The New York Virtuoso Singers Perform World Premieres by Special Music High School Composers on February 12 at Manhattan’s Merkin Hall

The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor and Artistic Director, will present World Premieres by Special Music High School composers on Thursday, February 12 @ 1 PM at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, 129 West 67^th St. in Manhattan.

They will present new choral works by young composers from Special Music School (https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/sms/about/), Including Alexander Azatyan-Rosenblatt, Alexei Jourin, Amalia Shapira, Amil Abumrad, Daniel Ruo Chen, Dorian Tabb, Max Bissonnette, Nathaniel Mullodzhanov, Olive Welles, Skye Vescovi and Teal Meyers.

This is part of a series of programs highlighting performers and educators alongside Kaufman Music Center students from their Special Music School. 

Suggested donation for the event is $15, available at the door or in advance at https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/harold-rosenbaum-conductor/.

New York Virtuoso Singers concerts are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/TripPlanner.aspx.

Founded in 1988 by conductor Harold Rosenbaum, The New York Virtuoso Singers is one of 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 living American composers. The choir appears on nearly 50 commercial CDs. More about them at http://www.nyvirtuoso.org. Join their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-York-Virtuoso-Singers/130509011774.

NYVS concerts are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. NYVS concerts are also made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

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