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