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Washington Square Music Festival in New York City 2008
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Washington Square Music Festival 2008
21 June & 8, 15, 22, 29 July 2008
Washington Square Music Festival 2007
In June and July of 2008, the Washington Square Music Festival, a free outdoor classical and Music of the Americas concert series, is celebrating its 50th season by presenting five evenings of great music under the stars performed by musicians who regularly play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan and New York City Opera orchestras and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2008 Concert Schedule
Saturday, June 21, 5 PM
A Salute to Folk Concerts in the Square with Make Music New York
Rainspace: Judson Church, 229 Thompson Street
Tuesday, July 8, 8 PM
Festival Ensemble: Gerald Ranck, harpsichord soloist
* Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D major
* Tigran Mansurian: The Orator for harpsichord, flute, violin and bass
* Joseph Lanner: Die Mozartisten Walzer
* Jan Zelenka: Sonata for 2 oboes and strings in F major
* Manuel de Falla: Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello
Tuesday, July 15, 8 PM
Festival Ensemble: Lutz Rath, cello soloist
* Jules Massenet: Meditation for solo cello, harp and orchestra
* Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Concerto for harp, 2 violins and cello
* Works for soprano and chamber ensemble
Tuesday, July 22, 8 PM
Festival Ensemble, David Oei piano soloist
* Ernö Dohnányi: Sextet in C for piano, strings and winds, op
* Eric Satie: Sports et Divertissements for winds and narrator
* Lou Harrison: Double Concerto for violin, cello and gamelan orchestra with Gamelan Son of Lion
Tuesday, July 29, 8 PM
Charles Mingus Orchestra performing Music by the Master
Original compositions by the late, great, Charles Mingus
Location
Between 5th & 6th Avenues
West 3rd & 6th Streets (Venue)
New York 10014
Website : http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org/
Directions
A, C, E, B, D, F, Q to Washington Square Park, 8 runs crosstown on 8th Street
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