Open Gates Project

03/08/2023

No plans for next Wednesday? Join us in just one week for a free concert featuring Ars Longa de la Habana in their return to New York City in a performance that draws on their album “Gulumbá gulumbé. Resonancias de África en el Nuevo Mundo,” which highlights the African presence in Baroque music from the New World. Tickets are free! Reserve at: https://www.as-coa.org/events/ars-longa-de-la-habana-gulumba-gulumbe

03/08/2023

One week until the free concert with exhilarating Cuban ensemble Ars Longa!

Free concert alert! 🎶 Cuba's premiere early music ensemble Ars Longa de la Habana is making their return to New York City on March 15th! Join us for this special presentation with our friends at GEMAS (Gotham Early Music Scene / Americas Society/Council of the Americas). Reserve your tickets here: https://www.as-coa.org/events/ars-longa-de-la-habana-gulumba-gulumbe

11/29/2022

05/31/2022

For pandemic-related reasons and other issues, we have decided to postpone performances of our final program of Open Gates Project’s inaugural season, Global Roots, and re-present it at the beginning of our next season, in the fall of this year. We are extremely excited to announce ever more ambitious undertakings of a full 2022/23 season in the coming weeks, and this Global Roots program will now become a part of that announcement.

Current ticket holders for Global Roots may hold on to their tickets which will be fully honored for the fall presentation of this program, or you may contact GEMS for a full refund.

Please stay tuned for further exciting details and we will see you in the fall!

05/24/2022

Peruvian-American soloist and accompanist on lutes and early guitars Dušan Balarin is featured in our upcoming concerts, “Global Roots: Mi Alma, Mi Voz, Mi Corazón” from June 3 to 5! Dušan’s passion for inventive collaboration has led him to perform with many trailblazing artists and ensembles. He is currently attending The Juilliard School where he regularly performs with Juilliard415. See Dušan perform alongside mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian and our other wonderful musicians: https://gemsny.org/opengatesseason. Use the promo code GLOBAL15 for 15% off of tickets!

05/20/2022

Explore Argentinian and Armenian music through the medium of Baroque instruments at “Global Roots: Mi Alma, Mi Voz, Mi Corazón” featuring Armenian-Argentinian American mezzo-soprano, Solange Merdinian. Join us for this intercultural dialogue across the ages with performances June 3 to 5 (in-person and virtual options available)!

Ranging from folk tunes to tangos to classical arrangements, this program will explore Argentinian and Armenian music through the medium of Baroque instruments. Join us for this intercultural dialogue across the ages, featuring Armenian-Argentinian American mezzo-soprano, Solange Merdinian.

05/12/2022

Mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian invites you to our upcoming concerts, where she’ll take us on a journey through some of her favorite Armenian and Argentinian songs! “Global Roots: Mi Alma, Mi Voz, Mi Corazón” takes place on June 3, 4 and 5. We hope you’ll join us! https://gemsny.org/opengatesseason

05/06/2022

Early string specialist Dongmyung Ahn is a performer, educator, and scholar whose interests span from the twelfth to eighteenth centuries. Dongmyung performs with Duo Custos and has appeared with Green Mountain Vespers, Pegasus, Raritan Players, the Sebastians, and TENET Vocal Artists. We’re looking forward to our collaboration with Dongmyung as part of “Global Roots: Mi Alma, Mi Voz, Mi Corazón, A Journey Through Argentinian and Armenian Folk and Popular Song” with concerts on June 3 in Manhattan, June 4 in Queens and June 5 in Brooklyn! Virtual option also available. Tickets: https://gemsny.org/opengatesseason

05/03/2022

American-Armenian-Argentinean mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian has garnered an international reputation for her versatility and interpretation as a recitalist, chamber musician, and opera singer in repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary, folk, tango, cabaret, and world music. We are excited to feature Solange in our upcoming concerts, “Global Roots: Mi Alma, Mi Voz, Mi Corazón” on June 3, 4 and 5! Find out more: https://gemsny.org/opengatesseason

04/27/2022

We aim to engage more artists of color on stages and grow the diversity of our audiences through the magic of Early Music and the power of live performance! Our final concerts of our inaugural season are on June 3, 4 and 5th in locations throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens (virtual option also available). Join us: https://gemsny.org/opengatesseason

02/26/2022

Our February concert "C3: Countertenors, a Consort, and a Continuo" is now available to stream! Watch now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_h8FnOMFN-JRmCuUZO-tP7YB_krdwzTu