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Whitman in Music and Words

First Preview: Jun 12, 2019
Opening Date: Jun 20, 2019
Closing Date: Jun 21, 2019
Running Time: 01:25
Whitman in Music and Words

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Playing @
Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue, New York City, NY 10016
In conjunction with the exhibition Walt Whitman: Bard of Democracy, composer and conductor Matthew Aucoin curates an evening of spoken word and music featuring Walt Whitman’s letters and poems with musical excerpts from Aucoin’s 2015 opera Crossing and works by John Adams and Leonard Bernstein.

Featuring Matthew Aucoin, piano, John Moore, baritone, and Ben Lerner, poet/writer.

Aucoin is a 2018 MacArthur Fellow.  
ConcertConcert
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

THURSDAY, JUNE 20th @ 7:30 PM


Written By
  • Walt Whitman

Music
  • Matthew Aucoin
  • John Adams & Leonard Bernstein

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  • Parking

    Public parking available nearby Citi Bike at 37th Street and 5th Avenue
  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive listening devices, headsets, and neck loops are available for most programs at the Morgan.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Accessible elevator on main floor
  • Restroom

    Accessible restrooms (all genders) on main floor only
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Wheelchair Info

    The Morgan Library & Museum and its programs are accessible to people using wheelchairs. For more information inquire at the Morgan's Information Desk, call (212) 685-0008, or e-mail Visitor Services.

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