2021-2022 NYC Concert Series
Parthenia – photo credit Wendy Steiner
Parthenia is so excited to be back performing in person again and we invite you to join us for our 2021-2022 NYC Concert Season.
Our 2021-2022 NYC Concert Series performances will be recorded for future webcast.
ITALIA MIA
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano - photo credit David Fung. Venice sky - photo by Beverly Au.
Sumptuous Venetian repertoire for viols and voice from the Renaissance.
Parthenia Viol Consort with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson Street, Manhattan
This concert is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Restart NY: Rapid Live Performance Grant.
Webcast 11/26 @7:30pm ET
Archive available 11/26 thru 12/9
Download the concert program: Parthenia Italia Mia Program NYC
HOUSE OF HABSBURG
Parthenia - photo credit Wendy Steiner
A wealth of riches for viol quartet from the magnificent Habsburg musical dynasty.
Parthenia Viol Consort
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson Street, Manhattan
This concert is made possible with a regrant from Gotham Early Music Scene from the federal program, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.
Webcast 3/11 @7:30pm ET
Archive available 3/11 thru 3/25
Concert Program
Pre-Concert Talk by Art Conservator Kenneth Bé
In this behind-the-scenes look at viola da gamba player Kenneth Bé’s other life as Head of Paintings Conservation at the Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Kenneth shows us details of several paintings from the time of the Habsburg Empire.
Watch Kenneth Bé Video
WEBINAR – Open rehearsal and meet the artists
Photo by Peter Karl
UPON REFLECTION: An Opera in Ten Images
– a chamber opera for soprano, viol consort, recorders, and electronic sound, with music by Frances White and libretto and images by Wendy Steiner
Parthenia Viol Consort, Lawrence Lipnik, recorders, with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
This concert is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Restart NY: Rapid Live Performance Grant.
A RELIQUARY FOR WILLIAM BLAKE
William Blake (1757-1827), Europe: A Prophecy (Lambeth: Printed by Will. Blake, 1794). Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1972. The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 77235.1. (photo by Janny Chiu) // Countertenor Cody Bowers (photo by Rafael Clemente) // Composer Will Ayton (photo by Kieran Ayton)
Music for countertenor, viols and recorder by American composer, Will Ayton.
Parthenia Viol Consort with Cody Bowers, countertenor
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson Street, Manhattan
Webcast Archive available 6/10 thru 6/30
Concert Program
Pre-Concert Event
Meet composer Will Ayton, hosted by Tea Arts & Culture
Friday May 6, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Laughlin Hall at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields
Please join Parthenia and Will Ayton, composer of A RELIQUARY FOR WILLIAM BLAKE, for an intimate hour-long conversation hosted by Wenting Zhang of Tea Arts & Culture. Tea will be served.
Seating is limited and RSVP is required. Register by email here.
Tea Arts & Culture is a non-profit organization committed to creating connections through tea. We organize community events, educational workshops, and collaborations with artists from various art disciplines, cultures, and generations to hold the space and time needed for conversation, reflection, connection, and collaboration.
Will Ayton was born in 1948 in Jingyuan, Kansu province, China, of missionary parents. He has spent most of his professional years as a professor of music at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, as well as directing and performing with various ensembles (viola da gamba) and stealing as much time as possible for composing.