12/31/12 New Year's Eve Concert for Peace with Harry Smith, Judy Collins + More @ The Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Monday, December 31, 2012 at 7:00pm

Doors open at 6:00pm

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street)
New York, NY 10025
General Information: (212) 316-7540

Cost: General Admission seating is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Doors open one hour before the concert begins.

Reserved seating is available at $75. Go to link below.

Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, Director, Cathedral Music, Conductor
Wolfgang Mozart, Coronation Mass
Ludwig van Beethoven, Choral Fantasy
Felix Mendelssohn, Verleigh uns Frieden (Grant us Peace)
Anton Bruckner, motets

Harry Smith, host
Judy Collins, guest artist

Jamet Pittman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Steven Fox, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone

Anna Shelest, piano

Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the annual New Year's Eve Concert for Peace is a signature Cathedral event, gathering old friends and new for over a quarter of a century. The music, the candles, and the spirit of peace send audiences out into the chill January night feeling connected, uplifted, and ready to communicate and uphold that spirit.

https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9697458

Ongoing Daily from 7/25/12-8/12/12 Lincoln Center Out of Doors Celebrates 42 Years of Free Performances + 7/28/12 Family Day

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 through Sunday, August 12, 2012

Lincoln Center

Columbus Ave & 62nd Street

New York, NY

Subway: 1, A, C, B, D to 59th Street–Columbus Circle; 1 to 66th Street–Lincoln Center
Bus: M5, M7, M11, M66, M104 to Lincoln Center

Cost: Free

For all ages

From July 25 to August 12, Lincoln Center Out of Doors celebrates 42 years of FREE performances. Enjoy longstanding favorites and discover something new when Out of Doors brings three jam-packed weeks of world-class music, dance, and spoken word to the plazas of Lincoln Center. And it’s absolutely FREE!

Please Note: Lincoln Center Out of Doors makes every effort to present each event of the season, as long as unpredictable summer weather allows. For up-to-the-minute updates about show status and other news, follow Twitter at @LCOutOfDoors.

Grab a Bite: In an effort to be in concert with the nightly programming of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Restaurant Associates has developed a Street Food BBQ program for Damrosch Park. Stop by the Street Food BBQ stand for tasty snacks and meals designed for eating with your hands. Beer, wine, and cocktails are also available for consumption within Damrosch Park.

General info & Map:
http://lcoutofdoors.org/general-information

There's a family day happening this Saturday! For full schedule of events:
http://lcoutofdoors.org/

4/14/12 Sakura Cherry Blossom Festival + Festival Concert @ Sakura Park (Claremont Park)

Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:00am  (concert at noon--see info below)

Sakura Park (aka Claremont Park)

at West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive
New York, NY
Google map: http://maps.google.com/?t=h&daddr=40.813%2C%20-73.9621%20(Sakura%20Park)
Subway: 1 to 125 St.
Cost: Free
For all ages

The cherry blossom, or 'sakura' in Japanese, is one of the most popular symbols of Japan and one of Japan's natural flowers. In 1912, Japan gave the United States thousands of cherry trees to celebrate the friendship shared by our two countries. More than 2,000 of those trees arrived in New York City where there were planted in Central Park and Riverside Park. Today, cherry trees continue to be planted in parks across the country and are a living symbol of our nation's friendship.

To mark this centennial, a formal ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14 at 11:00am at Sakura Park on West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive. It will be followed by a festival concert at noon at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/04/14/sakura-cherry-blossom-festival

12/18/10 + 12/19/11 Free Annual Holiday Concert @ The Guggenheim Museum

2 Performances:

Sunday, December 18, 2010 at 7:00pm
Monday, December 19, 2010 at 7:00pm

Doors open at 6:30pm

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
New York, NY 10128-0173
(212) 423-3587

Cost: Free

For all ages

Celebrate the season with the joyous sound of holiday music in the museum's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda. The Vox Vocal Ensemble and the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble will perform in what has become a revered annual tradition. The museum will close at 5:45 pm and re-open at 6:30 pm for the Free Holiday Concert.

