The Manhattan High School Orchestra has been invited to play at Carnegie Hall, and as a fundraiser they’re offering to serenade that special someone in your life for Valentines Day!
The “New York Times” calls it “the best musical of this century.” The “Washington Post” says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And “Entertainment Weekly” says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show” calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s “THE BOOK OF MORMON,” the nine-time Tony Award® -winning Best Musical.
The “New York Times” calls it “the best musical of this century.” The “Washington Post” says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And “Entertainment Weekly” says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show” calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s “THE BOOK OF MORMON,” the nine-time Tony Award® -winning Best Musical.
THE ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS (ASMF) is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. Formed by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, the ASMF gave its first performance in its namesake church in November 1959. Through unrivalled live performances and a vast recording output, the orchestra gained an international reputation for its distinctive, polished, and refined sound. With over 500 releases in a much-vaunted discography and a comprehensive international touring program, the ASMF is loved by classical audiences throughout the world.
Mnozil Brass has been entertaining fans around the globe for 30 years with their comedic brilliance, sensational programs, and impeccable playing. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, Mnozil Brass have created the Jubilee tour featuring new works along with their greatest hits. The Austrian band, known as the Monty Python of the music world, seamlessly combines slapstick comedy with extraordinary musical ability. An evening with Mnozil Brass is an over-the-top fun, virtuosic, and laugh-out loud experience. It is no wonder that their videos have garnered millions of YouTube views and their fans travel countless miles to hear them play. Mnozil Brass has established itself as one of the world’s premier brass ensembles. With over 130 performances a year, the group has played to sold out houses from the farthest reaches of the European continent to Israel, China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the United States, and has captivated audiences with their blend of immense virtuosity and theatrical wit.
SHAMROCK TENORS are Northern Ireland’s premier folk and traditional vocal group. Featuring performers from across the province of Ulster, with vocalists from London’s West End, the country’s best multi-instrumentalists and a champion Irish dancer, their show takes you on a journey through Ireland’s most beloved classic songs, in beautiful five-part harmony. With all your favorites including “Danny Boy,” “Whiskey in the Jar,” “The Parting Glass,” and “Wild Rover” this is a show for all ages, performed with that cheeky Irish charm!
Having recently filmed their debut concert TV special, airing on major networks in the USA and UK, their first two singles have shot straight to number 1 on the iTunes World Music Charts, while their performances online have received over 6 million views. They’ve traveled to over 30 countries as a group, including Irish festivals in the USA and sold-out shows in iconic venues such as the Grand Opera House and Ulster Hall in Belfast, and Birmingham Symphony Hall, England. So, sit back, grab a Guinness and get ready to enjoy your trip to the Emerald Isle. Irish music as you have never heard it before!
Don’t miss New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players’ critically acclaimed production of “The Mikado.” The Mikado features all of your favorite G&S characters: romantic Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo, Ko- Ko, the inept and comical Lord High Executioner, as well as the fearsome Katisha, the hilariously ridiculous Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else), and the politely sadistic Mikado himself. A brief new prologue set in the offices of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company frames the classic work for today’s audiences. While this production underlines how The Mikado can be enjoyed by artists and audiences of all backgrounds, Gilbert’s lyrics and Sullivan’s melodies – which have delighted comic opera lovers for over one hundred thirty-five years — are still as fresh as “the flowers in spring.”
A celebration of one of jazz’s great supergroups by 2x GRAMMY winner, Kurt Elling. This evening will not only reimagine Weather Report’s iconic songs but will also feature new vocalese arrangements inspired by their constellation of musicians. The program will include compositions such as “Remark You Made,” “Three Views of a Secret,” and “Continuum.”
Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 26 albums, received 18 Grammy® nominations and won 2, and performed countless sold-out tours, enjoying worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. Formed in the late 1970s, their music and musicianship have never been more lauded and relevant to the contemporary jazz landscape. They continue to enthrall diehard fans while thrilling new listeners and younger jazz audiences.
The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years.
The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material. They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Patty Griffin and Taj Mahal. The Blind Boys of Alabama have also appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night,” “The Grammy® Awards,” “60 Minutes,” and “The Colbert Report.”
Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time, and is the winner of the 2021 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year.
Dancemaker Paul Taylor (1930–2018) first presented his choreography with five other dancers in Manhattan on May 30, 1954. That modest performance marked the beginning of a profound, uninterrupted creative output that shaped the future of American modern dance and continues to this day.
Since its earliest days, the Paul Taylor Dance Company has toured to venues throughout the United States and around the globe, from college campuses and rural towns to the world’s leading opera houses and performing arts centers. The company has performed in more than 600 cities in 66 countries, including landmark tours and engagements in North and South America, China and the Far East, Great Britain, Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, India and the Middle East.