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Classics, New Works, Cabaret, Choral, Classical, Opera, Comedy, Children's Theater and the Performing Arts
Arts at The Park is professional theatre, cabaret, orchestral and choral music, political and theological discourse, and family and holiday events at the Park Avenue Christian Church.
Our mission is to entertain, empower, and inspire while turning neighbors into friends.
Upcoming Events
march
Saturday March 6 at 11 am
Sammie & Tudie's
IMAGINATION PLAYHOUSE
Magic, clowning, and learning for children 4 -10 years of age, and their parents!
$20 cash at the door.
Reservation required. 212-288-3246 x300
VIRTUOSO VOICES
Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m.
Beverly Myers, soprano
Georga Osborne, mezzo-soprano
$10 through SmartTix.com
Join us for works by Offenbach, Caplet, Delibes, Ravel, Mahler, and musical theatre favorites.
Georga Osborne, a 2-time MAC Award-winning actress and Back Stage Bistro Award recipient, has appeared on Broadway in Meet Me In St. Louis and has toured extensively in international tours of My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Hänsel und Gretel. She has performed with Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Opera Northeast, Cincinnati Opera, Mobile (AL) Opera, and Augusta (GA) Opera in roles from Suzuki to Eulalie McKechnie Shinn.
Beverly Myers’ career has taken her all over the world in performances ranging from chamber music to opera as well as oratorio and choral ensembles. She has sung with such companies as St. Louis, Atlanta, Boston, Chautauqua and Cleveland. As an oratorio soloist, Ms. Myers has sung at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in works such as Brahms Requiem, the Mozart C Minor Mass, and many others.
Classical and Klezmer Chamber Music
JEWISH ARTS ENSEMBLE OF NEW YORK
Pavel Vinnitsky, Artistic Director
Sunday, March 28 at 7 pm
$72/$36/$18
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An innovative performing group whose purpose is to revive and promote Jewish chamber music. The ensemble is committed to the performance of existing works, as well as commissioning new works based on Jewish folklore and themes.
Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinetist and artistic director, has appeared with many leading American orchestras including the Metropolitan Opera, American Symphony, American Ballet Theatre and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He has also recorded for CBS, New World, and Bridge Records.
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VIRTUOSO VOICES
Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm
Jennifer Greene, soprano
Andrew Cummings, bass
$10 through SmartTix.com
Andrew Cummings was recently hailed as “appealing” by the New York Times for his performance in Shaw Sings! with Encompass New Opera Theater at Symphony Space. His notable list of credits includes roles in Le Nozze di Figaro, Faust, Cosi fan Tutte, Tosca and Susannah. Jennifer Greene has performed in productions of The Magic Flute and Cendrillon with New York City Opera Education, and has sung in Suor Angelica, The Telephone, L'Elisir d'amore Le Nozze di Figaro among others. She has also been a concert soloist in performances of Carmina Burana, Messiah, Christmas Oratorio, and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. Their program will feature art songs by Strauss, Schubert, Debussy, and Vaughan-Williams, as well as operatic selections from Verdi's Rigoletto and Douglas Moore's The Ballad of Baby Doe.
Romantic Chamber Music of Mendelssohn and Dvorák
THE MANHATTAN STRING QUARTET
Sunday, April 11 at 3 p.m.
Eric Lewis, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
John Dexter, viola
Chris Finckel, violoncello
Spencer Myer, piano
$25 general admission
$100 “Angel” preferred seating includes reception with the artists
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The Manhattan String Quartet returns with another Romantic program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s Quartet #2, written when he was only 18 years old, as well as the infectiously tuneful Piano Quintet by Antonín Dvorák performed with prize-winning pianist, Spencer Myer.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION RECITAL
Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m.
Vivian Cheng, piano
Free tickets through SmartTix.com
Vivian Cheng has been praised as a pianist “with artistic sensibilities far beyond her years.” She was the second prize-winner of the New York Piano Competition in 2008 and has performed as guest soloist with many orchestras, including the Winston-Salem Symphony, Tar River Philharmonic, and Raleigh Civic Symphony.
EARLY MUSIC
MONTEVERDI'S 1610 VESPERS
Monday, April 19 at 8 p.m.
Clarion Music Society
Steven Fox, conductor
$35 general admission
$50 “Angel” preferred seating
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The Clarion Music Society is a period-instrument orchestra committed to performing lost or neglected works from the 18th and 19th centuries in addition to well-known masterworks that are rarely heard on authentic instruments. This special performance celebrates the 400th anniversary of Monteverdi's monumental Vespers of 1610, performed by considerable choral and instrumental forces.
William Shakespeare's
TWELFTH NIGHT
Presented by Theater Ten Ten
Thursday, April 29 through Sunday, May 23
All tickets $25
Credit cards at Theatermania.com
Reservations for cash sales at the door: 212-288-3246 x300
One of the Bard’s most beloved Comedies! This riotous romp of love and mistaken identity is set in Elizabethan times with sumptuous costumes by Deborah Houston and Set and Lighting by Resident Lighting and Set Designer Giles Hogya. The show will be directed by our Producing Artistic Director Judith Jarosz, who helmed our recent hit productions of Iolanthe…unplugged, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Tempest. Great fun for the whole family! Best for ages 8 years and up.
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DEBBIE FRIEDMAN
Legendary Jewish composer, singer, recording artist
Sunday, May 2 at 6 pm
$250 (includes artist reception) $150/$72/$36
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The legendary American Jewish composer, singer and recording artist makes her only New York appearance this year for the benefit of Congregation Da’at Elohim.
Debbie is credited with creating a whole new genre of contemporary, accessible Jewish music. Her compositions are performed in synagogues around the world more than any other living composer. Debbie’s music touches people of all religions. Join her for a very special evening of songs filled with heart, healing and joy.
Watch a video of Debbie here.
ORGAN RECITAL
Sunday, May 16 at 3 p.m.
Paul Vasile, organ
$15 through SmartTix.com
Paul Vasile, Minister of Music at Park Avenue Christian Church, performs a recital of eclectic organ works featuring the church’s 47-rank Holtkamp pipe organ. The program will include Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV, 541, Trio Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528, the Durufle Scherzo, Op. 2, Gospel Preludes by William Bolcom and more.
SIXTH ANNUAL WALT WHITMAN BIRTHDAY BASH
Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m.
Greg Trupiano, artistic director
Admission by donation
Celebrate this great American author's 191st birthday with Theater Ten Ten and The Walt Whitman Project in a joyous evening of poetry, prose, and music. This year the celebration will be bigger than ever, with surprise guests, and of course ... birthday cake for all!
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