The New York Virtuoso Singers Presents Exile and Return

The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Artistic Director, will perform Exile and Return on Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 PM at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.

This concert, celebrating Harold Rosenbaum’s 75^th birthday, features a cappella post tonal masterpieces such as Thea Musgrave’s For the Time Being: Advent, George Perle’s Sonnets to Orpheus, Hans Werner Henze’s Orpheus Behind the Wire and Milton Babbitt’s Three Cultivated Choruses. These pieces document the effects of war, the darkest corners of humanity, and the expectation of salvation and hope for humanity.

Tickets for the January 25 concert are $35; students $10, available at the door or at https://cvi.yapsody.com/event/index/811285/Harold-Rosenbaums-75th-Birthday-Concert.

New York Virtuoso Singers concerts are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit https://new.mta.info/.

Founded in 1988 by conductor Harold Rosenbaum, The New York Virtuoso Singers is one of the country's leading exponents 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.