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Bloom Readings: An Autumnal Poetry Reading

Bloom Readings is thrilled to present three excellent poets who will share the bill in The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, on Sunday, Nov. 2nd at 6 pm.  Come hear Rebecca Keith, Anthony Cappo and Kristina Andersson Bicher read from their current work.  And afterwards, over wine and cheese, all three will have their published work for sale and would be happy to sign your copy.    The Lounge is located in Washington Heights near Bennett Park, just west of the intersection of Pinehurst Ave. and 183rd Street.  Admission is $10.

Bloom Readings is grateful for the on-going support of Poets & Writers through public funding from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

Hudson View Gardens Lounge: Flutist Anna Urrey & Pianist Amir Farid

From Carnegie Hall to Radio City Music Hall to chamber performances across the country, Anna Urrey shows her musical versatility everywhere she plays. On Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 5 pm, acclaimed flutist Anna Urrey along with the award-winning pianist Amir Farid perform at The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens (128 Pinehurst Ave at W. 183rd Street in Manhattan).

The program includes music by JS Bach, Lili Boulanger, Valerie Coleman and the US premiere of a sonata by Jonathan Slade. Program details are below.

The concert is presented by the Hudson View Gardens Performing Arts Group. Admission is $15 suggested donation ($12 seniors/children, free for children under 8). Full details below.

Flutist Anna Urrey is a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has performed with renowned groups such as The Knights, New Jersey Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. She has performed with the orchestras in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular productions and on Broadway in Camelot. Anna is a member of NYC-based Exponential Ensemble and Frisson, an acclaimed ensemble that tours nationwide. Recording projects include films Radium Girls and Little Women, and Principal Flute on the Experiential Orchestra’s GRAMMY-winning recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s work, “The Prison.” Anna is a Wm. S. Haynes Artist.

Based in Melbourne and New York City, Amir Farid is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician internationally, appearing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Musica Viva Festival, Huntington Festival, Mona Foma, and Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia.  He has performed concerti with the major Australian orchestras, and his recordings are heard frequently on radio stations throughout Australia and internationally, including as pianist of the Benaud Trio.  Amir is also a recorded artist on the Steinway & Sons Spirio catalogue.  In New York, Amir works as a pianist for the Juilliard School, Oratorio Society of New York, New York Choral Society, and Exponential Ensemble.

Just the Facts

Sunday, November 23 at 5 pm

Hudson View Gardens Performing Arts Group presents

Anna Urrey, flute

Amir Farid, piano

The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens
128 Pinehurst Ave at W. 183rd Street (Manhattan)

Program

J.S. Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1043

Lili Boulanger: Nocturne

Jonathan Slade: Sonata for Flute and Piano (US Premiere)

Valerie Coleman: Fanmi Imèn

Admission: $15 suggested donation
($12 seniors/children, children under 8 are free)

HVG Performing Arts Group: Harpist Rita Costanzi

A special Friday night concert with the award-winning harpist Rita Costanzi opens the HVG Performing Arts Group concert season on September 25 at 7:30 pm. Costanzi was Principal Harp of CBC Radio Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony and has performed throughout Europe and the Americas. In the intimate setting of The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, she’ll perform a program that includes works by Bach, Faure, Granados, Liszt and Debussy.

Rita Costanzi is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and two-time winner of the American Harp Society’s National Competition. She produced and performed an award-winning one-woman show based on her memoir “The Strings of My Heart.”

The season continues on October 25 with Swing a Song of Sondheim, a special co-presentation with Castle Village. Classical guitarist Mak Grgic, a Grammy nominee, comes to The Lounge on November 22, and an HVG favorite, Cassatt String Quartet, returns on December 13. HVG resident pianist Evelyne Luest and friends perform solo piano and chamber works on January 31. Details are below.

Concerts are open to the public; admission is $20 suggested donation ($15 for seniors/youth 8-18; under 8 free) at the door. The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens is at 128 Pinehurst Ave at West 183rd Street in Manhattan. The audience is invited to meet the performers at a post-performance wine reception.

Visit Facebook.com/HVGPAG for details and updates.