Past Performance Archive
Below is a list of Parthenia’s past performances.
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
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Columbia University’s Maison Française
Buell Hall (East Gallery), 515 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027
Reservations required, as seats limited.
Registration opens near the concert date, at https://maisonfrancaise.columbia.edu/content/events
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
Concert length 1 hour 20 min followed by reception.
This concert was part of our 2024-2025 NYC Concert Season
New Music Symposium
Parthenia’s New Music Symposium consists of a Master Class with young artists performing the vocal repertoire written for Parthenia Viol Consort by composers Richard Einhorn and Phil Kline. The Master Class will be led by Amy Shoremount-Obra of Brooklyn College, and by Mr. Einhorn and Mr. Kline. A Composers Discussion Panel will follow, led by Jacob Bitinas of the Viola da Gamba Society of America, featuring composers Eleonor Sandresky and Robinson McClellan. Numerous past works premiered by Parthenia will be featured throughout the evening.
In-person attendance is limited, which is why we encourage you to RSVP as soon as possible by emailing info@parthenia.org. Please also RSVP in order to receive online access to the event.
Rehearsal Hall of the National Opera Center
330 7th Avenue at 29th Street, 7th fl, New York, NY 10001
Parthenia Viol Consort is a recipient of a 2024 grant from Chamber Music America’s Artistic Projects program, funded through the generosity of The Howard Gilman Foundation, which is supporting Parthenia’s commitment to champion new music for viols in communities across New York City.
Tech support for this event by Rentacomputer.com, providing webinar camera and mic.
Arias from Modern Times
Parthenia joins the Brooklyn College Department of Voice for an unforgettable afternoon celebrating the life and contributions of the late, beloved tenor Paul Sperry, a pioneering advocate for American song and vocal music. The concert will explore new works for voice and viols in a two-day residency culminating in a public performance. Composers commissioned by Parthenia (Will Ayton, Kristin Norderval, Phil Kline, and Richard Einhorn) will be mixed with other repertoire the students are working on by Charles Ives and H.T. Burleigh. This inaugural concert, dedicated to his memory, commemorates his enduring passion for artistry, expression, and the voices of our time.
Hosted by Malcolm J. Merriweather, Tania León Chair and Professor of Music, Brooklyn College
The ensemble will premiere a new work, “Two Songs” for soprano and viol consort by student composer Christopher DiVencenzo.
Buchwald Theater, Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
2920 Campus Road, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Parthenia Viol Consort is a recipient of a 2024 grant from Chamber Music America’s Artistic Projects program, funded through the generosity of The Howard Gilman Foundation, which is supporting Parthenia’s commitment to champion new music for viols in communities across New York City.
The New York Choral Society Presents: Voices of Light / The Passion of Joan of Arc
Parthenia Viol Consort members Beverly Au and Lisa Terry, with Motomi Igarashi, join the New York Choral Society for Voices of Light / The Passion of Joan of Arc, a stunning fusion of live music and cinema. Richard Einhorn’s dramatic score accompanies the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).
Friday, November 01, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall (1941 Broadway at, W 65th St, New York, NY 10023)
