Past Performance Archive
Below is a list of Parthenia’s past performances.
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
TOMB SONNETS
Parthenia Viols, Ryland Angel
with Jonathan Richards, actor
Presented by ArtsRock
Classical Candlelight Concerts
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF NYACK
18 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
Doors open at 7:30 pm
WILLIAM BYRD AND THOMAS WEELKES
A 400th Anniversary Celebration
Parthenia Viols
with The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, James John, director
and guest, Adrienne Hyde, bass viol
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 was part of our 2023-2024 NYC Concert Series
WILLIAM BYRD AND THOMAS WEELKES
A 400th Anniversary Celebration
Parthenia Viols
with The Queens College Vocal Ensemble, James John, director
and guest, Adrienne Hyde, bass viol
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
Concert Video: ANTIQUÆ / NOVÆ – Early and New Works for Recorders and Viols
View concert video of our performance from May 6th, 2023.
Parthenia welcomes the Farallon Recorder Quartet in a concert of music for viols and recorders both old and new, with guests with Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Miyo Aoki and Vicki Boeckman.
ANTIQUÆ / NOVÆ – Early and New Works for Recorders and Viols
Parthenia welcomes the Farallon Recorder Quartet in a concert of music for viols and recorders both old and new, with guests with Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Miyo Aoki and Vicki Boeckman.
The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson St, Manhattan
Video Archive of performance available June 6-19, 2023
This concert was part of our 2022-2023 NYC Concert Series
Concert Video: IT IS TIME TO DIE
View concert video of our performance from Apr 2nd, 2023.
Guest viol players Brent Wissick and David Morris will appear with Parthenia in IT IS TIME TO DIE – fantasies and madrigals for six viols and six voices by Jacobean master of music Giovanni Coprario.