Parthenia Viol Consort Performs 'Through the Labyrinth Concert' Tonight

Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will perform Through the Labyrinth, a concert tonight, February 6 at 7:30 PM at The Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens. This is the second event of their 2015-16 concert series, and is presented by Musica Reginae Productions.

Parthenia will perform five centuries of consorts for four viols, featuring early music composers William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, Nicholas Patterson, Tobias Hume, Henry Purcell and others, alongside contemporary composers Frances White, Will Ayton, David Fetherolf, Haley Kallenberg and Richard Einhorn. More about the program at http://parthenia.org/season/?event=labyrinth.

Tickets purchased at the door or over the phone are $20 and $15, with children under 12 admitted free. Online tickets are $22 and $17, available at https://musicareginae.org/current_season.php.

For more concert information, call 718-894-2178 or visit http://gemsny.org/parthenia20152016.html.

Parthenia is a dynamic quartet of viols which animates ancient and contemporary repertoires with a superb 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 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 records on the MSR Classics label, and is represented by GEMS Live artists management. Visit them at http://www.parthenia.org.

Parthenia's 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 the New York Foundation for the Arts, and is a member of Early Music America and Chamber Music America.