Watch a video sneak peak:

http://www.youtube.com/worksandprocess#p/u/6/DsnEgFV_E70

http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/calendar-and-events/2011/12/18/free-holiday-concert/i/10055

12/4/11 Danú: Christmas in Ireland @ World Financial Center

Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

World Financial Center

Winter Garden

220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 417-7000
Cost: Free
For all ages

The acclaimed Irish ensemble Danú returns to the United States with a glorious celebration of Christmas from their homeland. Celtic music lovers will be thrilled by Danú’s virtuoso musicians and the gorgeous vocals of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh performing traditional songs in this high-energy holiday event that warms the heart.

http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1181

Danú’s official site:

http://www.danu.net/

12/1/11 Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Somi @ Jamaica Performing Arts Center

Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:30pm

Jamaica Performing Arts Center
153-10 Jamaica Avenue (at 153rd Street)
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 618-6170 x 300
Cost: Free

For all ages

Jazzy singer-songwriter Somi will win you over with her warm smile and quiet, soulful voice that’s infused with the African spirit. The daughter of Rwandese and Ugandan parents, this Illinois-born chanteuse writes poetic lyrics shrouded in intimacy, and laced with Swahili, Kinyarwanda, and Rutoro. Her deep, honeyed voice intones what she calls “holistic new African soul”—a fusion of Jazz, funk, soul, gospel, and African music. Creating music that pulsates with the vitality of different nations, Somi shares a new musical tradition of transnationalism.

Sponsored by Target. Special thanks to Council Member Leroy Comrie for making this concert possible.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=4294977481

10/19/11 CarnegieKids Presents The Itty Biddies @ LaGuardia Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:00am or 11:30

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
at LaGuardia Community College
Mainstage Theatre
31-10 Thomson Avenue
(Alternate entrance at Building E on 47th Avenue and Van Dam Street)
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 482-5151

Cost: Free, but RSVP via email required: schooltime@lagcc.cuny.edu
For younger kids, but all ages welcome

Bring your little ones to this free, interactive, 45-minute concert that’s designed for children ages three to six, and fun for the whole family!
The rocking Itty Biddies combo will lift you out of your seats from the first note. Their soaring vocals, sweet ukulele, melodic piano, groovy bass, and fat drums take the audience on a journey of the imagination through storytelling and song. Kids and adults will be invited to bring to life a magic suitcase as they head to Africa for a safari, travel by boat beneath the stars, and explore New York City by way of our beloved subway. The Itty Biddies’ cabaret-pop music will have you singing and dancing all the way home.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=4294977472
http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=4294977476

9/13/11 Chamber 16 Concert: Bach, DeFalla and Ghosts in Music @ Saint Peter’s Church

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 8:00 to 11:00pm

Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington @54th St
New York, NY

(212) 935-2200

The program includes: 

Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E with string ensemble
The Winchester Widow (chamber opera) by Bruce Trinkley (true story of ghosts in CA)
Ritual Firedance by DeFalla
1905 by Eyal Bat (inspired by a ghost in Astoria, Queens)
Bach Air on the G String with string ensemble

Chamber 16:
Sharon Gunderson, violin
Ilya Speranza, soprano
Natalia Paruz, musical saw
Mary Bopp, piano
string ensemble
choir

$15 suggested donation

See a video of one of the pieces in the concert: http://youtu.be/O0AmVevhuK4

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128728683888788

7/14/11, 7/21/11, 7/28/11, 8/4/11, 8/11/11 + 8/18/11 2011 Seaside Summer Concert Series @ Coney Island

Ongoing Thursdays through August 18th, 2011 at 7:30pm

West 21st Street and Surf Avenue 

Brooklyn, NY

(718) 222-0600

Cost: Free

For all ages

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosts the 2011 Seaside Summer Concert Series. Performances are held Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island, next to the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs. A limited number of $5 rental chairs in a specially designated area are available on a first-come first-served basis.

