New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble announces its upcoming fall program of vocal performances with a Concert Series: Classical Performances in a Contemporary Space in conjunction with the BPAC.

New York, New York - New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble (NYMVAE) announces its upcoming fall program of vocal performances with a Concert Series: Classical Performances in a Contemporary Space in conjunction with the Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC). The concert series will be held one Monday, each month from September through December. All performances will begin at 7:00pm, and will be held at the BPAC’s Engelman Recital Hall. Tickets will be $12 for the general public and free to all Baruch ID holders. To purchase tickets please contact Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or www.ticketcentral.com, and at the BPAC Box Office.

A burgeoning relationship between NYMVAE and BPAC led to the development of the Concert Series. Elizabeth Falk, NYMVAE's Executive Director, stated "Our previous experiences working with the BPAC have been rewarding and we are delighted to return to BPAC's Engleman Recital Hall. We are confident that this is the next step in a continued successful partnership for building new audiences and new opportunities for classical performance."

• On September 12, the concert series begins with El Quijote to Tango featuring Ko Kaiden’s vocal talents and skill with the instrumental oboe and English horn. Pablo Zinger will accompany on piano. Since 2001, Kaiden and Zinger have collaborated on a repertory of Spanish Art songs and, more recently, Kaiden has expanded the Spanish repertoire to include Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla’s tangos.
• On October 3, soprano, and founding member of NYMVAE, Leonora J.D. McClernan will honor Filipino American History month with Babalík sa Pinanggalingán: One Filipina American’s Journey in Song.
• Mezzo soprano Joyce Tannian’s versatility allows her to feel at home in operatic repertoire as well as in cabaret and jazz. On November 7, with Jorge Parodi accompanying her on piano, Ms. Tannian will perform a concert titled Echoes Awake.
• And to conclude the calendar year, NYMVAE will present a seasonal concert on December 5 with Holiday Concert: Winter Wonderland.

Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC), an incubator for the arts, fulfills its mission to serve the Baruch community by inserting the performing arts into all aspects of the life of the college, including the interests of the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Baruch Community. This is achieved through programming and allied activities that support and enrich the educational curriculum throughout the college, as well as, by opening new areas of interest to promote growth of the students as individuals educated for life as well as work.

New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2000 by a talented collective of singers, musicians and composers looking to create new opportunities to practice their craft and better educate the New York community about the possibilities of classical performance. NYMVAE has performed 30 works for over 3,000 audience members, produced outreach programs for area community centers, given seminars on the vocal arts to inner-city students and created performing opportunities for more than 65 singers.

For more information about NYMVAE, please visit their website at www.nymvae.org.