History
In 1971, the New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble put on the Festival of History and Music in the hamlet of Tappan. This led to a seven-week residency at Dartmouth College in 1973, where they performed for the community of Hanover, New Hampshire. This was followed by the ensemble's New York City Metropolitan Subscription Concerts in all five boroughs of New York from 1975–1979, and at the New York State Capitol Region Residency from 1979–1981. The ensemble produced A Serenade to Beethoven at Saratoga Springs, New York, narrated by George Plimpton for television in 1982. In 1987, the ensemble was sent on a 9-concert tour of Latin America by the US Department of State.
The ensemble’s range of programming includes the 1993 world premiere of Stravinsky’s A Soldier's Tale, with Kurt Vonnegut’s new text; the 1999 American premiere of Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4, for piano and string quintet; and numerous collaborations with the late jazz pianist Sir Roland Hanna.
The ensemble produced the first American recording of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, and is the first group to record the entire Mozart divertimento catalogue. The divertimento recordings were originally released by VoxBox Productions in 1975, and were followed by a release of Mozart wind serenades.
New York Philomusica Records, the ensemble's record label, was established in 1992 and has released 27 titles.
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