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Parthenia, a Consort of Viols, Presents Random Access Music Composers' Collective Concerts on November 8 in Manhattan and November 9 in Queens, NY
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
New York, NY – Parthenia, New York’s premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:00 PM performing World premieres for viol quartets by the composers of Random Access Music at Benzaquen Hall of the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W 37th Street in Manhattan. The program, part of the ensemble’s 2013-2014 Prisms concert season, will be repeated on Saturday, November 9 at 8:00 PM at Waltz-Astoria, 23-14 Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens.
Works to be performed are Jonathan Pieslak’s Bhakti (1), Unburdening, for viol consort and recorded chanting, Gilbert Galindo’s Tierra Magnifica, for viol consort, B. Allen Schulz’s Aspects of a Singularity, for viol consort, David Fetherolf’s Atrytone, for treble and bass viol duo and Frances White’s From a Fairy Tale, for viol consort.
The Random Access Music Composers' Collective is B. Allen Schulz, Gilbert Galindo, Jonathan Pieslak, David Fetherolf and guest composer Frances White. Visit them at http://www.ram-nyc.org.
The concert at Waltz-Astoria is made possible, in part, by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from a re-grant through the New York State Council on the Arts.
Tickets for the November 8 concert are $20 and are available at 800-838-3006 or . There is a $10 table fee for the November 9 event. More information at 718-956-8742 or Ma href="http://www.waltz-astoria.com">http://www.waltz-astoria.com.
Visit http://www.parthenia.org for more information about the 2013-2014 season.
Parthenia is a dynamic quartet of viols which animates ancient and contemporary repertoires with a ravishing sound and a remarkable sense of ensemble. Parthenia is presented 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 YaleCenter 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 records on the MSR Classics label, and is represented by GEMS Live artists management. They are the subject of a major Early Music America article, online at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/june09/PARTH_060309.pdf. Visit them at http://www.parthenia.org.
Parthenia's Prisms concert season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Parthenia is a sponsored organization of Artspire, a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts, and is a member of Early Music America and Chamber Music America.
Parthenia is Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry.
Parthenia group photos are available online at http://parthenia.org/press/. For press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
New York, NY – Parthenia, New York’s premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:00 PM performing World premieres for viol quartets by the composers of Random Access Music at Benzaquen Hall of the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W 37th Street in Manhattan. The program, part of the ensemble’s 2013-2014 Prisms concert season, will be repeated on Saturday, November 9 at 8:00 PM at Waltz-Astoria, 23-14 Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens.
Works to be performed are Jonathan Pieslak’s Bhakti (1), Unburdening, for viol consort and recorded chanting, Gilbert Galindo’s Tierra Magnifica, for viol consort, B. Allen Schulz’s Aspects of a Singularity, for viol consort, David Fetherolf’s Atrytone, for treble and bass viol duo and Frances White’s From a Fairy Tale, for viol consort.
The Random Access Music Composers' Collective is B. Allen Schulz, Gilbert Galindo, Jonathan Pieslak, David Fetherolf and guest composer Frances White. Visit them at http://www.ram-nyc.org.
The concert at Waltz-Astoria is made possible, in part, by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from a re-grant through the New York State Council on the Arts.
Tickets for the November 8 concert are $20 and are available at 800-838-3006 or . There is a $10 table fee for the November 9 event. More information at 718-956-8742 or Ma href="http://www.waltz-astoria.com">http://www.waltz-astoria.com.
Visit http://www.parthenia.org for more information about the 2013-2014 season.
Parthenia is a dynamic quartet of viols which animates ancient and contemporary repertoires with a ravishing sound and a remarkable sense of ensemble. Parthenia is presented 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 YaleCenter 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 records on the MSR Classics label, and is represented by GEMS Live artists management. They are the subject of a major Early Music America article, online at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/june09/PARTH_060309.pdf. Visit them at http://www.parthenia.org.
Parthenia's Prisms concert season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Parthenia is a sponsored organization of Artspire, a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts, and is a member of Early Music America and Chamber Music America.
Parthenia is Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry.
Parthenia group photos are available online at http://parthenia.org/press/. For press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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