Athena Tergis
Latest News on Athena Tergis:
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2020 Season (Sep 18, 2020)
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2019 Season (Jul 23, 2019)
Irish Arts Center To Give Away Thousands Of Free Books On St. Patrick's Day (Mar 4, 2019)
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2020 Season (Sep 18, 2020)
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2019 Season (Jul 23, 2019)
Irish Arts Center To Give Away Thousands Of Free Books On St. Patrick's Day (Mar 4, 2019)
BIO
Athena Tergis – biography
Born in NYC and raised in San Francisco, Athena Tergis showed a love and talent for the fiddle at an early age. She began with the Suzuki method of violin at age four, yet she yearned for more creativity and freedom in her music. She found it at Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School where she studied with such greats as Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Alasdair Fraser and Buddy MacMaster, winning the Junior National Scottish Fiddling Championship three years in a row.
At the age of sixteen, Athena released her first album Journey Begun on Culburnie Records, an album of original and Scottish music with fellow fiddler Laura Risk. While considering a music degree at 18, Athena instead moved to Ireland where she immersed herself in Irish traditional music for nearly four years. While living in Galway she was invited by renowned box accordion player Sharon Shannon to join the Sharon Shannon Band for their ‘97 European festival tour and Gail Force TV series recording. Living in Galway, Belfast and London, Athena toured extensively, finally accepting an offer to star in a new production of Lord of the Dance in Las Vegas. Not long after she was invited to become the principal fiddler for the Broadway production of Riverdance.
After completing the year and a half run of Riverdance on Broadway as the solo fiddler, Athena created Sonic Arts Studios and Solarsonic Records, a professional recording studio and record label in Brooklyn NY. She continued to perform regularly, touring for over a year with sax player Clarence Clemmons of The E street Band. While living in New York, Athena met singer, historian and banjo player Mick Moloney. The pair had a rare musical spark and it wasn’t long before they were playing regularly together in The Green Fields of America.
In 2007, Athena released her solo album A Letter Home on Compass Records. Produced by John Doyle, it includes an A-list roster of supporting musicians and represents her deep love and appreciation for Irish traditional music. Her album with The Green Fields of America; also on Compass Records, represents the melding and cross fertilization of Irish and American music. Athena Tergis and The Green Fields of America were featured in the award-winning documentary on PBS Absolutely Irish! Produced by Paul Wagner in 2007
Athena was a featured soloist in the 2009, USA tour with the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra. During the 10 week, 49-city tour of America, Athena was a featured soloist in 9 compositions including Inishlacken, a concerto for two violins, written by Bill Whelan alongside classical violinist Cora Venus Lunny. Her most recent tour of China with The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra included the live, nationally broadcast debut of her original compositions ‘Old Quarry’ and ‘Slide’, co-written by John Doyle, at the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts Opera Theater.
Her collaboration and musical exploration with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan has led the pair to be featured artists in the 2010 Masters in Collaboration Series produced by the New York Irish Arts Center and the pair have continued their collaboration will additional performances in Holland and NYC. Athena will also return to Broadway and the NY Irish arts Center for the 4rd annual Irish Christmas with Mick Moloney.
Now living in the village of Montalcino in Tuscany, central Italy; Athena is also very involved in running their award-winning winery, Terralsole. www.terralsole.com
www.athena.cd
News
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2020 Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC), based in New York City and renowned for presenting the best in Irish and Irish-American arts and culture, today announced its Fall 2020 digital season, boldly expanding the organization's approach to connecting with remote audiences through powerful work and deeply engaging online courses and events. S
Irish Arts Center (IAC), based in New York City and renowned for presenting the best in Irish and Irish-American arts and culture, today announced its Fall 2020 digital season, boldly expanding the organization's approach to connecting with remote audiences through powerful work and deeply engaging online courses and events. S
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2019 Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Fall 2019 Season. As construction of the New Irish Arts Center progresses, IAC kicks off its final year in its intimate current home with an array of gripping performances and events. (The Center's 51st Street home will be renovated following the opening of the new, adjacent 11th Avenue building). Music programming encompasses exemplars of contemporary classical, trad, jazz, and soaring pop, and the organization is thrilled to honor icon Elvis Costelloa?"deemed one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stonea?"at this year's Spirit of Ireland Gala (October 18). Literary events feature vital voices in poetry and prose and honor legendary contributors to both forms; performances push the boundaries of Irish dance; and, across numerous master classes, talks, and family events, IAC continues to serve as a growing hub for community, conversation, engagement, and education.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Fall 2019 Season. As construction of the New Irish Arts Center progresses, IAC kicks off its final year in its intimate current home with an array of gripping performances and events. (The Center's 51st Street home will be renovated following the opening of the new, adjacent 11th Avenue building). Music programming encompasses exemplars of contemporary classical, trad, jazz, and soaring pop, and the organization is thrilled to honor icon Elvis Costelloa?"deemed one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stonea?"at this year's Spirit of Ireland Gala (October 18). Literary events feature vital voices in poetry and prose and honor legendary contributors to both forms; performances push the boundaries of Irish dance; and, across numerous master classes, talks, and family events, IAC continues to serve as a growing hub for community, conversation, engagement, and education.
