The Making of: Donne Songs Without Words

Written By Eleonor Sandresky
(L to R) Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Christa Patton, Eleonor Sandresky, Rosamund Morley, and Lisa Terry; dress rehearsal for world premiere, Picture Ray Studios, New York, NY, 2015.

(L to R) Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Christa Patton, Eleonor Sandresky, Rosamund Morley, and Lisa Terry; dress rehearsal for world premiere, Picture Ray Studios, New York, NY, 2015.

A live webinar featuring a behind-the-scenes look at this choreographic work for viol quartet and baroque harp
by Eleonor Sandresky

Parthenia Viol Consort and guests discuss the conception, composition, and performance of Eleonor’s Donne Songs Without Words, commissioned in 2013 by Parthenia with a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

They will explore Donne’s poetry, the guiding aesthetic for this work, and talk about learning to use body movements while playing their instruments. The webinar will feature excerpts from the 2015 world premiere video recording.

Tune in on May 13, 2021 at 7:30pm ET and join in the conversation!

This program will be archived through May 23, 2021.

Eleonor Sandresky
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