PARTHENIA
2009-2010 Season Celebrating the art of the English Viol Consort at
Corpus Christi Church
CELESTIALL WITCHCRAFT
The Private Music of the Princes of Wales
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4 pm
AMERICAN GARDEN/ENGLISH ROSES
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8 pm
Bonus Concert
HOT OF THE PRESS! 2010 Edition
New commissions by David Glaser and Francis White
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 8 pm
Special Event
MONTERVERDI'S VESPERS OF 1610
ARTEK, Parthenia and Piffaro
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 8 pm
See below for complete info on each concert...
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TICKETS:
All seats $25, open seating
Student tickets $10 at the door
To order, scroll down or call 212-866-0468
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PLEASE NOTE:
1. Mailed tickets arrive in a window envelope with "GEMS" as return address.
2. If tickets are ordered within one week of the performance, they will be held at the door.
3. Your credit card will show the charge as 'PAYPAL *GOTHAMEARLY'
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The Private Music of the Princes of Wales
PARTHENIA, with guest viol virtuoso WENDY GILLESPIE
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4 pm
“…Like a well-tun’d chime he was, full of celestiall witchcraft,
winning all to admiration, and love personall…”
— Thomas Campion
Music for 3,4 and 5 viols from the courts of Henry and Charles, Princes of Wales by Alfonso Ferrabosco II, Thomas Lupo, Orlando Gibbons, Giovanni Coprario, and William Lawes.
This concert is presented as part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
Corpus Christi Church
529 West 121st Street
Morningside Heights
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AMERICAN GARDEN / ENGLISH ROSES
PARTHENIA, with guest ensemble THE ROSE CONSORT OF VIOLS
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8 pm
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English gambist Alison Crum brings her acclaimed consort of viols for a rare New York appearance.
Corpus Christi Church
529 West 121st Street
Morningside Heights
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| The Rose Consort of Viols |
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All tickets ~ $25
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| Movable type – Early Printed Music |
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Edition
PARTHENIA
Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 8 pm
Join Parthenia and composers Frances White and David Glaser in a unique discussion of innovations in printing technology during the 500-year history of the viola da gamba that led to increased flurries of viol playing and composition. Moderated by Harold Rosenbaum, conductor of The New York Virtuoso Singers, the multi-media event will be followed by a performance of the Fromm Award winning works and a reception and informal Q&A.
Center for Jewish History
15 West
16th Street
Manhattan
FREE TOUR OF EXIBIT WITH ADMISSION TO THE CONCERT!
In celebration of Parthenia's appointment as Beatrice Diener Early Music Ensemble-in-Residence at Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, ticket holders are invited to arrive at 7:30 for a special tour of an exceptional collection of illuminated manuscripts and books from the Braginsky Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts housed at the Yeshiva University Museum, Center for Jewish History. The tour is free with admission to the concert.
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| Seder Birkat ha-Mazan (grace after meals) and other prayers and blessings - 1751 parchment from the Braginsky Collection. |
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Tickets will be available at the box office, which opens at 7:30 pm. All tickets ~ $25
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Special Event
MONTEVERDI’S VESPERS OF 1610
ARTEK, Parthenia, and Piffaro
A special 400th anniversary celebration!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 8 pm
Saint Ignatius-Loyola Church
980 Park Avenue at 84th Street
Manhattan
Tickets: $50, $35 & $20 ($40, $25 & $10).
Visit the ARTEK ticket page for more information
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PARTHENIA is an ensemble-in-residence at Corpus Christi Church, one of New York City's premiere early music venues located in Morningside Heights. This vibrant neighborhood is home to Columbia University, Riverside Church, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's Tomb, the Manhattan School of Music, as well as many cafes and restaurants.
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Parthenia is a fiscally sponsored organization of the New York Foundation for the Arts.
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| Parthenia’s concert season is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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Join Parthenia's mailing list and receive updates on their other concerts in and out of the New York area.
Click here to read Parthenia's Fall 2009 Newsletter, Within the Labyrinth.
Thank you!
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