New YorkÕs premier viol consort, Parthenia, will present The QueenÕs Courtiers, a concert of songs, ballads and dances on Friday, April 25 Ð 8:00 PM at Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street in Manhattan. Special guests are members of Ex Umbris, the multi-instrumental performance group: Grant Herreid, Paul Shipper, Tom Zajac, Nell Snaidas and Karen Hansen.

This concert features music from the age of Queen Elizabeth I for viols, voices, violin, sackbut, recorders, percussion and lutes, when her courtiers vied for favor and power. Works include William ByrdÕs ÒFantazy on Queens goodnight,Ó Anthony HolborneÕs ÒQueenÕs New-YeereÕs giftÓ and ÒParadiso,Ó Tobias HumeÕs ÒTobaccoÓ (viol and voice), ÒLife,Ó ÒDeathÓ and ÒThe QueenÕs DelightÓ (for lyra viols), Thomas MorleyÕs ÒWho is it that this darke night?,Ó Sir Walter RaleighÕs ÒThe nymphs reply to the shepherd,Ó and John DowlandÕs ÒThe Moste Sacred Queene Elizabeth her Galliard,Ó ÒHis Golden Locks,Ó ÒTimeÕs eldest son,Ó ÒThe Earle of Essex Galliard,Ó ÒCan Shee excuse,Ó ÒIt was a time when silly bees could speak,Ó and ÒFrom Silent Night.Ó

Tickets for the April 25 concert are $35 preferred seating, $25 general seating, with a limited number of $10 rush tickets available at the door. For reservations and more information, contact Parthenia at 212-358-5942 or visit them online at http://www.parthenia.org.

Parthenia, which consists of Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry, has been hailed by the New Yorker as "one of the brightest lights in New York's early-music scene," is a dynamic ensemble exploring the extraordinary repertory for viols from Tudor England to the court of Versailles and beyond. Known for its remarkable sense of ensemble, Parthenia is presented in concerts across America, and produces its own lively and distinguished concert series at Corpus Christi Church in New York City, collaborating regularly with the world's foremost early music specialists and has been featured on radio and television and in prestigious festivals and series including Music Before 1800, Maverick Concerts and the Regensburg Tage Alter Musik. Visit them at http://www.parthenia.org.

Ex Umbris (Out of the Shadows) is widely recognized for unique and evocative performances Renaissance and medieval music. The musicians of Ex Umbris,Tom Zajac, Grant Herreid, and Paul Shipper, with guests Karen Hansen and Nell Snaidas, use their virtuosity and versatility on early strings, winds, percussion and voice to enliven the finest art music of the past, and their imagination, improvisational skills, and affinity with many styles of traditional music inspire explorations and reconstructions of the lost and unwritten traditions of early music.Ê

For press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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