92nd Street Y Concerts

Don Quixote with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Actor Phil Proctor

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 8:30pm

Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:30pm Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Phil Proctor, Actor "Unrivaled joy, technical elan and questing spirits." - Los Angeles Times Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago...This lively retelling of Cervantes' classic story of the beloved and befuddled Don features Spanish Renaissance and Baroque guitar music and a script based on Edith Grossman's recent critically acclaimed translation. FALLA: Danza ritual del fuego from El amor brujo BIZET: Carmen Suite Arr. KANENGISER: "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote" (based on Cervantes' Don Quixote and music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain) Pre-concert talk at 7:30pm (Buttenwieser Hall) with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University. In addition to the video above, listen to a podcast with LAGQ's Bill Kanengiser.

A Slice of Music, Ages 10+

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Sun, Nov 15, 2009, 2:00pm

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 2pm Artists from the Nov 15 Zukerman ChamberPlayers concert Hanna Arie-Gaifman, moderator Before each Zukerman ChamberPlayers concert, kids share pizza with the musicians, asking about their lives and the music they play. Everyone then heads to the hall for the concert. See Zukerman ChamberPlayers & Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano

I Remember You: A Lyrics & Lyricists Centennial Tribute to Johnny Mercer

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Wed, Nov 18, 2009, 8:00pm

Robert Kimball and Deborah Grace Winer, co-artistic directors
Tedd Firth, music director & piano
Charles Osgood, host
Full cast listed below, moderator

On the 100th birthdate of Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball and Deborah Grace Winer present an all-star, one-night-only special tribute to the unforgettable and beloved lyricist of "Moon River", "One for My Baby," "Blues in the Night" and countless other gems. Additional artists to be announced

Family Music, Ages 6+ The Grouchy Genius: The Life and Music of Dvo k

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Sun, Nov 22, 2009, 3:00pm

Sunday, November 22, 2009, 3pm Steven Isserlis, artistic director & cello Todd Phillips, violin Nicholas Cords, viola Ana-Maria Vera, piano Judy Kuhn, narrator With contagious charm, the celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis, author of Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Why Handel Waggles His Wig, returns for a fourth season of concerts that introduce families to our greatest composers. In the series-opening concert, Steven and his friends introduce a man who may have had a lousy disposition, but who wrote some lush and richly evocative music, like the Slavonic Dances and the "New World" Symphony: the Czech composer Antonin Dvo k.

Manuel Barrueco, guitar

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Sat, Dec 5, 2009, 8:00pm

Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8pm Manuel Barrueco, guitar "A superb instrumentalist with a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts." - Dallas Morning News ALB NIZ: Prelude from Espa a, Op. 165 ALB NIZ: Rumores de la Caleta, malague a from Recuerdos de viaje ALB NIZ: Suite Espa ola, Op. 47 MALATS/T RREGA: Serenata Andaluza for Guitar MALATS/T RREGA: Serenata Espa ola for Guitar T RREGA: Capricho rabe for Guitar T RREGA: Pavane for Guitar T RREGA: Minuetto for Guitar T RREGA: Danza mora for Guitar T RREGA: Mazurka in G Major for Guitar T RREGA: Maria, Gavotte for Guitar T RREGA: Grand Waltz for Guitar CALLEJA/T RREGA: Tango de la Caldera from El Rat n CHUECA/T RREGA: Jota de los ratas from La Gran V a Pre-concert talk at 7 pm with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University.