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| FREE CONCERTS AROUND
THE CITY—AUGUST
2007 |
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors Broadway and 66th Street Lincoln Center's Out of Doors offers over 30 free performances in the month of August. Music ranges from classical and jazz to international and ethnic varieties. Highlights include the Dave Brubeck Quartet and an evening of Chinese opera. Bryant Park Avenue of Americas and 42nd Street Music in the Park - August concerts include Afternoon Arias by members of the New York City Opera. Good Morning America Concert Series - August concerts include performances by John Legend, Mika, and Eve & Sean Paul. Broadway in the Park - August concerts include hit songs from such musicals as Hairspray, Chicago, and Les Misérables. SummerStage Central Park Directions August concerts include the Spanish Harlem Orchestra and the Golden Eagle Mardi Gras Indians & Soul Rebel Brass Band. Today Show Concert Series Rockefeller Plaza, Fifth Avenue and 50th Street August concerts include Vince Gill & Amy Grant and Maroon 5. River to River Various venues August highlights of this exciting downtown festival include the Amstel Quartet, an evening of Native American music, and a tribute to Billie Holiday. |
August is a month of rest and
relaxation, a break from school and, for some, even from music lessons.
It's a time for visiting family, for physical recreation, perhaps for traveling
and opening our minds to new things before the return to school that is
just around the corner. Right here in New York City, however, we are privileged
to have a rich array of new and enriching experiences just around the corner
in the form of free concerts, and the summer downtime is an ideal chance
to take advantage of them!
We should never forget that, while music lessons and practice are an important path to developing skills and abilities, hearing music—especially live music—is a vital way to excite and inspire ourselves. At a live musical performance, we not only hear the music, but we have the full experience of seeing it, feeling it, even smelling it. Check out some of the offerings below. You'll find music from the classical, jazz, and folk realms, from Africa, China, and Hawaii, and even from some big-name popular artists, all here in New York and all free. You'll have fun and just might open your mind (and your ears) to something new! -Clay Greenberg  |
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