Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center Presents
The New York Virtuoso Singers
Announcing the 25th Anniversary Season Merkin Concert Hall Performances – 2012-13 Concerts Feature 25 Commissioned Works by Major American Composers
The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor and Artistic Director, have announced Merkin Concert Hall dates for their 2012-13 concert season. This will be the group’s 25th anniversary season. To celebrate, they will present concerts on October 21, 2012 and March 3, 2013 at Kaufman Center’s Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th St. (btw Broadway and Amsterdam) in Manhattan, marking their return to the hall where they presented their first concert in 1988.
These concerts will feature world premieres of commissioned new works from 25 major American composers – Mark Adamo, Bruce Adolphe, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Richard Danielpour, Roger Davidson, David Del Tredici, David Felder, John Harbison, Stephen Hartke, Jennifer Higdon, Aaron Jay Kernis, David Lang, Fred Lerdahl, Thea Musgrave, Shulamit Ran, Joseph Schwantner, Steven Stucky, Augusta Read Thomas, Joan Tower, George Tsontakis, Richard Wernick, Chen Yi, Yehudi Wyner and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
Both concerts will also feature The Canticum Novum Youth Choir, Edie Rosenbaum, Director.
The Merkin Concert Hall dates are:
Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 3 pm - 25th Anniversary Celebration Pre-concert discussion with the composers at 2:15 pm
World premieres by Jennifer Higdon, George Tsontakis, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, Shulamit Ran, John Harbison, Steven Stucky, Stephen Hartke, Fred Lerdahl, Chen Yi, Bruce Adolphe and Yehudi Wyner – with Brent Funderburk, piano.
More about this concert at http://kaufman-center.org/mch/event/the-new-york-virtuoso- singers.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3 pm - 25th Anniversary Celebration Pre-concert discussion with the composers at 2:15 pm
World Premieres by Richard Wernick, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Aaron Jay Kernis, David Lang, Mark Adamo, Richard Danielpour, Augusta Read Thomas, Thea Musgrave, Joseph Schwantner, William Bolcom, Roger Davidson, David Felder and Joan Tower.
More about this concert at http://kaufman-center.org/mch/event/the-new-york-virtuoso- singers1.
About the New York Virtuoso Singers Founded in 1988 by conductor Harold Rosenbaum, The New York Virtuoso Singers has become the country's leading exponent of contemporary choral music. Although the chorus performs music of all periods, its emphasis is on commissioning, performing and recording the music of American composers. The choir appears on over 20 commercial CDs, including releases on Bridge, Albany, Soundbrush and Kasp, featuring the music of Andrew Imbrie, William Schuman, George Perle, Thea Musgrave, David Lang, Yehudi Wyner, Luigi Dallapicolla and many others. More about them at http://www.nyvirtuoso.org/aboutus.htm. Join their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-York-Virtuoso- Singers/130509011774.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 W. 67th St. btw Broadway & Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10023
Tickets at 212 501 3330 or kaufman-center.org/mch
Tickets: $25 / $15 students
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Kaufman Center is New York’s creative home for listeners, learners and performers. Founded in 1952 as a community school for pre-conservatory music training, today's Kaufman Center is home to Merkin Concert Hall; Lucy Moses School, New York’s largest community arts school; and Special Music School, a K-12 public school for musically gifted children.
All New York Virtuoso Singers concerts are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx.
This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.