North/South Consonance Presents The Americas Vocal Ensemble Cinco de
Mayo Celebration at Christ & St. Stephens Church in New York
The Americas Vocal Ensemble and their Music Director Nelly Vuksic will
present a special Cinco de Mayo Celebration concert on Friday, May 5 -
8:00 PM at Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th Street in
Manhattan.
This concert, presented by North/South Consonance, Inc., will feature
colonial and contemporary choral selections, with music by Carlos Chavez,
Carlos Guastavino, Rodolfo Halffter, Manuel Ponce, Antonio de Salazar
and Fabian Ximeno
The concert will also include World Premieres of new works by distinguished
contemporary composers Gunhild Glass, Carlos Rausch and Max Lifchitz,
as well as commentaries by AVE pianist Cesar Vuksic about a number of
the selections.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more concert information,
please call (212) 663-7566. You can also get directions and more venue
information from the Christ & Stephen's website at http://www.csschurch.org/.
This program is made possible in part by the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs, Meet the Composer's JPMorganChase Regrant Program
for Small Ensembles and generous individual contributions.
The Americas Vocal Ensemble was founded by its Director Nelly Vuksic as
a professional chamber group whose mission is to foster understanding
among the people of the Americas and to preserve the musical and cultural
richness of the diverse countries of North and South America. It brings
to its audiences a most enjoyable and rarely performed repertory which
encompasses the whole range of the music of the Americas, from the
colonial period to contemporary times, through concerts, educational
programs and recordings.
The AVE made its debut at New York's Americas Society in 1982, and has
performed throughout the northeast U.S. and South America. They present
unique and innovative programs and have performed premieres of more than
100 contemporary works, including compositions by leading North and South
American composers. AVE has been heard on National Public Radio, many
New York stations and the Voice of America. They have also appeared on
New York Public Television and the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications
TV Network. Their latest CD "Canticas y Madrigales" has been recorded
for 4Tay Records, and is available at http://www.classicalcds.net. They
have also recorded for CBS, Opus 1, Premiere and North/South Consonance.
Visit their webpage at http://www.americasvocalensemble.org/.
For more information about the Americas Vocal Ensemble, please contact
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at their new phone number - 516-586-3433
or [log in to unmask]
Since 1980, North/South Consonance has garnered widespread praise for
its eloquent performances of music by composers of our time. Under the
leadership of Max Lifchitz, its founder and director, this adventurous
ensemble has brought to the attention of the New York public over 750
different works by composers from every corner of the world. For more
about North/South Consonance and Max Lifchitz, visit them online at
http://www.northsouthmusic.org/about.asp.
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel: 516-586-3433
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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