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  • Green-Wood Cemetery Series Of Summer Concerts Announced

    The Green-Wood Cemetery series of concerts in Brooklyn will feature boundary-breaking performers in its historic catacombs from July through September. This season features performances with violinist/violist and interdisciplinary performing artist eddy kwon, multi-instrumentalist and composer Zeena Parkins, and free jazz legend William Parker.

    The Green Wood Cemetery

    Established in 1838, The Green-Wood Cemetery is recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries. As an affordable alternative to traditional burial spaces, the Catacombs are rarely open to the public. At the same time, Green-Wood is also an outdoor museum, an arboretum, and a repository of history. Throughout the year, it offers innovative programs in arts and culture, nature and the environment, education, workforce development, restoration, and research.

    eddy kwon – July 6th and July 7th

    eddy kwon will display their unique brand of interdisciplinary performance art, which explores transformation and transgression, ritual practices and mythology. Their art is inspired by American experimentalism, as shaped by the Associate for the Advancement of Creative Musicians as well as Korean folk timbres and inflections, textures, and movements from natural environments.

    eddy kwon

    Zeena Parkins – August 10th and August 11th

    Zeena Parkins will bring their pioneering electro-acoustic style to the Catacombs. Parkins has designed a series of one-of-a-kind electric instruments and is also a master of modern harp practice.

    Zeena Parkins

    William Parker – September 21st and September 22nd

    The New York City native William Parker will perform with his blistering improvisational bass. He has had a prolific career, released over 150 albums, published six books, and influenced countless students, musicians and artists over his decades long career.

    William Parker by Peter Gannushkin

    Because the Catacombs are deep in the Cemetery, attendees will be transported to and from the Catacombs from Green-Wood’s Main Entrance (25th street and Fifth Avenue) via trolley. There will be two performances each night, at 6:30 and 8pm.

    Tickets start at $40, and are $35 for Green-Wood members. Attendees must wear a face covering at all times on the trolley and in the Catacombs. Doors close 30-minutes after the time on their ticket.

  • The American Classical Orchestra Announces 2022-2023 Season

    The American Classical Orchestra announced their upcoming 2022-2023 season made up of four orchestral performances conducted by Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford. The season will begin on September 22, 2022 and continue until May 18, 2023.

    American Classical Orchestra Season

    The three of the four performances will be at Alice Tully Hall, and one will be held at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. The opening concert at Alice Tully Hall will feature Beethoven’s third piano concerto with Hungarian virtuoso Petra Somlai on the fortepiano.

    Other guest artists for this season also include Soprano Yulan Piao, Mezzo-Soprano Heather Petrie, Tenor Lawrence Jones, Bass Joseph Charles Beutel, and Violinist Rachell Ellen Wong. The orchestra draws talent from all over, and the players are the foremost in their fields.

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    The American Classical Orchestra is New York City’s leading period-instrument orchestra and established a permanent home there in 2005. The organization is dedicated to performing the music of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century performers – using historic performance techniques and original instruments to replicate the sound as it would have been heard at the time.

    The American Classical Orchestra’s musicians are masters of the period-instrument, performing classics anew— with zeal and authenticity. This season will offer a wonderful opportunity for our audiences to experience Baroque and Classical masterworks on the very instruments heard in concert halls when they were first performed and will also reveal how the sound and nuances of these original instruments can bring the music of great Romantic composers to life in different ways.

    – ACO Artistic Director & Founder Thomas Crawford

    Some of this year’s season highlights include Mozart’s Requiem coupled with the world premiere of Thomas Crawford’s Elegy, which was composed in memory of ACO violinist Judson Griffin on October 28. On March 2, there will be an all-Bach program of cantatas offering audience favorites and on May 18, a romantic evening of music featuring works by Schumann, Sarasate, and Grieg.

    Tickets for individual performances are priced at $75, $55, and $35 and are available at aconyc.org. 

    Read the full 2022-2023 American Classical Orchestra season below:

    Opening Concert: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 – Thursday, September 22, at 8 pm, Alice Tully Hall

    Petra Somlai, fortepiano

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor   

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major          

    C.P.E Bach: Symphony in F Major, H665

    Remember – Friday, October 28, 2022, at 8 pm, Alice Tully Hall

    Yulan Piao, soprano

    Heather Petrie, mezzo-soprano

    Lawrence Jones, tenor

    Joseph Charles Beutel, bass

    ACO Chorus

    Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

    Thomas Crawford: Elegy (World Premiere in honor of ACO violinist Judson Griffin)

    Healing Bach – Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8 pm, Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, Lexington Avenue at 66thStreet

    J.S. Bach:

      An Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42

      Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18

      Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 

     *Soloists to be announced at a later date

    Romantic Fantasy – Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 8 pm, Alice Tully Hall

    Rachell Ellen Wong, violin

    Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring Symphony”     

    Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25Grieg: The Mountain Thrall, Op. 32

  • Songs at Mirror Lake Summer Concert Series Begins June 28 in Lake Placid

    Songs at Mirror Lake Returns to Lake Placid for Summer 2022, with a slate of free shows each Tuesday night from 7-9pm in Mid’s Park, a green open space featuring spectacular views of Mirror Lake from Main Street.

