'Christmases Past' to be
Revisited by Early Music Ensemble and Famed
Soprano
Julianne Baird in Harriman-Jewell Presentation
WHAT: PARTHENIA, consort
of viols, with JULIANNE
BAIRD, soprano
[Par THEE nee ah]
WHEN: SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 19, at 8 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: HARRIMAN-JEWELL
SERIES
WHERE: FOLLY THEATER,
downtown Kansas City, Mo. (12th and
Central Sts.)
TICKETS: remaining seats are $20, $30,
$50, $60—order
online at hjseries.org or
call 816-415-5025 for assistance.
PROGRAM: “As
it fell on a Holie Eve” features
works by William Byrd, Thomas
Ravenscroft, Anthony Holborne, Thomas
Morley, John Bull and others. For
a complete list of works, view
complete program information (PDF).
| EDUCATIONAL EVENT: Soprano Julianne Baird
will also lead a free vocal master class with
students preselected from the
Kansas City area at the Forbis Recital Hall inside
the Pillsbury Music Center, William Jewell College,
Liberty, Mo. The class is designed to be enjoyed
by audience members; the public is invited to
attend this free event at 1 p.m., Saturday,
December
19 (the day of the performance).
Reservations are not necessary. |
| EDUCATIONAL EVENT: Jay Carter,
countertenor and
William Jewell College
artist in residence, will
give a talk about early music and the evening's
program at 7
p.m., Saturday, December 19, (an
hour before the performance) at the Folly Theater,
Kansas City, Mo. |
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 New
York’s premiere viol consort, Parthenia, will
perform an evening of holiday music entitled "As
it fell on a Holie Eve," with
special guest soprano Julianne Baird at 8
p.m., Saturday,
December 19, in the Folly Theater (12th
and Central Sts.) in downtown Kansas City. The premier
early music ensemble and the beloved soprano will make
their Harriman-Jewell Series debut appearance.
The evening's program will feature early English Christmas
music such as As it fell on a Holie Eve, The
Cradle, The Night Watch, Sweet
was the Song the Virgin Sung, Out
of the Orient Crystal Skies, the Shearmen & Tailors
carol Lully, lulla and Divisions on
Greensleeves by composers William
Byrd, Thomas Ravenscroft, Anthony
Holborne, Thomas Morley, John
Bull and others.
Parthenia—ensemble members
are 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" and 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. The ensemble regularly collaborates with the world's
foremost early music specialists and has been featured on radio and television
and in prestigious festivals and series.
Julianne Baird is the perfect partner
to Parthenia’s early
music repertoire. "One
of the most extraordinary
voices in the service of early music that
this generation has produced...a natural musicianship
which engenders singing of extreme expressive beauty,” praises
the Washington
Star. She maintains a busy concert schedule
of solo recitals and performances of baroque opera
and oratorio and has appeared as soloist with many
major symphony orchestras.
[See www.parthenia.org and www.juliannebaird.camden.rutgers.edu for
more information.]
Remaining tickets for Parthenia's
"As it fell on a Holie Eve" concert are
priced $20, $30, $50, $60 and can be ordered online
at hjseries.org or
by phone at 816-415-5025. The
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts (Commerce Bank, trustee) sponsors this
performance.
Now in its 45th season, the
nationally recognized Harriman-Jewell Series brings
acclaimed performers from the worlds of music, dance,
and theatre to Kansas City’s downtown
venues. In addition to the performances, Educational
Events offer free master classes and lectures to allow
area community members and students to view artists in
an informal setting. Financial support for the 2009-2010
season has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council,
a state agency.
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