Performers are subject to change without notice. Call the concert hotline for updates at (718) 222-0600

NO cameras,
NO audio
or
video recording,
NO alcohol,
NO pets, NO bottles
NO smoking

All persons and packages are subject to search prior to entry.

Schedule
July 14: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts * Girl in a Coma
July 21: An Evening with The Monkees * Special Guest MC Jay Black
July 28: Mary Wilson of the Supremes * The Spinners
Aug 4: Mystery Night: To be announced a week before the show
Aug 11: Bring your dancing shoes! Annual Latino Music by the Sea * TBA * Maria Torres Dancers
Aug 18: Cheap Trick * Newyorkestra

http://www.brooklynconcerts.com/seaside.html

6/19/11 Bang on a Can Music Marathon @ World Financial Center

Sunday, June 19, 2011 from 11am to 12am midnight

World Financial Center

220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 417-7000
Cost: Free
For all ages

Bang on a Can returns with its incomparable 12-hour-plus super-mix of genre-defying music featuring over 150 astounding musicians and composers from throughout the world. Highlights include Philip Glass performing live with the Bang on a Can All-Stars; music by Bryce Dessner of The National; sonic downtown legend Glenn Branca; the outer-planetary Sun Ra Arkestra; the Asphalt Orchestra playing music by David Byrne/Annie Clark, Yoko Ono, and Frank Zappa; the intrepid Signal in a blistering string orchestra work by Julia Wolfe plus New York premieres by Richard Ayers, Fausto Romitelli, Poul Ruders, Toby Twining and much more!

http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1126

About Bang on a Can:
http://bangonacan.org/about_us

6/7/11 SummerStage Kicks Off the Season with a Free Concert with Yo-Yo Ma @ Central Park - Mainstage

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 6:30pm

Central Park
Mainstage at Rumsey Playfield
(Enter Central Park at Fifth Avenue & 69th Street)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 360-2777
Cost: Free
For all ages

Join SummerStage on opening night for a collaboration unlike any other: an evening of music, dance, art and stories with legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, his internationally acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble, and NYC students.

Former ballet star Damian Woetzel will direct this one-of-a-kind program featuring the chamber orchestra The Knights and actor Bill Irwin as the Innkeeper, with appearances by vocalist Bobby McFerrin, author Jhumpa Lahiri, jookin dancer Lil Buck and other surprise guests, as well as Silk Road Connect sixth graders from Edward Bleeker JHS 185, Frederick Douglass Academy III, Granville T. Woods MS 584, and PS/MS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos School.

Yo-Yo Ma founded the Silk Road Project in 1998 to promote innovation and learning through the arts. Taking inspiration from the cultural traditions of the historical Silk Road, which connected Asia to the Mediterranean, the Project is home to the Silk Road Ensemble, a collective of internationally acclaimed performers from more than 20 countries.

This performance is supported in part by Hyosung Corporation, Ford Foundation, MetLife Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

http://www.summerstage.org/park.html?id=44.

5/22/11 8th Annual Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza @ Riverside Park

Sunday, May 22, 2011 frin 12:00 noon to 5:00pm

Riverside Park

Pier I @ 70th St. & Hudson River

New York, NY

Cost: Free

For all ages

Moms Rock! Celebrate mothers and the people who love them at our annual music and art-filled afternoon featuring mom bands, an especially fabulous lady emcee, as well as a Gymboree Play Tent, arts & crafts, eco-environmental information, food, vendors, interactive fun, and more!

Special PURE Yoga-Thon pre-event, 11 am

http://www.riversideparkfund.org/calendar/

5/22/11 Spring Overlook Concerts: Blues @ Riverside Park

Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

Riverside Park

116th St Overlook (middle level of Riverside Park)
New York, NY

Cost: Free

For all ages

The Riverside Park Fund and Our Generous Supporters Present: Spring 2011 Overlook Concerts. Presenting talent this year from the Community Outreach Program of the Manhattan School of Music, the Music Performance Program of Columbia University, and the French Cookin’ Blues Band.
 