Irish Arts Center To Give Away Thousands Of Free Books On St. Patrick's Day
Irish Arts Center, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces this year's editions of beloved programs surrounding St. Patrick's Day: 20th Annual St. Patrick's Open Day (March 10), the 7th Annual Celtic Appalachian Celebration (March 15), and the 9th Annual Book Day (March 15). The programming exemplifies Irish Arts Center's unique role within the packed New York cultural landscape, as an organization that builds bridges between the traditional and the contemporary and between Ireland and other cultures across America and around the world.
Irish Arts Center, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces this year's editions of beloved programs surrounding St. Patrick's Day: 20th Annual St. Patrick's Open Day (March 10), the 7th Annual Celtic Appalachian Celebration (March 15), and the 9th Annual Book Day (March 15). The programming exemplifies Irish Arts Center's unique role within the packed New York cultural landscape, as an organization that builds bridges between the traditional and the contemporary and between Ireland and other cultures across America and around the world.
Irish Arts Center Presents Eclectic, Intimate Concerts This Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC) presents an eclectic live musical lineup for its Spring 2019 season. From February through May, veteran talents and unmissable breakout voices working across the spectrum of tradition and contemporaneity will captivate IAC audiences. The season exemplifies IAC's unwavering devotion to offering a nurturing cultural home to artists-fueling thrilling collaborations and providing them with an intimate space in which to lay bare the depths of their work.
Irish Arts Center (IAC) presents an eclectic live musical lineup for its Spring 2019 season. From February through May, veteran talents and unmissable breakout voices working across the spectrum of tradition and contemporaneity will captivate IAC audiences. The season exemplifies IAC's unwavering devotion to offering a nurturing cultural home to artists-fueling thrilling collaborations and providing them with an intimate space in which to lay bare the depths of their work.
Irish Arts Center Announces Spring 2019 Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Spring 2019 season a cross-section of the exhilarating theater, music, dance, literature, art, and genre-defying performance coming from Ireland and Irish America, alongside educational events engaging participants with an array of rich traditions. With performances as wide-ranging as Margaret McAuliffe's acclaimed one-woman play The Humours of Bandon, Declan O'Rourke's epic song cycle Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, and Paul Muldoon's performance adaptation of a 1773 Irish poem, IAC provides an intimate home for artists' boldest visions. As construction on IAC's landmark permanent new home in Hell's Kitchen takes place just beyond the organization's original location, IAC's vast ambition and accomplishment will be on full display, outside and in, throughout Spring 2019.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Spring 2019 season a cross-section of the exhilarating theater, music, dance, literature, art, and genre-defying performance coming from Ireland and Irish America, alongside educational events engaging participants with an array of rich traditions. With performances as wide-ranging as Margaret McAuliffe's acclaimed one-woman play The Humours of Bandon, Declan O'Rourke's epic song cycle Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, and Paul Muldoon's performance adaptation of a 1773 Irish poem, IAC provides an intimate home for artists' boldest visions. As construction on IAC's landmark permanent new home in Hell's Kitchen takes place just beyond the organization's original location, IAC's vast ambition and accomplishment will be on full display, outside and in, throughout Spring 2019.
Irish Arts Center Presents Winter Solstice At Symphony Space
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, this year creates a thrilling intersection of musical traditions from Ireland and the Gulf of Mexico for its annual Winter Solstice Celebration (December 14 at Symphony Space). The beloved holiday gathering is hosted by NEA award winner and "one of the most important Irish musicians to emerge from the folk revival of the 1970s" (Time Out) Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, vocals) and acclaimed fiddler Athena Tergis.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, this year creates a thrilling intersection of musical traditions from Ireland and the Gulf of Mexico for its annual Winter Solstice Celebration (December 14 at Symphony Space). The beloved holiday gathering is hosted by NEA award winner and "one of the most important Irish musicians to emerge from the folk revival of the 1970s" (Time Out) Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, vocals) and acclaimed fiddler Athena Tergis.
MULDOON'S PICNIC, WILDFLOWERS, and More Make Up Irish Arts Center's Fall Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC) announces its eclectic Fall 2018 lineup, offering audiences a characteristically panoramic view of the best of what's happening in Irish Arts. With its wide range of musical, theatrical, dance, literary, visual arts, interdisciplinary, and educational events, the season exemplifies Irish Arts Center's unwavering drive to present a panoply of ideas, approaches and perspectives; its eye for innovative and eye-opening work; and its consistent fostering of collaborations between luminaries from diverse backgrounds and artistic practices. The fall season will coincide with the imminent start of construction of the Center's landmark permanent new home in Hell's Kitchen, scheduled to open in 2020.
