Past Performance Archive
Below is a list of Parthenia’s past performances.
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
TOMB SONNETS
Parthenia Viols, Ryland Angel
with Jonathan Richards, actor
Join the artists after the program for Cocktails from the Crypt.
SAINT JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE
218 W. 11th Street, Manhattan
This concert was part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series