Past Performance Archive

An Elizabethan Christmas

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Following a long tradition of music for Christmas, the viols of Parthenia, joined by mezzo-soprano Elisa Sutherland, present an array of songs, dances and carols from Elizabethan England. Along with music by Thomas Morley, Anthony Holborne, Thomas Ravenscroft, Dr. John Bull and Tobias Hume, this concert will feature a wide variety of music by the master composer of England’s Golden Age, William Byrd.

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This concert was part of our 2025 Summer Virtual Season

Continental Connections

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Parthenia Viol Consort explores the musical connections that flowed from European countries to England in the 16th and 17th centuries. During this time, court composers and musicians, traveling in the entourage of their respective courts, interacted with their foreign counterparts. Some English and European composers traveled to look for work abroad to escape religious persecution at home. The concert highlights Franco-Flemish music in England at the court of Henry VIII, Spanish influences at Mary Tudor’s court, the love of Italian music in Elizabethan England, and Danish and German connections with England.

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Les Amours de Mai

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This concert features French Renaissance songs and dances marked by grace, balance and a wonderful sense of lightness, especially the song settings of poetry of Pierre de Ronsard by such composers as Claude le Jeune, Guillaume Costeley, Claude Goudimel, Eustache du Caurroy and others.
Parthenia, performing on a consort of viols in the style of those used in the 16th century, is joined by soprano Sherezade Panthaki, Renaissance lutenist Christopher Morrongiello and Caroline Nicholas, treble viol.

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This concert was part of our 2025 Summer Virtual Season

O Clap Your Hands! with Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble

Parthenia Viol Consort joins Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble for a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Orlando Gibbons, featuring a world premiere for voices and viols by Greek-Dutch composer Calliope Tsoupaki.

Sunday, May 4 at 3pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church

552 West End Avenue (Corner of West 87th Street) New York, NY 10024

Les Amours de Mai

Our spring concert features French Renaissance songs and dances marked by grace, balance and a wonderful sense of lightness, especially the song settings of poetry of Pierre de Ronsard by such composers as Claude le Jeune, Guillaume Costeley, Claude Goudimel, Eustache du Caurroy and others.
Parthenia, performing on a consort of viols in the style of those used in the 16th century, is joined by soprano Sherezade Panthaki, Renaissance lutenist Christopher Morrongiello and Caroline Nicholas, treble viol.

Sunday, April 27th at 5pm
Concert ends approx. 6:30pm
Program for download

The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields

487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, United States

This venue has an accessible entrance to the right hand side of the main entrance, through the garden.

This concert was part of our 2024-2025 NYC Concert Season

Season of Beauty and Love: Love Songs in the Age of Ronsard

Newburgh Chamber Music: Continental Connections

Parthenia Viol Consort reprises its Continental Connections concert program at the Newburgh Chamber Music Series.

Musicologist Cat Slowik joins the ensemble to speak during the performance about the music and connections. After the concert you are invited to join in a hands-on Gamba Faire with Parthenia: have a mini-lesson on a viol, with individual instruction from the performers.

Sunday, March 30th at 3pm

St. George’s Episcopal Church

105 Grand Street, Newburgh NY

Continental Connections

The English viol consort music that we know and love so much was influenced by continental musical fashions. Throughout the 16th and early 17th century, court composers and musicians, traveling in the entourage of their respective courts, interacted with their foreign counterparts. Many English and European composers traveled to look for work abroad, often to escape religious persecution at home, and sometimes for espionage. In this concert we will explore how music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries transcended borders, leaving lasting imprints in English and continental repertoires alike. The program will include Franco-Flemish influences at Henry VIII’s court; the careers of English Catholic recusants abroad; the publication of English music on the continent; and the integration of continental works into English manuscript collections.

Guest artist: Caroline Nicolas, treble viol

Sunday, January 26th at 4pm

View Program here.
This concert runs 1 hour 10 min with no intermission.

Pre-concert lecture by musicologist Cat Slowik at 3pm

The lecture examines the vibrant cultural exchanges that shaped the English Renaissance, highlighting English assimilation of continental musical fashions and the journeys of English musicians who sought fame, fortune, and religious freedom at courts across Europe. Key topics include Franco-Flemish influences at Henry VIII’s court; the careers of English Catholic recusants abroad; the relationship between music and espionage; the publication (both authorized and pirated) of English music on the continent; and the integration of continental works into English manuscript collections. Discover how music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries transcended borders, leaving lasting imprints on English and continental repertoires alike. (Location: Laughlin Hall at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields)

The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields

487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, United States

This venue has an accessible entrance to the right hand side of the main entrance, through the garden.

This concert was part of our 2024-2025 NYC Concert Season

Solemn Choral Evensong: Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church with Parthenia Viol Consort

Parthenia joins the choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church for Solemn Choral Evensong with music of William Mundy (c. 1529–1591) — Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the “Excellent Service for Means” and anthems. Gwendolyn Toth ~ music director, Kristina Boerger & Jenna Takach ~ sopranos, Richard Pittsinger, Garrett Eucker, Martin Schreiner, Ryland Angel & Bennett Mahler ~ tenors, Philip Cheah, Matthew Cramer & Peter Becker ~ basses. Reception following.

Sunday, December 22 at 5 pm

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 87th Street at West End Avenue, Manhattan

An Elizabethan Christmas

Following a long-treasured tradition of music for Christmas, the viols of Parthenia present a sparkling array of songs, dances and carols from Elizabethan England. Along with music by Thomas Morley, Anthony Holborne, Thomas Ravenscroft, Dr. John Bull and Tobias Hume, this concert features a wide variety of music by the celebrated master composer of England’s Golden Age, William Byrd.

Guest artist: Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano

Sunday, December 8th at 4pm

The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields

487 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, United States

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Concert length 1 hour 20 min followed by reception.

This concert was part of our 2024-2025 NYC Concert Season