New York Polyphony

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. We began as NYC freelancers in 2006 recording a few Christmas carols for “Footprints to Paradise,” a program developed for PRI. That's blossomed into a 20 year success story, with 2 GRAMMY nominations and bringing early music to modern audiences. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Antonin Rondepierre, Céline Scheen, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Lucile Richardot, Perrine Devillers, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon, Zachary Wilder, Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine BBC Philharmonic, Ian Tracey, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Poulenc, Widor & Guilmant: Organ Concertos New York Polyphony, Gregory W. Brown: Missa Charles Darwin (As Featured in the Novel "Origin" by Dan Brown) - EP Gregory Brown's Missa replaces the mass texts with the words of Charles Darwin, creating a combination of faith and reason; the Guilmant is played on the largest pipe organ in the UK; and the Vespero is the finest recording of this ravishing work. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Missa "Papae Marcelli": Kyrie eleison” This stunning work is scored for 7 voices, so New York Polyphony invited Andrew Fuchs, tenor, who is now a permanent member of the group; Tim Keeler, now the artistic director of Chanticleer; and Jonathan Woody, an acclaimed baritone and composer What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? We sang the Missa Charles Darwin in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, in the entrance hall underneath the largest mounted dinosaur in the world (a Giraffatitan skeleton) Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? We would love to visit Japan, for the tour we'd planned for summer 2020 that was canceled due to the pandemic