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.: NEW YORK POLYPHONY is rapidly gaining a Their debut CD, I sing the birth, was released on AVIE RECORDS in 2007. The disc--an intimate meditation on the Christmas season--became a favorite of critics in both the U.S. and the U.K., garnering unanimous praise. Gramophone Magazine called the disc "one of the season's best", citing New York Polyphony's "expert musicianship and fine vocal resource." BBC Music Magazine named I sing the birth 'Editor's Christmas Choice' for 2007. Calling it "...a disc for all seasons," London's Classic FM Magazine awarded the CD 5 stars-its highest rating. The members of NEW YORK POLYPHONY maintain active performing lives, each bringing a diversity
of experience to their craft. Countertenor Geoffrey Williams, a
former member of the American Boychoir, is in growing demand as an early music
specialist throughout the United States, performing regularly with groups such as Vox Vocal Ensemble
and Early Music New York. Tenor Geoffrey Silver--originally from England and a history
graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge--is a busy freelance singer and videographer. Baritone Scott Dispensa, a graduate of The Juilliard School,
has performed extensively as a soloist equally at home in classical music as in contemporary musical
theater. Bass-baritone Craig Phillips enjoys a successful operatic solo career, performing with
companies throughout the United States including New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and
Florida Grand Opera. NEW YORK POLYPHONY was founded in 2006 with its musical advisor, Malcolm Bruno. Recent engagements include appearances at the Ardee Baroque Festival, Dublin, Ireland; Five Boroughs Music Festival, New York City; St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York City; and two concerts presented by the Pipeworks Festival, Galway, Ireland. Their 2009-2010 season commences with a midwest tour. Destinations include Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; Omaha, NE; and Oklahoma City, OK.
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