Dryden Ensemble Presents MOZART'S BIRTHDAY for GEMS Today

Dryden Ensemble plays a free concert "Mozart's Birthday", presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS), today, January 17, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.

Featuring Jane McKinley, oboe; Vita Wallace, violin; Andrea Andros, viola; Lisa Terry, violoncello; Dongsok Shin, fortepiano.

The Dryden Ensemble presents movements from two works by Mozart: the Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, and Schwenke's 18th-century arrangement of the 'Gran Partita' for oboe, strings, and fortepiano.

Midtown Concerts offers workers in midtown as well as the general public the opportunity to enjoy high-quality performances of music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods in a convenient, comfortable, acoustically superb venue. Tickets are not necessary; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free-will donations are gratefully accepted at the door.

This is part of a weekly series of free 35-minute concerts, every Thursday at 1:15 p.m.

No tickets required; seating first-come, first-served. For more information, go to www.gemsny.org or call 212/866-0468.

Photo Credit: Eric Jacobson