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Scott Stringer campaigning for mayor. Credit.Benjamin Norman for The New York Times
With less than 10 weeks before the June 22 Democratic primary that is likely to determine the next mayor, each day becomes more consequential for the top four contenders: Andrew Yang, the 2020 presidential candidate; Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president; Scott Stringer, the city comptroller; and Maya D. Wiley, a former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio and a former MSNBC analyst.
As the mayoral candidates ramp up in-person events and key endorsements are announced, the contenders’ strengths and weaknesses are becoming more visible.
Violinist Kristin Lee and Pianist Jeremy Jordan to Perform Americana Virtual Concert Streamed Live
Lee and Jordan have recorded a corresponding album featuring several of these works that will be released in the future.by BWW News Desk
On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:30pm, violinist Kristin Lee and pianist Jeremy Jordan will join forces for a virtual recital presented by Adelphi University. The program, entitled Americana, showcases a broad spectrum of illustrious composers and the American musical styles which influenced them, as well as their own musical styles which influenced generations of composers to come. This concert will be streamed LIVE from the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, and tickets are available for $10 at www.adelphi.edu/events/violinist-kristen-lee-americana. A link with a special access code to watch the livestream will be delivered in the order confirmation email. The performance will not remain online for later viewing.
25 Free Performances Come to Bryant Park Starting in June
The park will host events for live audiences of 200 with institutions including the New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub and the Classical Theater of Harlem.
From June to September, Bryant Park will present a series of 25 programs from some of the city’s most prominent institutions and performance groups.Credit.Zack DeZon for The New York Times
April 14, 2021Updated 10:10 a.m. ET
With arts performances in New York slowly starting up again, one city tradition is finally set to return: free outdoor events in marquee locations.
From June to September, Bryant Park will present a series of 25 programs from some of the city’s most prominent institutions and performance groups, including the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, the Classical Theater of Harlem, Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Town Hall.
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Mycelial Echo
Amanda Farah
, April 12th, 2021 07:43
A work for choreographer Gwendolyn Gussman and an opera about trees provided the starting points for this collaboration between Lisel and Booker Stardrum. But it s on headphones that the music really comes alive for Amanda Farah
Mycelial Echo, the long-distance collaboration between Lisel and Booker Stardrum, is above all a feat of production. Though both have carved out their own corners in experimental music Lisel (the solo project name of Eliza Bagg) as a classically trained avant garde singer-producer and Stardrum as an electronic musician and producer their pairing has pushed each individual’s work beyond predictable progressions, beats, or vocal hooks.