3rd Festival of Universal Sacred Music Scheduled April 26-27 at 4th Universalist Society in Manhattan.Eight International Composers Commissioned to Create New Works KATONAH, N.Y. -- Noted New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Conductor Harold Rosenbaum will lead The New York Virtuoso Singers and the Universal Sacred Music Ensemble at the "3rd Festival of Universal Sacred Music," presented by the Society for Universal Sacred Music at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27 at the 4th Universalist Society at Central Park West and 76th Street in Manhattan. Maestro Rosenbaum is also artistic director and conductor of The New York Virtuoso Singers and The Canticum Novum Canticum Novum is the church choir of Student Church Stellenbosch and Moederkerk Stellenbosch. The choir exists as a society of University of Stellenbosch and is the only choir in South Africa related to a university singing only sacred music. Singers. He will also conduct the Society's Foundation choir and instrumental ensemble and international soloists at the Festival. The organization creates opportunities for sacred music to be performed and heard through concerts, workshops and festivals, with original and existing recordings available for distribution. It provides a resource for religious leaders, music directors, composers and others who seek new material for their spiritual work. "Music is one of the great transmitters of spiritual energy, and the composition and performance of music that sings of unconditional love This article is about concept of unconditional love. For other uses, see Unconditional love (disambiguation). Unconditional love is a concept that means showing love towards someone regardless of his or her actions or beliefs. and infinite compassion must become an ever-greater part of the fabric of life everywhere," states Society president Roger Davidson. Eight composers were commissioned by the Society to create new works that will be premiered at the Festival, selected from a competition that featured 100 proposals from composers from throughout the world. The composers selected for this year's festival include Sungji Hong Sungji Hong is a Korean composer. One of her compositions, the "Missa Lumen de Lumine," is a setting of the Roman-rite Catholic Mass ordinary for three voices. The premiere recording of the Missa Lumen de Lumine was made by Trio Medievale in their 2005 Ecm Records recording "Stella Maris" of Korea, Anatoly Korolyov of Russia, Maya Raviv of Israel, and from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. : Roger Davidson of New York; William Thomas William Thomas or Bill Thomas may refer to:
An added feature to this year's festival will include "A Musical Meditation for World Unity" featuring Deepak Kumar Pareek, which will take place on Sunday, April 27 at 4 pm, also at the Universalist Society. Tickets are priced at $20-$35 and can be purchased at the box office at 416 West 42nd St., New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , between Ninth and Tenth Avenues from noon to 8:00 PM daily, by phone at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For further information call, 732-291-0168 or visit www.universalsacredmusic.org. |
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