Parthenia Viol Consort Presents An Elizabethan Christmas on December 8 at Manhattan’s Church of Saint Luke in the Fields

Parthenia, New York’s premiere viol consort, will present An Elizabethan Christmas concert on Sunday, December 8 @ 4:00 PM at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.

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/.

This event is ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit https://new.mta.info/tripplanner/results. Additional Parthenia concert information is available throughout the year at https://parthenia.org/performances/.

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’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.

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