The 114th year of free concerts at the historic Naumburg Bandshell. Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life. The series seeks to stimulate and encourage new and expanded audiences for classical music in the informal and beautiful setting of Central Park. It is the oldest continuous free outdoor western classical music concert series in the world.
While the Naumburg Bandshell is closed for repairs, ALL of our concerts will be in Temple Emanu-El, at Fifth Avenue and 65th Street.
A Far Cry stands at the forefront of an exciting new generation in classical music. According to The New York Times, the self-conducted orchestra “brims with personality or, better, personalities, many and varied.” A Far Cry was founded in 2007 by a tightly-knit collective of 17 young professional musicians, and since the beginning has fostered those personalities. A Far Cry has developed an innovative process where decisions are made collectively and leadership rotates among the “Criers.” For each piece, the members elect a group of principals, and these five musicians guide the rehearsal process and shape the interpretation. Since each program includes multiple works, this multiplicity of leaders adds tremendous musical variety to the concerts.
Program:
Georg Muffat, (1653-1704), Concerto Grosso No. 12 “Propitia Sydera”, (1701) —
Caroline Shaw, (1982), Entr’acte, (2011, adapted for String Orchestra by A Far Cry 2014)
Lembit Beecher, (1980), Conference of the Birds, (2017, Premiered with A Far Cry, 2018) NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, (1840-1893), Serenade in C Major, Op. 48, (1880) —
