Join The New York Virtuoso Singers for a Celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner's Choral Works

Join The New York Virtuoso Singers for a Celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner's Choral Works

This season-finale event is presented in The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue at 2 p.m. on June 7, 2009, and features a free pre-concert talk with honoree Wyner at 1:15 p.m.

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Virtuoso Singers, under the baton of Conductor and Artistic Director Harold Rosenbaum, present an 80th birthday tribute to Yehudi Wyner - a one-of-a-kind performance featuring all of the Pulitzer Prize-winner's choral works - at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2009, in The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue.

Renowned for his choral compositions including sacred settings "Friday Evening Service" and "Torah Service," Wyner's catalog of modern American works has drawn countless awards, accolades and honors both nationally and abroad. This performance of his choral works is The New York Virtuoso Singers' 2008-2009 Season Finale, and will feature guest cantors Joshua Breitzer and Daniel Singer.

"Yehudi Wyner's works marry the traditional themes of liturgical music with the height of 20th century composition in a way that expresses just how beautiful and powerful new music can be," Rosenbaum said. "I can't imagine a better note on which to end our season than performing Wyner's works for all to experience and enjoy."

Wyner, who will be in attendance at the June 7 tribute, will join conductor Rosenbaum at 1:15 p.m. for a free pre-concert talk with the audience about his life and works.

For tickets to The New York Virtuoso Singers' 80th Birthday Choral Tribute to Yehudi Wyner in The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, call Ticket Central at 212-279-4200. Tickets are $20, $10 for seniors 65+ and students, and are also available at the door starting at 12:45 p.m. the day of the concert. TDF vouchers accepted.

Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers

Founded by Harold Rosenbaum, recipient of the 2008 Laurel Leaf Award from the American Composers Alliance, The New York Virtuoso Singers is 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. For more information visit http://www.nyvirtuoso.org/

Yehudi Wyner

Yehudi Wyner was born in 1929 in Western Canada, but grew up in New York City. He came into a musical family. His father, Lazar Weiner, was the preeminent composer of Yiddish Art Song as well as a notable creator of liturgical music for the modern synagogue. Yehudi received his early training as pianist and composer and after graduating from the Juilliard School with a Diploma in piano he went on to study at Yale and Harvard Universities with composers Richard Donovan, Walter Piston, and Paul Hindemith. His piano concerto, "Chiavi in mano," won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

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