The Spanish Ministry of Culture Presents "Homage to Ernesto Halffter -
Celebrating his Centennial" - A Special Spanish Music Concert by The New
York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony on December 14 At Merkin Concert Hall
New York, NY - The New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony and its Music
Director Kenneth Klein will present "Homage to Ernesto Halffter -
Celebrating his Centennial", a special Spanish music concert sponsored
by the Spanish Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 8:00
PM at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center, Goodman House, 129 West
67th Street, New York.
Maestro Klein and The Virtuosi will present a program featuring six
compositions spanning the career of this romantic and lyrical 20th Century
Spanish composer. Selections include Halffter's Canzone e Pastorella
for cello & piano, his String Quartet, the Homage to Salvador Dali for
trumpets, percussion, tenor, piano and mixed choir, his Homage Petite
Suite Pour Trio for violin, cello, and piano, Madrigalesca for guitar
solo and Fantasia Espanola for cello and piano. Performers will be the
New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony and its Music Director Kenneth Klein,
with special guests to be announced.
Tickets for the December 14 concert are $30, $25, and $15 for students
and seniors. Discounts are available for members of the Kaufman Center
Community. For tickets and information, call Merkin Concert Hall at
(212) 501 3330 or visit them online at http://www.ekcc.org/merkin.htm.
New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony concerts are assisted, in part,
by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state
agency, and private contributions.
Ernesto Halffter was one of the creative leaders of the young Spanish
generation of the 1920s and 1930s, the so-called "Generation of 1927."
The best-known and most authentic disciple of Manuel de Falla, and
co-author of his cantata Atlantida, Halffter was a personal friend of
and collaborator with Dali, Garcia Lorca, Alberti, Bunuel and many
others of those years. His many orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo
instrument works were influenced by the neo-classicism of the day as
well as by Stravinsky, Ravel (with whom he studied extensively) and the
French composers group Les Six. He was also a renowned conductor,
educator and composer of film scores. His works have been played and/or
recorded by numerous American orchestras and by outstanding musicians
such as Arthur Rubinstein, Leopold Stokowski, Alicia de Larrocha,
Claudio Arrau, Jascha Heifetz, Henryk Szeryng and many others. For more
information about the composer, visit his website at
http://ernestohalffter.com/.
The New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony presents world-class performances
of the chamber orchestra repertoire of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st
centuries. The Virtuosi was founded in 1982 by its Music Director
Kenneth Klein. This 35-piece ensemble, composed of New York's finest
players, has performed at all the major halls in New York City,
throughout the U.S. and Germany and been praised by both critics and
audiences for its innovative programming. The group's current activities
include an annual series of concerts throughout the New York area and
the presentation of a Student Mentorship/In-school Performance and
Instruction Program in 6 Long Island School Districts. You can learn
much more about Kenneth Klein, these programs and other upcoming events
at the New York Virtuosi website - http://newyorkvirtuosi.org/.
For more information about The New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony and
concert updates, please call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at
516-797-9166, or log on to The Virtuosi website at
http://newyorkvirtuosi.org/.
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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