Ensemble for Medieval Music

Specializing in 12th- through 14th-century vocal repertoire, drawing on primary source material to relate the human condition of the past to the familiar experiences of the present

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About the Ensemble

Founded 2012 in New York City

Concordian Dawn, ensemble for medieval music, specializes in 12th- through 14th-century vocal repertoire, drawing on primary source material and focusing on socio-philosophical similarities between texts from centuries ago and the mindset of modern society. In doing so, the ensemble produces a musical experience accessible to contemporary audiences, relating the human condition of the past to the familiar experiences of the present.

The ensemble performs regularly on the east coast, annually with Gotham Early Music Scene in NYC, and at venues across the country. Highlights of 2024-25 include a performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Fall Festival in association with the museum's exhibit Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-50; an Artist-in-Residence performance of Le Roman de Fauvel at UC-Davis; and performances for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library's Seven Floors Up Concert Series.

The ensemble's "mesmerizing" (Early Music America) debut album, Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra, was released in December of 2021 to critical acclaim. In July of 2022, Cornell University Press published a collaborative book-recording project with medieval studies scholar Sarah Kay, entitled Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera. Concordian Dawn received a 2020 Ensemble Forward Award from Chamber Music America and was a 2023-24 artist-in-residence at UC-Davis.

Discography

Our recorded works

Veni Redemptor Gentium

AVIE Records · 2025

Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera

MSR / Cornell Press · 2023

Fortuna antiqua et ulta

MSR Classics · 2021

Upcoming Events

Join us for a performance

Saturday, May 16, 2026

A Path to Transcendence: Medieval Iberian Music from the Field of Stars

St. Ignatius of Antioch Church , 522 West End Avenue, NYC
7:30 PM
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Our Artists

The voices and instruments of Concordian Dawn

Christopher Preston Thompson

Christopher Preston Thompson

Artistic Director, Tenor & Harp

Amber Evans

Amber Evans

Soprano, Vielle, & Percussion

Niccolo Seligmann

Niccolo Seligmann

Vielle & Multi-Instrumentalist

Thomas McCargar

Thomas McCargar

Baritone & Percussion

Daphna Mor

Daphna Mor

Winds & Voice

Michele Kennedy

Michele Kennedy

Soprano

Nickolas Karageorgiou

Nickolas Karageorgiou

Haute-Contre Tenor

Catherine Hedberg

Catherine Hedberg

mezzo-soprano

Press

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Contact

For all booking inquiries:

jthiessen@gemsny.org

Operations for Concordian Dawn are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature along with the Whitman Family Charitable Fund. Concordian Dawn is a fiscal project of Gotham Early Music Scene. We thank all three institutions for their ongoing support.

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