Irish Arts Center (IAC) announces its eclectic Fall 2018 lineup, offering audiences a characteristically panoramic view of the best of what's happening in Irish Arts. With its wide range of musical, theatrical, dance, literary, visual arts, interdisciplinary, and educational events, the season exemplifies Irish Arts Center's unwavering drive to present a panoply of ideas, approaches and perspectives; its eye for innovative and eye-opening work; and its consistent fostering of collaborations between luminaries from diverse backgrounds and artistic practices. The fall season will coincide with the imminent start of construction of the Center's landmark permanent new home in Hell's Kitchen, scheduled to open in 2020.
Irish Arts Center Announces Spring 2018 Music Programming
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, presents an exhilarating array of musical programs this spring.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, presents an exhilarating array of musical programs this spring.
Dublin Irish Dance Coming To The Sangamon Auditorium
Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield presents Dublin Irish Dance - Stepping Out on February 15th, 2018 at 7:30 pm in the UIS Sangamon Auditorium as part of the Visiting Artist Series. Tickets for the show are on sale now for $28 and $47. Contact the Ticket Office at 217-206-6160 or visit SangamonAuditorium.org.
Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield presents Dublin Irish Dance - Stepping Out on February 15th, 2018 at 7:30 pm in the UIS Sangamon Auditorium as part of the Visiting Artist Series. Tickets for the show are on sale now for $28 and $47. Contact the Ticket Office at 217-206-6160 or visit SangamonAuditorium.org.
Rhiannon Giddens And Dirk Powell At Come to Irish Arts Center, 2/9-11
Irish Arts Center presents Masters in Collaboration XII: Rhiannon Giddens Meets Dirk Powell (February 9-11), the next chapter in a series that, since its launch in 2008, has consistently served as a risk-rewarding incubator and platform for the merging of musical talents outside the dynamics of the commercial marketplace. Last season, the collaboration between Cassandra Wilson and Liam Maonla fostered at IAC blossomed into an international tour to Dublin, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, with an ensemble of top jazz, folk and Irish musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, in a performance where their innate musicality allowed their distinct vocabularies to speak as one (Chicago Tribune).
Irish Arts Center presents Masters in Collaboration XII: Rhiannon Giddens Meets Dirk Powell (February 9-11), the next chapter in a series that, since its launch in 2008, has consistently served as a risk-rewarding incubator and platform for the merging of musical talents outside the dynamics of the commercial marketplace. Last season, the collaboration between Cassandra Wilson and Liam Maonla fostered at IAC blossomed into an international tour to Dublin, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, with an ensemble of top jazz, folk and Irish musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, in a performance where their innate musicality allowed their distinct vocabularies to speak as one (Chicago Tribune).
Enda Walsh's BALLYTURK Highlights Irish Arts Center's Spring 2018 Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, announces its Spring 2018 lineup, featuring a characteristically wide range of theatrical, musical, dance, literary, podcast, interdisciplinary and educational events.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, announces its Spring 2018 lineup, featuring a characteristically wide range of theatrical, musical, dance, literary, podcast, interdisciplinary and educational events.
Theatre, Music, Poetry and More Slated for Irish Arts Center's Fall 2017 Season
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, has announced its fall 2017 season. The lineup epitomizes IAC's commitment to building community with a diversity of arts institutions, artists and audiences - in New York, across America, and abroad.
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, has announced its fall 2017 season. The lineup epitomizes IAC's commitment to building community with a diversity of arts institutions, artists and audiences - in New York, across America, and abroad.
Irish Arts Center to present Several Events for St. Patrick's Day
The week of March 11-17, the acclaimed Irish Arts Center in New York City will offer a series of events in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The programming, which spans art forms-music, literature, dance-and genres within them, epitomizes the Center's commitment not only to putting forward the best of Irish and Irish American culture, but also to fostering fusions of that culture with others from across America and around the world.
The week of March 11-17, the acclaimed Irish Arts Center in New York City will offer a series of events in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The programming, which spans art forms-music, literature, dance-and genres within them, epitomizes the Center's commitment not only to putting forward the best of Irish and Irish American culture, but also to fostering fusions of that culture with others from across America and around the world.
Enda Walsh's ROOMS, New Music Series and More Slated for Spring 2017 at Irish Arts Center
Even before breaking ground on their new home, IAC will welcome audiences into the existing Cybert Tire site for Rooms, a site-specific theatrical installation by the great Irish playwright Enda Walsh (May 3-28). IAC will present Rooms alongside St. Ann's Warehouse premiere of Walsh's new play, Arlington (May 3-28), making for a season of Walsh works in New York, supported by Culture Ireland.
