Parthenia's 2008-2009 New York City concert season is shaping up very nicely. We wanted to let you know early on about the schedule that is coming together and also to tell you about a special offer for season tickets. First, the concert dates and programs:

Nothing Proved
Parthenia, with Kristin Norderval, soprano
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8 PM
Corpus Christi Church
529 W. 121st St., Morningside Heights
Preferred seating $35, General $25

World premiere of Kristin Norderval's "Nothing Proved," a dramatic and haunting song cycle setting the intriguing poetry of Queen Elizabeth I, along with music from Elizabeth's golden age.

Chapel Royal
Parthenia,
with The Canticum Novum Singers,
Harold Rosenbaum, director
Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8 PM
St. Ignatius of Antioch Church
552 West End Ave. at 87th St.
All tickets $20

Glorious Jacobean anthems and fantasies by English master composers Byrd, Tomkins, Gibbons, Dowland and Jenkins.

Poetical Music
Parthenia
Friday, May 1, 2009, at 8 PM
Corpus Christi Church
529 W. 121st St., Morningside Heights
Preferred seating $35, General $25

Parthenia delves into the unique repertoire for viol consort, performing known and unknown treasures from the masters of the viol.

Now, about that special subscription offer:

Parthenia is delighted to be able to offer you a very special subscription price for our 2008-2009 season concerts –

ALL THREE CONCERTS for $50

Nov. 14 & May 1 at Corpus Christi Church, preferred seating while supply lasts. April 4 at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, general seating only.

Single tickets go on sale Sept. 2, 2008. Get your subscription soon, as these are sure to sell out quickly. You can order by credit card at (212) 358-5942, or go to GEMSNY.org.

Parthenia is ensemble-in-residence at Corpus Christi Church, one of New York City's premiere early music venues located in Morningside Heights, a vibrant neighborhood which is home to Columbia University, Riverside Church, The cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's Tomb, the Manhattan School of Music, as well as many cafes and restaurants.

The 2008-2009 season will also include at least two other non-subscription events:

Early Music at Miller Theatre: A Royal Christening and Musical Banquet

Parthenia, Piffaro, Vox Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 8pm
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
145 West 46th Street

Parthenia, Piffaro and Vox Vocal Ensemble join forces to recreate the joyous celebration of the 1616 baptism of Prince Frederick of Württemberg.

This event is available only through the Miller Theatre Box Office - (212) 854-7799 or www.millertheatre.com.

Historic Huguenot Street Early Music Series and SUNY New Paltz

Parthenia
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 8 pm
McKenna Theater
State University of NY at New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., New Paltz, NY

Tickets for this event available only through McKenna Theater Box Office - (845) 257-3880 Information also available at Historic Huguenot Street - (845) 255-1660 or info@huguenotstreet.org.

Other dates still to be confirmed. More in future newsletters.

Parthenia is a fiscally sponsored organization of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Parthenia's concert season is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

This past May, Parthenia recorded a new CD of sublime 16th-c.French songs from the age of poet Pierre de Ronsard, with soprano Julianne Baird and Renaissance violinist Robert Mealy. Also on the CD are Praetorius dances, and fantasias and ricercares by LeJeune, Du Caurroy, Modena and Coste. Keep an ear out for the late 2008 release!

More about their existing (and wonderful!) recordings here.

For much more about Parthenia, visit http://www.parthenia.org/ or contact Wendy Redlinger of GEMS Live at wredlinger@gemsny.org or (802) 254-6189.