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    photo by Shaun Ondak

    Each of the seven nights of music have a different theme, and all shows are held rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and enjoy the music in the park, or paddle over in a boat and catch the show from the water.

    songs at mirror lake

    Songs at Mirror Lake finds its roots in Mid’s Park, which is named after Mrs. Henry (Mildred) Uihlein who was instrumental in saving this open space on Main Street in Lake Placid. In the early 1940’s this piece of land was to be sold for development, but Mrs. Uihlein (or Mid as her friends called her), who was active in village concerns and the Garden Club, heard of this news and believed that this piece of property should belong to the village of Lake Placid. SAML notes it was her dream and vision that this land remain open, be beautifully landscaped and be a relaxing place for all to enjoy. Mid, together with a group of very enthusiastic people and with financial support from the village of Lake Placid, raised the money required to purchase the property.

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    On July 4, 2005, the park was dedicated and named Mid’s Park and a brand new bandshell named for Dr. Paul White has been completed.

    songs at mirror lake

    ​Songs at Mirror Lake (SAML) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit community organization whose mission is to introduce residents and visitors to a diverse range of musical offerings and to provide regional artists with a platform for exposure and experience. SAML is made possible by a generous grant from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, with support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.

    2022 Line-up

    Tuesday, June 28  – Americana Night: Midnight North

    Tuesday, July 5th – Acoustic Jam Night: Orebolo

    Tuesday, July 12th – Chilean Pop Night: Pascuala Ilabaca & Fauna

    Tuesday, July 19th : Folk Rock Night: Brett Dennen Trio

    Tuesday, July 26th : Electric Blues Night: Shemekia Copeland

    Tuesday, August 2nd – Indie Rock Night: Stephen Clair

    Tuesday, August 9th – Zydeco Night: Terrance Simien

  • Specialists Return to NY With Summer Tour Starting on July 1

    The NYC-based funk and rock collective Specialists are set to perform across New York as they kick off their summer tour on July 1. The band completed a Southeast US tour in January of 2022 and returns to the Northeast with 6 shows across NY and PA.

    The summer performance schedule coincides with the band’s release of their upcoming full-length record. Other Specialists releases include Too Easy (2020), Specialists (2019), and No Need to Explode (2018). With irresistible groove, crafty arrangement, witty lyrics, and catchy hooks, the band’s sound will get any audience up on their feet.

    Specialists initially consisted of duo Billy Harden (guitar) and Mikey Rotunno (bass) before adding Christian Hickey (drums) and Pete Harden (keys) to the mix. Their newest single, “I Got You,” released in March of 2022, gives listeners a taste of their newest sound.

    After the band’s Brooklyn Made performance on July 1, they will head off to Syracuse’s Funk N Waffles on July 2. The Specialists will then take their sound to the Sterling Stage Ameribeat on July 3 before eventually finishing their tour in Peekskill. To listen before their upcoming tour dates, the band’s music is available on Apple Music or Spotify.

    Specialists Summer Tour Dates

    July 1 – Brooklyn Made – Brooklyn, NY

    July 2 – Funk N Waffles – Syracuse, NY

    July 3 – Sterling Stage Ameribeat (4pm – 5:10pm) – Sterling, NY

    July 22 – Deutschtown Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA

    July 29 – Tigh Mhary – Lancaster, PA

    August 26 – Peekskill Brewery – Peekskill, NY

  • Attending Festivals Can Have Lasting Positive Impacts, New Study Finds

    Attending festivals can have lasting positive impacts, a new study found, conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, University of California Los Angeles, University of Denver, and the University of Bath in the UK.

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    Post Malone at Gov Ball 2021. Photo by David Reichmann

    New York State has a lot of festivals going on throughout the year for people to attend, including The New York State Fair, Gov Ball, ADK Fest, and dozens more. All of these festivals bring in thousands of people each year, and this new study shows that going to these mass gatherings are benefital to a person’s life.

    Researchers found that people had higher rates of transformative experiences the longer they were at the festival, and these transformative experiences persisted for at least six months following the event. These transformative experiences let people feel more connected to humanity, and be more willing to help strangers, something called moral expansion.

