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NY Philharmonic: Young Composers and Philharmonic Chamber concerts

The New York Philharmonics 2018 Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, will feature James Gaffigan conducting music celebrating Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernsteins centennial, evocative works highlighting the Orchestras virtuosity, and music by students in the Philharmonics Very Young Composers (VYC) program the first time that VYC works have been performed in the parks concerts.

The program features Saint-Saënss Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah; Bernsteins Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheherazade; 11-year-old Very Young Composer Jordan Millars Boogie Down Uptown; and 10-year-old Very Young Composer Camryn Cowans Harlem Shake. Musicians from the New York Philharmonic will perform Beethovens Wind Sextet, Op. 71; Tchaikovskys Souvenir de Florence; and the World Premieres of wind sextets by Very Young Composers of New York City 14-year-old Chi-Chi Ezekwennas Its Almost Summer! and 13-year-old Nicolas Lipmans Sriracha! in the Free Indoor Concert in Staten Island at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden (June 17). Major corporate support for the 2018 New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks and the Free Indoor Concert has been provided by MetLife Foundation, Citi, and Emirates Airline.

Music Hall
Admission: Free | Reservation requested