The New York Virtuoso Singers to Present EXILE AND RETURN, Harold Rosenbaum's Birthday Concert

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 75th 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.

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.