This week features:
French Cookin’ Blues Band
David “Doc” French, Leader
This well-known band donates its services to play authentic Blues from the Delta to Chicago and New York, to Texas and Louisiana.

http://www.riversideparkfund.org/calendar/

More info on the band:

http://www.frenchcookin.com/

3/29/11 Carnegie Hall Presents: Japanese Sacred Court Music and Ancient Soundscapes Reborn: Glories of the Japanese Traditional Music Heritage @ Miller Theatre (Columbia University)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 6:00pm

Miller Theatre
at Columbia University
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-7403
medievaljapanesestudies.org


Cost: Free. General seating available. Please RSVP online: http://www.medievaljapanesestudies.org/component/option,com_mad4joomla/Itemid,72/jid,2/

For all ages

Protected by the Imperial Japanese Court for more than 1,000 years, gagaku is the world’s oldest living orchestral music. The program includes traditional pieces, as well as works by contemporary composers at the forefront of a revival of this traditional art form.

Performers

Mayumi Miyata, Shō
Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki
Takeshi Sasamoto, Ryūteki
Bridget Kibbey, Harp
Chris Washburne, Trombone
Columbia Gagaku Instument Ensemble

Traditional Pieces
Hyōjō no netori
Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heavens)
Taishikichō no netori
Chōgeishi (In Lasting Celebration)
Batō (Wild Mane)
Sōjō no chōshi
Shundeiraku (Spring Garden Music)

Contemporary Pieces
Yozora (The Night Sky) (1987) (US Premiere)
Utsurohi (Transient) (1986)
Ashibune Bontoro Gō (The Reed Boat “Bontoro”) (2011) (World Premiere)
Reimei (Before the Dawn) (2009) (New York Premiere)

Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies at Columbia University.


Carnegie Hall’s listing and to hear an music clip excerpt:
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_15847.html?selecteddate=03292011

http://www.medievaljapanesestudies.org/images/photos/gagaku%20concert%203.29.pdf

CarnegieKids: Hot Peas 'N Butter: 3/19/11 @ Hostos Community College + 3/26/11 @ Snug Harbor Cultural Center

The McGraw-Hill Companies: CarnegieKids

Bring your little ones to these free, interactive, 45-minute concerts, especially designed for children ages three to six, but fun for the whole family! Concerts feature songs, movement, and instrument demonstrations and create opportunities for musical creativity and play.

Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children’s musical group that melds elements of traditional Latin and Afro-Caribbean music with jazz, folk, and rock styles. By approaching multicultural music performance with an invigorating, interactive style, Hot Peas 'N Butter inspires creativity in kids and adults alike.

Cost: Free
Geared for 3 to 6 yr olds, but all ages welcome.

Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3:00pm
Hostos Community College
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 518-4455
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17186.html?selecteddate=03192011

Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 2:00pm
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
The Playhouse
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301-1199
RSVP for early seating at info@snug-harbor.org
718-815-SNUG

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17141.html?selecteddate=03262011

3/2/11 Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Ensemble ACJW @ Pregones Theater

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 7:00pm

Pregones Theater

571-575 Walton Avenue (betw 149 & 150 St.)
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 585-1202

Subway: 2, 4, 5 to 149 St-Grand Concourse
Bus: BX1, BX19
Cost: Free

For all ages

Ensemble ACJW is the distinguished performing arm of The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute. Their rich chamber music repertory includes many classical favorites and innovators. This FREE concert will feature works by Pulitzer Prize winner and McArthur “Genius” Fellow CHARLES WUORINEN, multicultural pioneer LOU HARRISON, tango revolutionary ASTOR PIAZZOLLA, and Grammy Award winner OSVALDO GOLIJOV.