    On average, 63.2 percent of participants reported being at least “somewhat” transformed by an event, and 19.5 percent indicated that they felt “absolutely” transformed.

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    Daniel Yudkin, a postdoctoral researcher and first author of the paper spoke about the findings of the study in a statement.

    We’ve long known that festivals, pilgrimages, and ceremonies make people feel more bonded with their own group. Here we show that experiences at secular mass gatherings also have the potential to expand the boundaries of moral concern beyond one’s own group.

    New York is fortunate enough to have plenty of opportunities to go to festivals and concerts due to the many different cities and the size of the state, therefore people can have more transformative experience going to different mass gatherings around the state.

  • The Park Theater Launches New “The Park Presents” Podcast

    On Monday, June 20, The Park Theater in Glens Falls introduced their new podcast, The Park Presents, now available on Anchor and Spotify.

    Photo Credit: Peter Herrick

    The Park Presents, hosted by The Park Theater Foundation’s Executive Director, Chris Ristau, will introduce audiences to the artists in the theater’s upcoming free Summer Concert Series.  The series held its first season in 2021 and returns this year in the Crandall Park Bandshell each Friday evening in July.

    The podcast will let audiences get to know the artists coming to Crandall Park ahead of their anticipated performances.  Listeners will get a chance to hear about music inspirations, future plans, and more. Over the course of June and July, the episodes will welcome 5 local acts: Let’s Be Dead, Dylan Perrillo Orchestra, Josh Morris Band, Hartley’s Encore, and Chestnut Grove.

    The newest episode out on June 27 invites Let’s Be Dead (formerly Let’s Be Leonard) onto the show. The band is set to play a Grateful Dead set in the upcoming concert series. The podcast features also introduction music from Trevor Tunison & Nyna Nelson of Fort Vine. Audiences can catch their music at The Park Theater’s 2022-2023 Live and Local series.

    Established in 2021, The Park Theater Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to enriching the community with quality and affordable entertainment and educational opportunities with their programming. With concerts, movies, comedy shows, and more, the new podcast is the latest in The Park Theater’s range of entertainment.

    Located in downtown Glens Falls, The Park Theater hosts various events including their Sept. to May season that sees many local and international artists take the spotlight. The episode schedule for this new podcast can be found below:

    6/20 – Introduction

    6/27 – Let’s Be Dead 

    7/04 – Dylan Perrillo Orchestra 

    7/11 – Josh Morris Band 

    7/18 – Hartley’s Encore

    7/25 – Chestnut Grove

    For more information on events, membership or volunteer opportunities, visit www.parktheatergf.com. 

  • Yankees Announce Upcoming Jerry Garcia Bobblehead Night

    Count the New York Yankees as one of the many entities lined up to celebrate the late Jerry Garcia’s upcoming birthday. August 1 will mark what would have been the legendary artist’s 80th birthday and to celebrate, the Yankees are breaking out the bobbleheads. The first 1,000 fans to purchase a special event ticket for that night’s game against the Seattle Mariners will receive the collectible Garcia bobblehead figurine, adorned in a Yankees jersey, pinstripes and all. Portions of the ticket sales will also benefit the Grateful Dead’s longtime non-profit, Rex Foundation.

    Garcia Bobblehead

    The Yankees’ Garcia Bobblehead Night is just one of the events that are slated to celebrate his birthday that day. The Jerry Garcia Foundation, in partnership with Starchive, will also host a benefit concert on August 1 at Blue Note Napa in Sonoma County, CA with music performed by Garcia’s fellow New Rider of the Purple Sage in David Nelson and his band. The event will benefit the Jerry Garcia Foundation who, along with its technology partner in Starchive, have announced an upcoming archival project to help preserve the historical and artistic contributions of Jerry Garcia.

    Like the Garcia bobblehead, tickets for this show are limited and can be purchased here. Yankees tickets can be purchased directly though mlb.com.

  • Django Reinhardt Festival Celebrates 22nd Anniversary at Birdland this July

    The Django Reinhardt All Star Festival will be celebrating its 22nd anniversary at Birdland in NYC from July 12-17, where it has been held since the beginning of the festival.

    Django Reinhardt Festival

    The Festival celebrates the music of legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who teamed up with jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli to create the Quintet of the Hot club de France which went on to become one of the most important jazz partnerships in history. Jimi Hendrix named his “big band of gypsies” in tribute, and Willie Nelson adopted his influence in “country-swing.”

    Django Reinhardt.

    Described by Downbeat Magazine as “sensational… standout performance… hardest swinging band at the Newport Jazz Festival,” the All Star Band, with top players from Europe combined with America’s great jazz stars, will play swing music as a tribute to Reinhardt.