Even before breaking ground on their new home, IAC will welcome audiences into the existing Cybert Tire site for Rooms, a site-specific theatrical installation by the great Irish playwright Enda Walsh (May 3-28). IAC will present Rooms alongside St. Ann's Warehouse premiere of Walsh's new play, Arlington (May 3-28), making for a season of Walsh works in New York, supported by Culture Ireland.
Irish Arts Center Presents Winter Solstice at Symphony Space
Irish Arts Center brings its annual holiday celebration of Irish, American, and world music, dance and storytelling with Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis, and a cast of America's top Irish and world musicians to Symphony Space, December 16-17.
Irish Arts Center brings its annual holiday celebration of Irish, American, and world music, dance and storytelling with Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis, and a cast of America's top Irish and world musicians to Symphony Space, December 16-17.
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2016 Season
Today, Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, announces the lineup for its fall 2016 season, September 8 - December 17. IAC takes great pride in showcasing a broad range of some of Ireland's greatest artistic talent, in collaborating with American artists and arts institutions alike, and continuing to strengthen the transatlantic bonds of Irish-American culture. Featuring the works of several frequent IAC collaborators, including Paul Muldoon,Cassandra Wilson, Declan O'Rourke and Christine Tobin, as well as the premiere of several new works, the season epitomizes the dynamic vision IAC has for Irish culture in America at the outset of Ireland's centenary year of independence.
Today, Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, announces the lineup for its fall 2016 season, September 8 - December 17. IAC takes great pride in showcasing a broad range of some of Ireland's greatest artistic talent, in collaborating with American artists and arts institutions alike, and continuing to strengthen the transatlantic bonds of Irish-American culture. Featuring the works of several frequent IAC collaborators, including Paul Muldoon,Cassandra Wilson, Declan O'Rourke and Christine Tobin, as well as the premiere of several new works, the season epitomizes the dynamic vision IAC has for Irish culture in America at the outset of Ireland's centenary year of independence.
Heartbeat Of Home Closing Sunday at Fisher Theatre
Heartbeat of Home, the high energy dance show from the producers of Riverdance, closes in Detroit on Sunday. On stage at the Fisher Theatre, the spectacle is part of the Broadway In Detroit entertainment series.
Heartbeat of Home, the high energy dance show from the producers of Riverdance, closes in Detroit on Sunday. On stage at the Fisher Theatre, the spectacle is part of the Broadway In Detroit entertainment series.
Bill Whelan Returns to Irish Arts Center for AN EVENING WITH BILL WHELAN
Grammy Award-winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan returns to the Irish Arts Center for AN EVENING WITH BILL WHELAN along with world-renowned fiddler Athena Tergis, an orchestra and special guests including singer Morgan Crowley and Irish dancer Mick Donegan, for four performances only, Saturday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 1, nightly at 7:30 PM. The Irish Arts Center is located at 553 West 51 Street.
Grammy Award-winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan returns to the Irish Arts Center for AN EVENING WITH BILL WHELAN along with world-renowned fiddler Athena Tergis, an orchestra and special guests including singer Morgan Crowley and Irish dancer Mick Donegan, for four performances only, Saturday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 1, nightly at 7:30 PM. The Irish Arts Center is located at 553 West 51 Street.
Photo Flash: RIVERDANCE Composer Bill Whelan Returns To Irish Arts Center
Irish and Broadway stars came out Saturday night for Bill Whelan's first in a series of 4 concerts at the Irish Arts Center. Among the attendees: five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury, Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Andre De Shields, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, award-winning author Colum McCann, Consul General of Ireland Noel Kilkenny, Malachy McCourt,Chief Executive Eugene Downes of Culture Ireland, Aidan Connelly Executive Director Irish Arts Center, Pauline Turley, Vice Chair Irish Arts Center and many more. Whelan conducted the nine-piece orchestra, played the piano, told stories and sang along with special guests world-renowned fiddler ATHENA TERGIS, Irish singer MORGAN CROWLEY and Irish Dancer and former RIVERDANCE star MICK DONEGAN.
Irish and Broadway stars came out Saturday night for Bill Whelan's first in a series of 4 concerts at the Irish Arts Center. Among the attendees: five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury, Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Andre De Shields, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, award-winning author Colum McCann, Consul General of Ireland Noel Kilkenny, Malachy McCourt,Chief Executive Eugene Downes of Culture Ireland, Aidan Connelly Executive Director Irish Arts Center, Pauline Turley, Vice Chair Irish Arts Center and many more. Whelan conducted the nine-piece orchestra, played the piano, told stories and sang along with special guests world-renowned fiddler ATHENA TERGIS, Irish singer MORGAN CROWLEY and Irish Dancer and former RIVERDANCE star MICK DONEGAN.
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