North / South Consonance will present “From Barcelona to New York” on March 27, 2025, at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. The showcase, which kicks off at 8 p.m. local time, will feature mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna performing alongside pianists Donna Weng Friedman and Álvar Rubio-Comino as well as narrator Diana Solomon-Glover and the North / South Consonance Orchestra under {…}
North South Consonance is set to present “America Latina Canta” on Oct. 6, 2024. The showcase, described as “A Fascinating Array of Latin American Art Songs” will take place at Scorca Hall – National Opera Center at 7 p.m. Headlining the performance will be soprano Maria Brea, mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, tenor Mario Arevalo, and tenor Edgar Miguel Abreu. The four {…}
North / South Consonance is set to present “Is Spring Right?” on March 18, 2024 at the National Opera Center in New York. The showcase will feature sopranos Alina Tamborini and Hannah Spierman alongside pianist Max Lifchitz as they take on a wide-ranging program emphasizing the end of winter and the coming of spring. The program features Lonnie Hevia’s “Many {…}
North / South Consonance will present “Rimas Sacras / Sacred Rhymes” on Dec. 3, 2023 at Marc Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center. The showcase will feature soprano Celia Castro, mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, baritone Gustavo Ahualli, and pianist Max Lifchitz. They will present music by Wallace De Pue, Jee Seo, Max Lifchitz, and Joseph Santo. The event kicks off {…}
North/South Consonance, Inc. is set to celebrate the holiday season on Dec. 3 at 8 pm. The concert will feature vocal and instrumental music inspired by spiritual texts and will be held at the National Opera Center with no admission fee. The program will feature recent works by Wallace De Pue, Jee Seo, Max Lifchitz, and Joseph Santo as performed {…}
On May 4, 2023, North/South Consonance, Inc. will celebrate “Cinco de Mayo” with a concert of works by Mexican composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Held at Marc Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center in New York City, the program will feature Mexican composers Carlos Chavez and Manuel M. Ponce, as well as Brian Banks, Manuel Enriquez, and {…}
The North / South Consonance has announced its 2023 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. It all kicks off with a New Year Celebration featuring soprano Maria Brea and violinist Arthur Moeller. Max Lifchitz conducts a program featuring music by Carmel Curiel, Odaline de la Martinez, Federico Ermirio, and Max Lifchitz. {…}
North / South Consonance is set to present “Mixed Accents” on Nov. 14, 2022, at the Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center in New York City. The showcase, which will also be live-streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel, will feature soprano Maria Brea, mezzo-soprano Melisa Bonetti, and pianist Max Lifchitz. The program will feature music by Ruth Crawford, {…}
On June 7, 2021, the National Opera Center in New York City will present “Mixed Jazz Motives,” a virtual recital featuring selections which have been infused with elements of jazz. The recital will be given by mezzo-soprano Margaret O’Connell, flutist Lisa Hansen, and pianist Max Lifchitz. The program will include works such as Lifchitz’s “Forget Me Not,” which explores themes {…}
North/South Consonance will celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 3 with a concert featuring Vocalists Anna Tonna and Gustavo Ahualli, guitarist Francisco Roldan and pianist Max Lifchitz. The concert will star at 4 PM (EST) and end around 5:30 PM and will be streamed on the National Opera Center YouTube channel. The program will feature songs and instrumental works by {…}
On March 15, 2021, Soprano Celia Castro and pianist Max Lifchitz will join forces for a late-afternoon concert featuring vocal and instrumental music by composers from the US and the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean. The recital entitled “Rosa Divinia” will be streamed live from the National Opera Center in Manhattan on the National Opera Center YouTube Channel The program will feature Art Songs {…}
