Black composers – Upcoming Concerts near New York, NY
Here & Now Series: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello & Thomas Sauer, piano
Friday, March 29, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Lera Auerbach,
Harold Meltzer,
John Tavener,
Eric Moe,
Tania León, and
Jonathan Chenette.
$35
Sound Off: Music for Bail presents Our Anthem: An Orchestral Activation
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
The Church of the Village, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
J. Rosamond Johnson
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
(arr. Jay Julio)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Frederick C. Tillis — Niger Symphony (NYC premiere)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Frederick C. Tillis — Niger Symphony (NYC premiere)
$20 ($15 Supermusers)
Argento New Music Project: Made in America
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
Benzaquen Hall at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NY, United States
Edgard Varèse
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Octandre
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Charles Ives — The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Charles Ives — Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Sang Song — Hoarding Behaviors (world premiere)
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Charles Ives — The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Charles Ives — Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Sang Song — Hoarding Behaviors (world premiere)
Suggested donation: $20 general, $10 student ($1 minimum)
DCINY: Vocal Colors
Monday, April 15, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Traditional,
Craig Carnelia,
Francisco J. Núñez,
Lissa Schneckenburger,
Christopher Tin,
Ēriks Ešenvalds,
Elaine Hagenberg,
Michael John Trotta,
Tomás Luis de Victoria,
Stacey V. Gibbs, and
Shawn Kirchner.
$20-$100 + fees
Orpheus & Bomsori Kim: Exaltation
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Adolphus Hailstork
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Sonata Da Chiesa
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3 (Bomsori Kim, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Bomsori Kim, violin; Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3 (Bomsori Kim, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Bomsori Kim, violin; Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
$39-$99
Date Night at The Met with Edward W. Hardy, violin
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday,
Florence Price,
Ray Charles,
Etta James,
Alicia Keys,
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
Nina Simone,
George Gershwin,
Astor Piazzolla,
Traditional, and
Edward W. Hardy.
Included with April 19 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
Date Night at The Met with Edward W. Hardy, violin
Saturday, April 20, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday,
Florence Price,
Ray Charles,
Etta James,
Alicia Keys,
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
Nina Simone,
George Gershwin,
Astor Piazzolla,
Traditional, and
Edward W. Hardy.
Included with April 20 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Aaron Davis Hall at the City College of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, United States
James P. Johnson
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Yamekraw
(orch. William Grant Still)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
$20 general, $50 VIP seating ($5 student/senior)
Carnegie Citywide in Bryant Park: The Harlem Chamber Players
Friday, July 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Bryant Park, New York, NY, United States
Adolphus Hailstork
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Sonata Da Chiesa
(for string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Free
Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Spanish Courtyard at Caramoor, Katonah, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Hale Smith,
Traditional,
Wynton Marsalis,
Terence Blanchard,
Giacomo Puccini,
Damien Sneed,
George Gershwin,
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson,
Richard Strauss,
Aaron Copland,
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh,
Margaret Bonds, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
$49-$69
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