Past Performance Archive

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)

ITALIA MIA

Parthenia’s concert ITALIA MIA features a lavish selection of music from the Italian and French Renaissance for viol consort and lute. Parthenia, playing on replica viols from the 16th century, is joined by lutenist Christopher Morrongiello for a performance of works by most prominent 16th century composers such as Francesco da Milano, Josquin des Prez and Philippe Verdelot.

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This concert was part of our 2024 Summer Virtual Series

WILLIAM BYRD ~ THOMAS WEELKES: A 400th Anniversary Celebration

This concert is 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, join forces for this momentous 400th anniversary celebration featuring works for viols and voices.

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This concert was part of our 2024 Summer Virtual Series

TOMB SONNETS: Music and Poetry by Candlelight

Through music and verse, with poems by Emily Dickinson, Dylan Thomas, and Francesco Petrarca and others, Parthenia presents TOMB SONNETS: Music and Poetry by Candlelight where the enduring themes of longing, loss and memory are explored. The program features works by composer Martin Kennedy, including his song cycle, Tomb Sonnets, and the premiere of Kontakion for viol consort and tenor. Parthenia, joined by actor Jonathan Richards and vocalist Ryland Angel, intersperses dramatic readings spanning seven centuries among Renaissance and contemporary music for viol consort and voice.

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This concert was part of our 2024 Summer Virtual Series

ITALIA MIA

Parthenia, with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
ITALIA MIA

Amherst Early Music Festival
Union College
Schenectady, NY

Antiquæ/Novæ: Early and New Works for Recorders and Viols

Farallon Recorder Quartet & Parthenia Viol Consort
Antiquæ/Novæ: Early and New Works for Recorders and Viols

First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

HOUSE OF HABSBURG

Parthenia Viol Consort
HOUSE OF HABSBURG

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley

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.

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, for the UPON REFLECTION premier.

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

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 styled on those from the 16th century, with lutenist Christopher Morrongiello in the library at Columbia’s Italian Academy for an intimate performance of works by Italy’s most prominent 16th-c. composers.

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

Space is very limited – RSVP now to reserve your free ticket by writing info@parthenia.org.

This concert was 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