All members of the group are alumni or current fellows of The Academy, a two-year program that supports them as they develop careers as top-quality performers, innovative programmers, and dedicated teachers who are fully engaged with the communities in which they live and work.

Presented in collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s Community Concert Series and The Weill Music Institute, and sponsored by Target.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17006.html?selecteddate=03022011

Pregones Theater directions & info:

http://www.pregones.org/directions.html

2/20/11 CarnegieKids: Hot Peas 'N Butter @ Bronx Library Center

Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2:00pm

Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 579-4244
Cost: Free
All ages welcome, geared for 3-6 year olds

The McGraw-Hill Companies: Carnegie
Kids Bring your little ones to these free, interactive, 45-minute concerts, especially designed for children ages three to six, but fun for the whole family! Concerts feature songs, movement, and instrument demonstrations and create opportunities for musical creativity and play.

Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children’s musical group that melds elements of traditional Latin and Afro-Caribbean music with jazz, folk, and rock styles. By approaching multicultural music performance with an invigorating, interactive style, Hot Peas 'N Butter inspires creativity in kids and adults alike.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17126.html?selecteddate=02202011

Hot Peas 'N Butter website:
http://www.hotpeasnbutter.com/

2/4/11 Carnegie Hall presents Neighborhood Concert: Osmany Paredes Quartet @ Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education

Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7:00pm

Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education
928 Simpson Street
Bronx, NY 10459

(718) 589-2230
Cost: Free. Reservations required: RSVP to info@casita.us
For all ages

Since the stunning debut of the Osmany Paredes Quartet at Jazz Standard’s New Dimensions in Latin Jazz series in 2007, the young group has been recognized as one of the outstanding participants in the new wave of progressive Afro-Cuban jazz in New York City. Fusing the traditions of European classical music, the vitality of jazz, and the sounds of Cuban popular music dating back to the 1920s, Paredes is an exciting talent with a vivid imagination. Sponsored by Target.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17004.html?selecteddate=02042011

Osmany Paredes website and music clips:

http://www.osmanyparedes.com/


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About the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education

The mission of the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education is to empower youth and their families by creating a culture of learning through high quality social, cultural, and educational opportunities.

http://www.casita.us/index.htm

1/22/11 Carnegie Hall presents Neighborhood Concert: Lidia Kaminska Trio @ Kings Highway Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library

Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

Kings Highway Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library
2115 Ocean Avenue (near Kings Highway)
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 375-3037
Cost: Free

For all ages

Accordionist Lidia Kaminska has performed extensively in both the United States and Europe. Her chamber music, concerto, and solo performances explore the complex and expressive capabilities of the accordion, and her repertoire includes a broad range of classical, contemporary, and avant-garde music. She conceived her first album, Breaking Boundaries, as part of her mission to change the perception of the accordion from parlor entertainment to a serious classical instrument. Sponsored by Target.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17002.html?selecteddate=01222011

Lidia Kaminska’s website and music clips:

http://www.lidiakaminska.com/music/index.html

1/17/11 Artists Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. @ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre

Monday, January 17, 2011 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm. Doors open at 6 pm.

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre

2537 Broadway at 95th Street

New York, NY

(646) 505-5708

Cost: Free. No tickets required. No advance registration. Seating is limited. Doors open at 6 pm.

For all ages

Join the JCC for our annual presentation of powerful work by artists whose vision coincides with King’s voice for justice, peace and civil rights. The evening will be emceed by Ruth Messinger, with a keynote address by Rev. Dr. Suzan D. Johnson Cook.

FEATURING

Acclaimed jazz musician Craig Harris and ensemble performing excerpts from God’s Trombones, a jubilant musical extravaganza that brings to life the teachings of black preachers.

Dynamic choreographer Bridget Moore’s Remembrance of Things Past, performed by Juel Lane, which spins the text of King’s Drum Major speech with dance and video.

Vocalists Neshama Carlebach, Reverend Hambrick and members of the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir mix up the sounds of Carlebach and African American spirituals.

http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6584-artists-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-