Tears of the Muses Trio
photo: Kent Underwood

WHO WE ARE~ The Teares of the Muses is a versatile New York University performing arts ensemble directed by Margaret Panofsky, a well-known professional viol player and renowned teacher. It is a branch of the N.Y.U. Faculty of Arts and Science Music Department's Collegium Musicum directed by Stanley Boorman, and is made up of proficient musicians associated with the Music Department and the N.Y.U. community.

OUR MISSION~ The Teares of the Muses, in N.Y.U.'s name, endeavors to introduce the elegant and lively music for viols to new audiences by presenting free concerts.

WHAT WE DO~ The Teares of the Muses performs at New York University and at St. Michael's Episcopal Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side where the ensemble has been in residence since 2007. It also plays for benefits given by nonprofit organizations and for nonprofit concerts.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES~

Vater unser im Himmelreich
17th-century German Music for Solo Singers, Viol Consort and Organ
This concert is made possible by a New York University Creative Collaboration Support Grant. Sacred vocal works mingle with instrumental pieces for viol consort and solo organ. The combination of voices and viols imparts a distinctively sweet sound in compositions by Dietrich Buxtehude, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Hermann Schein, Franz Tunder, Michael Altenburg, and others. The New York University Collegium Musicum Viol Consort (Teares of the Muses) is joined by Steinhardt Professor Morwaread Farbood, organist, and two sopranos, the baroque specialists Kathleen Cantrell and Campbell Rightmyer from the St. Michael’s Church Choir.