North/South Consonance to Welcome Gizel Xanath and More for Cinco de Mayo Concert, 5/5

North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 33rd consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Sunday afternoon May 5 when Mexican-born soprano Gizel Xanath, flutist Lisa Hansen and pianist Max Lifchitz join forces to perform vocal and instrumental music by composers from Mexico.

The event will start at 3 PM and will take place at the intimate and acoustically superior auditorium of Christ & St. Stephen's Church (120 West 69th St) in Manhattan. Admission is free. No tickets needed.

A native of Mexicali, Baja California, soprano Gizel Xanath's repertoire encompasses the operatic repertoire, musical comedy, Latin American boleros, jazz, sacred music, Argentinean tango and Mexican folklore. Trained at the Salzburg's Mozarteum Hochschule für Musik; San Diego's Ark Institute for the Performing Arts; and The University of Baja California; Gizel Xanath has received The University of Fresno Scholarship, and The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Award. Her recordings include three solo albums: Cartas de Amor (1998), Passion Tango (2009), and Piensa en mi (2010), as well as many collaborations with world-renowned artists.

Lisa Hansen has dazzled audiences and critics alike with the expressive beauty of her and tone and the brilliant virtuosity of her technique. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Ms. Hansen has fashioned a career that is uniquely American, encompassing diverse ends of the musical spectrum in the breadth of her repertoire and performance experience. "Irresistibly lyrical" is how the New York Times described her playing. México City newspapers talked about her "beautiful ample tone, impeccable technique and playing of radiant beauty." And the San Francisco Bay Guardian commented on how "flute virtuoso Lisa Hansen was technically awesome and emotionally moving."

The American Record Guide described pianist Max Lifchitz as "a consummate musician .... one of America's finest exponents of contemporary piano music." The NY Times praised him for his "clean, measured and sensitive performances." Active also as composer and conductor, Mr. Lifchitz has performed throughout Europe, Latin America and the US.

The program will feature songs and instrumental music by 20th century Mexican composers including Carlos Chavez, Maria Griever, Agustin Lara, Max Lifchitz, Salvador Moreno, Manuel M. Ponce and Silvestre Revueltas.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration!
Vocal and instrumental music by Mexican composers
including works by
Carlos Chávez, María Griever, Agustín Lara, Max Lifchitz,
Salvador Moreno, Manuel M. Ponce & Silvestre Revueltas

Gizel Xanath, soprano
Lisa Hansen, flute
Max Lifchitz, piano

Sunday, May 5 at 3 PM
Christ & St Stephen's Church
120 West 69th St (bet Bway & Columbus), NYC
Free Admission. No tickets necessary.
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