Performance Calendar

WILLIAM BYRD AND THOMAS WEELKES

A 400th Anniversary Celebration

Parthenia Viols
with The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, James John, director

Parthenia Viol Consort kicks off the 2023–2024 with a celebration commemorating the music of William Byrd (1543–1623) and Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623). Parthenia and The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, directed by James John, will join forces for this momentous 400th anniversary celebration featuring works for viols and voices.

LeFrak Concert Hall, Aaron Copland School of Music
Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing

WILLIAM BYRD AND THOMAS WEELKES

A 400th Anniversary Celebration

Parthenia Viols
with The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, James John, director

Parthenia Viol Consort kicks off the 2023–2024 with a celebration commemorating the music of William Byrd (1543–1623) and Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623). Parthenia and The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, directed by James John, will join forces for this momentous 400th anniversary celebration featuring works for viols and voices.

THE CHURCH OF SAINT LUKE IN THE FIELDS
487 Hudson Street, Manhattan

This concert is part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series

TOMB SONNETS

Parthenia Viols, Ryland Angel
with Jon Richards, actor

Premiered by Parthenia in 2018, Martin Kennedy’s “Tomb Sonnets” sets historic texts by Petrarch (1304–1374), John Keats (1795-1821), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) to transcendent music for countertenor and viol consort. Featuring countertenor Ryland Angel and actor Jon Richards, TOMB SONNETS will explore enduring themes of death, loss, and burial through works by Kennedy (1978), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612), Jacques Arcadelt (1507–1568), Phillipe Verdelot (c. 1470–before 1552), and Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643).

Presented by ArtsRock
Classical Candlelight Concerts
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF NYACK
18 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960

Doors open at 7:30 pm

TOMB SONNETS

Parthenia Viols, Ryland Angel
with Jon Richards, actor

Premiered by Parthenia in 2018, Martin Kennedy’s “Tomb Sonnets” sets historic texts by Petrarch (1304–1374), John Keats (1795-1821), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) to transcendent music for countertenor and viol consort. Featuring countertenor Ryland Angel and actor Jon Richards, TOMB SONNETS will explore enduring themes of death, loss, and burial through works by Kennedy, Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612), Jacques Arcadelt (1507–1568), Phillipe Verdelot (c. 1470–before 1552), and Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643).

Join the artists after the program for Cocktails from the Crypt.

SAINT JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE
218 W. 11th Street, Manhattan

This concert is part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series

MEMENTO NOSTRI

U.S. premiere of “Memento Nostri” by Calliope Tsoupaki

Cantori New York, Mark Shapiro, director
Parthenia Viol Consort and Farallon Recorder Quartet

Parthenia joins the NYC-based choir Cantori New York, directed by Mark Shapiro, and the Farallon Recorder Quartet for the U.S. premiere of Calliope Tsoupaki’s “Memento Nostri”. Premiered in the Netherlands in 2021, Tsoupaki’s “Memento Nostri” was composed as a requiem in the Byzantine tradition, creating a mood of timelessness and expressing essence simply and clearly.

Church of St. Francis Xavier
46 West 16th Street, Manhattan

ITALIA MIA

Parthenia Viols, Christopher Morrongiello, lute

ITALIA MIA features a lavish selection of music from the Italian Renaissance for viol consort and lute. Join Parthenia, performing on a consort of viols from the 16th century, with lutenist Christopher Morrongiello in the library at Columbia’s Italian Academy for an intimate performance of works by 16th-century Italy’s most prominent composers.

The Italian Academy at Columbia University
Library, 3rd floor
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

This concert is part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series

UPON REFLECTION: An Opera in Ten Images

Words and Photographs by Wendy Steiner, Music by Frances White
WORLD PREMIERE
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Parthenia Viols, with Lawrence Lipnik, recorders

Parthenia’s commitment to performing the works of living composers continues this season with the world premiere of UPON REFLECTION: An Opera in Ten Images. With music by Frances White and libretto and images by Wendy Steiner, the chamber opera UPON REFLECTION is a multimedia experience that combines soprano voice, viol consort, recorders, and electronic sound. Join Parthenia, with Lawarence Lipnik doubling on recorders, and critically acclaimed soprano Sherezade Panthaki this spring at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

Mary Flagler Cary Hall, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
450 W. 37th Street, Manhattan

Reception to follow performance on Sunday May 5th.

This concert is part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series