It has been described as a New York treasure, one of the most important chamber choirs in the country. And this Sunday Música Viva NY closes its current season with a concert at All Souls NYC on the Upper East Side.
The program includes Mozart’s Requiem and the work Oceana by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov based on a poem by Pablo Neruda.
In its almost 50 years of life, this institution directed since 2015 by the Mexican Alejandro Hernández-Valdez, has taken on the task of bringing works by contemporary composers to New Yorkers and making this music more accessible to the general public.
You can see images in a ‘post’ on social networks of Hernández-Valdez directing a rehearsal of Golijov’s complicated piece Oceana.
Part of these efforts include programs in collaboration with public schools and libraries, workshops and free concerts.
Philip Klint spoke with Hernandez-Valdez about these initiatives and Sunday’s concert.
For more information about Música Viva, see the page musicaviva.org
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