Following a long tradition of music for Christmas the viols of Parthenia present an 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 will feature a wide variety of music by the master composer of England's Golden Age William Byrd.
Guest artist will be Elisa Sutherland mezzo-soprano.
Premium section tickets are $45. The rest will be “Pay What You Will” general admission (suggested $25) tickets available at https://parthenia.org/shop/an-elizabethan-christmas/.
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Elisa Sutherland is a core member of Ekmeles a sextet dedicated to exploring microtonal tuning and extended vocal techniques as well as Alkemie an ensemble made up of medieval specialists that celebrates the vibrant and timeless sounds of the past and present. This season she joins as a full-time member of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. She has appeared in art song recitals with the Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) and Philadelphia’s Lyricfest as well as with Roomful of Teeth Blue Heron and Bach Akademie Charlotte. She is an invaluable member of many of the top vocal ensembles in the country including The Crossing TENET Vocal Artists Lorelei Ampersand Variant 6 and Seraphic Fire. Visit her at http://elisasutherland.com/.
Parthenia is a consort of viols dedicated to both early and contemporary music. Parthenia has performed in concerts and festivals across America including Bargemusic Music Before 1800 Maverick Concerts The Rockport Chamber Music Festival The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Miller Theatre and the Yale Center for British Art and in Europe at the Regensburg Tage Alter Musik. The ensemble produces its own concert series in NYC collaborating regularly with the world's foremost early music specialists including Piffaro Julianne Baird Paul O'Dette Blue Heron and ARTEK. Parthenia actively commissions and premieres works by today's composers including Eleonor Sandresky Richard Einhorn Phil Kline Frances White Max Lifchitz Will Ayton Nicholas Patterson and Kristin Norderval. Parthenia’s latest CD Nothing Proved on the MSR Classics label features music by Hildegard von Bingen Frances White Kristin Norderval and Tawnie Olson. The consort is represented by Shirley Hunt GEMS Live! Director of Booking and Artist Representation.
Parthenia’s members are Beverly Au Lawrence Lipnik Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry. Visit them at http://www.parthenia.org. They are currently the Early Music Ensemble in Residence at Stern College for Women.
Parthenia's concert season is made possible by the New York State Council for the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Parthenia is a sponsored organization of the New York Foundation for the Arts and is a member of Early Music America and Chamber Music America.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St in Manhattan, New York, United States