Join us in Bruce’s Garden on Winter Solstice for Sunset & Cider. Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year. The good news is the colorful garden lights will come in each night at 5 til Jan 15 to brighten up the season!
Journey Through The Andes,The Sylvan Winds at Hispanic Society
The Sylvan Winds return to the Hispanic Society with a musical journey through the Andes. With works by composers from Colombia, to Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, there will be something for everyone. Join us for this exciting program!
Hailed by the New York Times for “…its venturesome programming and stylishness of performance,” the Sylvan Winds has appeared under the auspices of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Caramoor International Music Festival. Chosen to perform at the NY Governor’s Arts Awards, the ensemble has presented imaginative and scintillating programs of chamber works for winds in such places as Town Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the White Mountains, the Cape Cod and Skaneateles Festivals, Rutgers University’s Summerfest, Amherst College, the Chicago Chamber Music Society and the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. They have recorded for the Koch Classics, CRI/New World, North/South, and Albany record labels, and have enjoyed collaborations with such distinguished artists as Gerard Schwarz, Ransom Wilson, the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Claude Frank, radio personality Robert Sherman, and actor Louis Zorich.
Program
Astor Piazzolla – Escolaso
Eduardo Cadavid Angel – Por Un Beso de Tu Boca
Jose Barros – El Picaflor
Luis Humberto Salgado – Quintet
Luis Antonio Calva – Lejano Azul
Rodrigo Herrera Munoz – Bitacoras
Sadiel Cuentas – Cinco Miniatures para Quinteto de Vientes
Morris-Jumel: Family and Community Day – Paper Terrariums
Join us for March Family & Community Day at Morris-Jumel Mansion and celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring with a fun, hands-on craft! Families are invited to create their own paper plant terrariums, inspired by the vibrant gardens and historic grounds of the mansion. This interactive activity is perfect for all ages and a great way to begin welcoming the new season with creativity and history. Materials are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us for March Family and Community Day at Morris-Jumel Mansion and celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring with a fun, hands-on craft! Families are invited to create their own paper plant terrariums, inspired by the mansion’s vibrant gardens and historic grounds. This interactive activity is perfect for all ages and a great way to begin welcoming the new season with creativity and history. Materials are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Morris-Jumel Virtual Parlor Chat: The Making of “Faces and Facades” with Andrea Arroyo
This Women’s History Month, celebrate the Women of Washington Heights with Andrea Arroyo as she takes you through the process of creating her exhibition “Faces and Facades”. The project is a love letter to the uptown community and the women who hold it together. The paintings in the exhibition blend organic and non-organic forms, inspired by the women and architecture of Northern Manhattan. Creatives, visual artists, and feminists alike will be inspired by the passion Andrea brings to her work and community.
About Andrea Arroyo:
“Andrea Arroyo is an award-winning artist who works in various media, including painting, site-specific installations, and public art. Ms Arroyo has presented sixty individual and over 200 group exhibitions, her work is collected internationally and is in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Richmond Museum, the Smithsonian Institute, and the New York Public Library and many other institutions.She has received numerous recognitions, including The New York Women’s Foundation Award, two Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, The United Nations Lurie Award, Artist Employment Creative Rebuild New York Fellowship, Global Citizen Award Artist, Clinton Global Initiative, San Antonio de los Baños International Biennial Award, Hispanic Federation/NoMAA/Google Art Award, and multiple grants from the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, the Puffin Foundation, the Harlem Arts Alliance, the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Additional honors include Heroes of the Pandemic, Official Artist of the Latin Grammy, Outstanding Woman of New York, Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts, and Outstanding Latina of the Year. Arroyo’s book ImagiNATIONS: Art as Solidarity won the Gold Medal for Best Art Book at the International Latino Book Awards. Public art projects include permanent indoor and outdoor artwork for private, institutional, and corporate spaces, including the New York City Subway and two public schools.Her artwork has been published extensively, including on The New Yorker’s cover, The New York Times, The Nation, and Le Monde. It has also been the subject of over two hundred features in the international media.”
MOSA – Carnegie Hall Citywide: Ensemble Connect
FREE CONCERT
Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall Citywide.
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Doors open at 4:15pm.
Ensemble Connect is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. This two-year fellowship program prepares extraordinary young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Ensemble Connect offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner with a New York City public school throughout the fellowship.
PROGRAM:
BERIO Ricorrenze per quintetto a fiato – a Pierre Boulez per il suo sessantesimo compleanno for Wind Quintet (15’)
BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (40’)