The Americas Vocal Ensemble Presents "Musical Treasures of the Americas"
At Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall - Wednesday, April 3 at 8 PM

The Americas Vocal Ensemble, Nelly Vuksic, Music Director, will present
"Musical Treasures of the Americas", a very special concert on Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, 8 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 154 W.  57th
St., New York.

This program will feature choral, instrumental, and solo music from the
Colonial Period to the present with a variety of works and styles which
reflect the richness and evolution of the music in the North, Central
and South America.  Selections will include the World Premiere of Max
Lifchitz's Lagrimas de Mexico (Mexico's Tears), a depiction of the trauma
experienced by the Aztecs as a result of their conquest by the Spaniards,
Ojos claros, serenos and La muerte de la reina Mercedes by Eduardo Grau,
Canticas Colombianas 1, 4, 7, 12 and 18 by Luis Antonio Escobar, Yo no
tengo soledad, Los suspiros, El ciego and Mariposa by Gunhild Glass.

The Colonial Period will be represented by Juan Araujo's Ay andar,
Juan Perez de Bocanegra's Hanapachap, Antonio de Salazar's Tarara and
other works.  Contemporary works to be performed include Carlos Chavez'
Fragmento, Owen Goldsmith's The Tender Affliction and Ginastera's Suite
of Danzas Criollas, performed by piano soloist Cesar Vuksic, Piano.

To see our beautiful flyer about this concert and to read our latest
AVE Newsletter, please visit http://www.tangomusic.com/ave/evite.html.

Tickets for this concert are $20, $15 for students and seniors and can be
ordered by phone through CarnegieCharge, 8 AM to 8 PM, 7 days a week, at
(212) 247-7800.  The Box Office, located at the corner of 57th Street and
7th Avenue, is open Monday through Saturday, 11 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday 12
PM to 6 PM.  Tickets can also be ordered online through the Calendar of
Events at Carnegie Hall's website - http://www.carnegiehall.org/intro.jsp.

The AVE 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 Americas Vocal Ensemble 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 two latest CDs "Serenata" and
"Gala del Dia" have been recorded for North South Consonance, whose website
is at http://www.nsmusic.com/catalog/catalog.html.  They have also recorded
for CBS, Opus 1, Premiere and 4Tay.  Visit their webpage at
http://www.jamesarts.com/AVEFLYER.htm.

For more information about the Americas Vocal Ensemble, please contact
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or
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