North/South Chamber Orchestra Presents Autumn Counterpoint, 10/12

On Sunday afternoon October 12, the North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz inaugurates its 35th consecutive season performing new and recent works by four New York composers based in the New York city area.

The event will start at 3 PM and end approximately at 4:30 PM. It will be held at the intimate but acoustically superior auditorium of Christ & St Stephen's Church (120 West 69th St - between Broadway and Columbus) on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The auditorium is ADA accessible. Admission is free - no tickets required.
The following compositions will be heard for the first time: Elizabeth Bell's Concerto for Chamber Orchestra; Douglas Ovens' Manhattan Cityscape; and Raoul Pleskow's Eight Brief Pieces. Max Lifchitz's Yellow Ribbons No. 40, written to mark North/South Consonnance's 25th season will round off the program.

The composers will be present at the concert to introduce their works and meet with the audience.

Performers and composers are available for media events and interviews and may be contacted through the North/South Office at ns.concerts@att.net.

Since its inception in 1980, North/South Consonance has brought to the attention of the New York City public over 1,000 recent works by composers representing a wide spectrum of aesthetic views. It 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.

For the complete concert series schedule please visit http://www.northsouthmusic.org/calendar.asp

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