The Americas Society and North/South Consonance, Inc. are pleased
to present a concert with the music of Mexican/American composer Max
Lifchitz in a retrospective of his music for soloists and chamber orchestra.

The concert will take place on Monday February 3, 2003 at 8pm, at Merkin
Concert Hall located at 129 West 67th Street. The concert is free and
open to the public, however, tickets are required. For reservations and
information, please call 212-249-8950 or 212-628-3200, ext 463; or
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The program will feature the following works, written during the last
twelve years: Mosaico Latinoamericano commissioned by flutist Lisa
Hansen and premiered in 1991, now in a completely revised and expanded
version; Yellow Ribbons N. 40 for soprano and chamber orchestra, which
is part of a series of works from the 1980's that pay homage to the
former US hostages in Iran; and Night Voices N. 13, a cello concerto
commissioned in 1993 by Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto.

The performers include soprano Heidi Skok, flutist Lisa Hansen, cellist
Wolfram Koessel and the composer, Max Lifchitz, conducting the
North/South Chamber Orchestra.

For details regarding Max Lifchitz and the other artists in this event,
please visit www.northsouthmusic.org.

For more information about other 2002-2003 season concerts, please visit
the Americas Society online at: http://www.americas-society.org.

The Americas Society is a membership organization that promotes the
understanding of the political, economic, and cultural issues that
define and challenge the Americas today, from the Arctic Circle to the
Southernmost tip of Argentina.

This concert and its educational components are made possible by
North/South Consonance, Inc., The Music Performance Trust Funds (AFM-
Local 802), The Citigroup Foundation, Credit Suisse First Boston, Chase
Manhattan Mortgage and Americas Society Members.

Additional funding is provided by Meet the Composer, Inc. with the
support of the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs, ASCAP, the Virgil Thompson Foundation,
the Jerome Foundation, JPMorganChase, the Mary Flagler Charitable Trust,
the Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust, and the National Endowment for
the Arts.

   The Americas Society
   680 Park Ave., New York NY 10021
   tel: 212-249-8950  fax: 212-249-5868

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