French Renaissance songs and dances, featuring viol consort and soprano performed by PARTHENIA

This musical performance, marked by grace, balance and a wonderful sense of lightness, will feature song settings of poetry of Pierre de Ronsard by such composers as Claude le Jeune, Guillaume Costeley, Pierre Bonnet, and others.

Featured Musicians

Rosamund Morley, treble viol
Lawrence Lipnik, tenor viol
Beverly Au, bass viol
Lisa Terry, bass viol
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Christopher Morrongielleo, lute

The viola da gamba quartet PARTHENIA brings early music into the present with a ravishing sound and a remarkable sense of ensemble, animating both ancient and fresh-commissioned repertoire to critical acclaim. These “local early-music stars,” hailed by The New Yorker and music critics throughout the world, are “one of the brightest lights in New York’s early-music scene.”

PARTHENIA  is Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry. The ensemble appears regularly in concerts across America and produces its own series in New York City, collaborating with the world’s foremost early music specialists. The quartet has been featured in prestigious festivals and series around the world. For more information, please visit www.parthenia.org.