North/South Chamber Orchestra to Present New York Premiere of Meira Warshauer's IN MEMORIAM

The New York Premiere of Meira Warshauer's In Memoriam for solo cello and strings will be given by The North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor, with soloist Leo Grinhauz on Tuesday, June 20 at 8 PM at Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th St. (between Broadway & Columbus Ave.) in Manhattan.

In Memoriam was written during the days of watching the horror of the September 11, 2001 attacks: the collapse of the World Trade Center, the attack on the Pentagon, the plane crash in Pennsylvania. In the preface to her heartfelt score the composer writes that "....writing the work was my way of holding each other in our loss while reflecting reflects my sadness and our collective sadness." Much more about the piece at meirawarshauer.com/works/in-memoriam.

Other works on the program are Max Lifchitz's Forget Me Not, Leslie Opatril's Tangled Thoughts and Leonardo Suarez Paz's Nuevos Aires. Soloists will include soprano Carol Wilson; piccolo virtuoso Mary Byrne; violinist Leonardo Suarez Paz and cellist Leo Grinhauz.

The free-admission event is ADA accessible. No tickets or reservations needed. More event information at www.northsouthmusic.org/default.asp.

Meira Warshauer has devoted much of her creative output to Jewish themes and their universal message and her work also reflects a love and concern for the earth. The Navona label has released a CD (NV5842) featuring her Symphony No.1: Living Breathing Earth and Tekeeyah (a call), concerto for shofar, trombone and orchestra with soloist Haim Avitsur. More about the CD at meirawarshauer.com/discography/living-breathing-earth. Albany Records had previously released her acclaimed Streams in the Desert disk of Torah-based choral/orchestral works. Warshauer's music is published by Hildegard, Lauren Keiser Music, World Music Press and Kol Meira Publications. Her website is at www.meirawarshauer.com.

Since its inception in 1980, the North/South Consonance, Inc. has brought to the attention of the New York City public over 1,000 works by composers hailing from the Americas and elsewhere representing a wide spectrum of aesthetic views. Its activities are made possible in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the BMI Foundation; the Music Performance Trust Fund; and the generosity of numerous individual donors.