    This year’s All Star Band features French and American artists including Pierre Blanchard, Ludovic Beier, Samson Schmitt, DouDou Cuillerier, Antonio Licusati, and Michael Harris.

    Django Reinhardt Festival Schedule

     July 12 -14 @ 7 and 9:30 PM

     July 15 – 17 @ 8:30 and 10:30

    July 12 & 16 – Ken Peplowski/Clarinet

    July 13 – James Carter/Sax

    July 14 –  Edmar Castaneda/Jazz and Harp 

    July 15 – John DiMartino/Piano

    July 17 –  Houston Person/Sax 

    For more information about tickets and the entire tour schedule, go here.

  • Lineup for “Rock the Bronx” Summer Music Series at Bronx Music Hall Announced

    “Rock the Bronx” summer music series kicks off on Saturday, June 25th, with additional concerts on July 23rd and August 21st on the plaza outside the Bronx Music Hall, presented in partnership with The Fox and King inc. and the Underground FLC.

    Bronx Music Hall

    The BMHC is run by the nonprofit Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco). The 14,000 sq. ft. music hall will be the first newly constructed music performance venue to open in the Bronx in more than a half century. It will offer a variety of flexible indoor and outdoor spaces for concerts, film, dance, live theater, and spoken word events, as well as music and dance classes, serving 20,000 in-person audience members and students annually at full capacity post-pandemic.

    The series features emerging artists from the borough and the surrounding area that span various genres bringing a variety of new sounds to the South Bronx throughout the summer. The series will be emceed by Marco Soccoli, a New York City music mainstay who played drums for the band the Roxx, and managed the drum departments at Sam Ash Music and Manny’s Music on 48th street’s legendary music row. Show lineup is showed below.

    Blackfort & Black Lotus Band – June 25th, 3:00pm

    Blackfort

    Leading off the series is Blackfort, a duo of artists hailing from the Bronx influenced by soul, rock, hip-hop, blues and Afro-Punk.

    Black Lotus Band

    Following up is the R&B and soul music band Black Lotus Band. The band is comprised of vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Duo Greene from Manhattan, keyboardist Sean from the Bronx, bassist and guitarist K$tuss from Brooklyn and drummer V from Long Island.

    Francesca Lamantia Savoy & Left in the Attic – July 23rd, 3:00pm

    A Multitude Of Drops

    Francesca Lamantia Savoy from A Multitude of Drops will start the show. Francesca and her band play both electric and acoustic music and formed in the Bronx in 2019.

    Left In The Attic

    Then, Left in the Attic, another Bronx-based trio will perform their style of garage band rock. They feature Jacks on guitar, Crissy on bass and Murphy on the drums. The band members met in high school and have been performing together since 2008.

    Duriex – August 21st, 3:00pm

    Duriex

    Singer-songwriter and performer Duriex will close the series. They will be joined by other performers to be announced later in the summer.

    The Bronx has a history of being the nexus of important music scenes—from being the cradle of hip hop to the center of salsa music. The young musicians in this series are carrying that banner into the 21st century playing rock and R&B on their own terms, revitalizing the music scene of the Bronx.

    – Elena Martinez (co-artistic director of the BMHC)

    Seating in the plaza is limited, so attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs. In the event of inclement weather, the performances will move inside the Bronx Music Heritage Center, located at 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, at 4:30pm.

    Events on the Bronx Music Hall plaza are free. BMHC also provides a livestream on their Facebook page.

  • Pixies announce Special 4-Date October Tour

    Alternative rock pioneers, the Pixies, have announced an intimate 4-date U.S. tour set to kick-off on October, 1. After being benched for nearly two years due to COVID, this set of performances will come on the heels of a massive global tour that begins in June. During that time, the Pixies will perform at a number of festivals throughout Europe, Asia and South America. Their return will be quickly followed by the September 30 release of their 8th studio album, Doggerel (BMG).

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    Their October run will see them perform at four intimate venues between California and New York. Beginning on October, 1 at SOMA and concluding on October, 5 at New York City’s Terminal 5 venue. As is the Pixies’ “standard,” the band will draw from their extensive catalogue to perform a different set every night. Attendees can expect the band to perform not only some of the most beloved Pixies songs, but also, new tracks from Doggerel.

    Doggerel album cover

    Pixies have been acclaimed as the most influential, pioneering band of the late 80s alternative rock movement, having served as a major influence for bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, the Strokes, Weezer, and many more. The group has released seven studio albums including the Gold- certified Surfer Rosa, and the iconic Platinum, Doolittle.

    Dates for the Pixies October slate can be found below, while tickets are on sale here.

    Pixies October Tour dates

    Sat. October, 1 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
    Sun. October, 2 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

    Mon. October, 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

    Wed. October, 5 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY