The New York Virtuoso Singers Announce Their 2009-2010 Season

The New York Virtuoso Singers Announce Their 2009-2010 Season

Highlights Include World and American Premieres, Renowned Guest Artists, and a Rare Performance of Works by John Corigliano and Mark Adamo Under the Baton of Conductor and Artistic Director Harold Rosenbaum

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- This season, conductor Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers (http://www.nyvirtuoso.org/) are set to present an array of performances ranging from a celebration of one of today's most respected and lauded composers to new and daring works never before presented in public. Acclaimed by The New York Times as "New York's outstanding concert choir," The New York Virtuoso Singers' lineup for 2009-2010 reflects their role as New York's preeminent leaders in contemporary American music.

Premieres featured in The New York Virtuoso Singers' 2009-2010 Season include a modern opera setting of the story of Orpheus by Marie Nelson Bennet, the last student of Paul Hindemith, and the first American performance of the choral version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning work The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang.

Featured guests include Grammy and Pulitzer prizewinner John Corigliano as well as Mark Adamo and Metropolitan Opera star Emily Pulley, who will join The New York Virtuoso Singers for a pre-concert lecture before a concert of their works, as well as the premiere saxophone ensemble The Rascher Saxophone Quartet, and legendary clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.

The New York Virtuoso Singers present regular season concerts in the historic turn-of-the-century Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 87th street off of West End Avenue in New York City's Upper West Side, where the group is chorus-in-residence. To order tickets contact Ticket Central by phone at (212) 279-4200 or online at http://www.ticketcentral.com/.

   The New York Virtuoso Singers 2009-2010 Season     November 8, 2009, 3 p.m.   The Little Match Girl Passion   St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, NYC   Pre-concert talk with composer David Lang at 2 p.m.    January 31, 2010, 3 p.m.   Music for Choir and Saxophones   St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, NYC   Pre-concert talk with the Rascher Quartet at 2 p.m.    February 13, 2010, 8 p.m.   Orfeo in Idaho: A Modern Setting of Orpheus Lex   Peter Norton Symphony Space, NYC    April 11, 2010   The Choral Music of John Corigliano and Mark Adamo   St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, NYC   Pre-concert talk with Mr. Corigliano and Mr. Adamo    About The New York Virtuoso Singers   

Founded in 1988 by conductor Harold Rosenbaum, The New York Virtuoso Singers (http://www.nyvirtuoso.org/) has become this 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.

   Contact:    Irene Maslowski   (973) 226-1494   irene@imassocpr.com    

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