana Hernandez. Mr. Turner will be joined by Ok Kyun Kang, piano, Jason Priset, guitar, and Anthony Donovan, harmonica. The concert takes place on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7 o’clock pm on the Wagner College campus in the Music Performance Center – 631 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 and is free and open to the public.
Lute Society of America Festival
Stay tuned for updates about the LSA’s biennial Festival at Case Western Reserve University directed by Dr. Jason Priset:
Amherst Early Music Festival
Stay tuned for more information regarding the upcoming AEMF! This will be two weeks full of concerts and classes:
Early Music Now of Milwaukee present the Alba Consort
ALBA Consort - Romance of the Rose
March 7, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)
The rose — a cross-cultural symbol of earthly and divine love — is central to this program of Medieval and Renaissance music and poetry from Europe, Cyprus, North Africa, and Persia. A piece written for the ensemble by Reza Vali, with traditional tuning and bold rhythms, connects the ancient to the present.
Baroque Faculty Concert at Montclair State University
The annual Baroque Faculty Concert presented by Montclair State University. The concert will feature solo and ensemble music by current faculty of the University.
Noontime at Emanuel featuring Jason Priset, solo lute & guitar
FREE Concerts every third Wednesday of the month at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasantville, NY
12-12:30pm
Long Island Baroque presents the Alba Consort
ALBA Consort
Margo Andrea: mezzo-soprano, vielle
Rex Benincasa: percussion, psaltery, hurdy- gurdy, tenor
Jason Priset: lute, guitar, vihuela
Carlo Valte: oud
Bergen County Recorder Society
Dr. Jason Priset will lead the Bergen County Recorder Society with music by the great Renaissance composer John Dowland.
Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah"
Handel’s Messiah returns to Park Slope in a soaring performance by the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra with the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn. Set in the historic First Old Reformed Church, this beloved holiday tradition brings together orchestra, choir, and soloists for a stirring evening of music that has inspired audiences for centuries.
https://brooklynchamberorchestra.org/concerts/messiah-2/
The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra directed by Philip Nuzzo
Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah"
Experience the majesty of Handel’s Messiah in the awe-inspiring setting of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church. The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra and the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn join forces to present this timeless masterpiece, filling the landmark Gothic Revival space with music of hope, joy, and triumph.
https://brooklynchamberorchestra.org/concerts/messiah/
Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra directed by Philip Nuzzo
Guitar Studio Concert at Montclair State University
The end of semester performance for the Guitar Studio at Montclair State University featuring students of the Cali School of Music
Long Island Baroque presents the Alba Consort
WELCOME YULTIDE with ALBA Consort
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Christmas Music
Margo Andrea: mezzo-soprano, vielle
Rex Benincasa: percussion, psaltery, hurdy- gurdy, tenor
Jason Priset: lute, guitar, vihuela
Carlo Valte: oud
Collegium Musicum Ensemble at Montclair State University
Cali Midweek Series: Collegium Musicum "A Lieta Vita" Directed by Dr. Hsuan-Wen Chen Assisted by Dr. Jason Priset
Silentwood Collective Presents "Echoes Across the Pond"
Join the musicians of Silentwoods Collective on the lawn of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum for “Echoes Across the Pond”, an hour-long performance featuring lively traditional New England fiddle music and early country dances led by expert violinist and master fiddler, Jimmy Drancsak and performed on 18th century period instruments.
The Alba Consort
Program to be announced soon, stay tuned!
Featuring:
Margo Andrea, mezzo-soprane and vielle
Rex Benincasa, voice and percussion
Karen Lindquist, renaissance and modern harp
Jason Priset, renaissance lute and baroque guitar
Carlo Valte, oud and guitar
Salon Sanctuary Concert Series, "Paradise Toss'd"
Heaven and Earth go back to back as two Marian Anthems frame a trio of tortured queens. Arias of Stradella’s conflicted Ester, Monteverdi’s dejected Ottavia, and Handel’s scheming Agrippina trace an arc from doubt to misery to bloodthirsty delusion, as two prayers to the Queen of Heaven flip from calm to turbulence on either side.
Opening with a courtly homage and concluding with an impassioned plea, the throne is more prison than privilege in this concert devoted to monarchs on the verge.
Camerata San Luca:
Jessica Gould, soprano
Gonzalo Ruiz. oboe
Alexandra Calabro & Claire Smith, violins
Christopher Morrongiello, baroque guitar & lute
Jason Priset, theorbo
Adam Young, viola da gamba
Robert Warner, harpsichord
Shakespeare in Verse, Music, and Dance
https://news.hofstra.edu/event/shakespeare-in-verse-music-and-dance/
Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College and the Hofstra Cultural Center present the
JOSEPH G. ASTMAN INTERNATIONAL CONCERT
Shakespeare in Verse, Music, and Dance, By Erik Ryding, Directed by Christopher Morrongiello
This exquisite program presents selected recitations from Shakespeare’s most beloved sonnets and plays set to music of the lute, recorder, virginal, harpsichord, and voice. Included are Shakespeare’s Sonnets 116 and 128 and verses from Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Sir Thomas More, As You Like It, The Tempest, and Othello. It also features dances invoked by Shakespeare, offering a rare opportunity to experience period dances based on historical choreographies. Composers include Henry VIII, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, Robert Johnson, and Henry Lawes.
Funding for this concert has been provided by the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College and the Joseph G. Astman Family Fund for the Hofstra Cultural Center.
The Turbulent Life and Times of Nicholas Lanier
The Turbulent Life and Times of Nicholas Lanier
Nicholas Lanier was the first Master of the King’s Music in the reign of Charles I (1625–1649). Internationally renowned as a lutenist, song writer and art expert he joined the dots between politics, poetry and art at one of the most culturally ambitious courts of the seventeenth century. His songs were collected and published for decades after his heyday. Lanier and his fellow court musicians experienced tumultuous times — their music reflects both the languid serenity of a Golden Age and sorrow at its destruction.
Alan Fellows, Ryland Angel, and friends ~ voice, viols, theorbo, and chamber organ.
Saturday, March 15 at 7 pm
Admission by donation on the door
All proceeds to St John’s in the Village music fund