Our exciting Five Borough Songbook completes its citywide journey with its final borough premiere in Staten Island!  Joining us for this concert is a newly assembled cast who will also be performing the Songbook in the Bronx on May 31st.

Tickets start at $15 – buy online now for a 10% discount!

About the Venue
The historic Staten Island Museum traces its beginnings to 1881, when it was founded by a group of young naturalists. The museum offers exhibits exploring the connections between natural science, art and history.

For directions to the museum, please click here.

Our critically acclaimed Five Borough Songbook completes its citywide tour with a premiere in the Bronx!

A newly assembled cast will take on the Songbook on May 31st:
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Jamie Van Eyck, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Zavracky, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Cameron Stowe and Erika Switzer, piano

Join us at 6:30 PM for a special Composer Chat, and hear many of our Songbook composers discuss their new works and how they came to be a part of this project.

Tickets start at $15 – buy online now for a 10% discount!

About the Venue
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, founded in 1971 and located on the distinctive Grand Concourse, focuses on 20th-century and contemporary art. Come early for a chance to stroll the exhibits of this landmark museum!

The museum is easily accessible via B or D trains (167th St/Grand Concourse Station), the 4 train (161st St/Yankee Stadium Station) or the Melrose stop on Metro North.

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5BMF partners with early-music ensemble TENET for this special program marking the 400th anniversary of composer Giovanni Gabrielli. TENET will join forces with 5BMF alums New York Polyphony and brass ensemble Dark Horse Consort to present a variety of works for voices and early instruments.

Featuring TENET members:
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano and TENET Artistic Director
Molly Quinn, soprano
Luthien Brackett, alto
Steven Fox, tenor
Hank Heijink, theorbo

New York Polyphony:
Geoffrey Williams, alto
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Christopher Herbert, baritone
Craig Phillips, bass

Dark Horse Consort:
Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto
Greg Ingles, sackbut
Mack Ramsey, sackbut
Erik Schmalz, sackbut

Tickets for this program are available via the TENET website.
Tickets for this program on April 27th in Brooklyn are available here.

5BMF partners with early-music ensemble TENET for this special program marking the 400th anniversary of composer Giovanni Gabrieli. TENET will join forces with 5BMF alums New York Polyphony and brass ensemble Dark Horse Consort to present a variety of works for voices and early instruments.

Featuring TENET members:
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano and TENET Artistic Director
Molly Quinn, soprano
Luthien Brackett, alto
Steven Fox, tenor
Hank Heijink, theorbo

New York Polyphony:
Geoffrey Williams, alto
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Christopher Herbert, baritone
Craig Phillips, bass

Dark Horse Consort:
Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto
Greg Ingles, sackbut
Mack Ramsey, sackbut
Erik Schmalz, sackbut

General Admission $25
Students & Brooklyn Residents $15
Buy tickets now for a 10% online discount!

We are excited to welcome award-winning, innovative string quintet SYBARITE5 to our roster!  Winners of the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and the Sylvia Ann Hewlett Adventurous Artist Prize, SYBARITE5 is sure to delight 5BMF audiences with its eclectic brand of chamber music.

Their program will include the World Premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s New York Minutes, two new arrangements of Brahms and Rachmaninoff works by composer Paul Sanho Kim, and selections from SYBARITE5′s acclaimed Radiohead Remixed Project.

General Admission $25
Students & Brooklyn Residents $15
Tickets available now – buy now for a 10% online discount!

Venue Details
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is easily accessible via the following trains: Q (7th Avenue Station); 2/3 (Grand Army Plaza); R (Union St. Station)

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We are excited to welcome award-winning, innovative string quintet SYBARITE5 to our roster!  Winners of the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and the Sylvia Ann Hewlett Adventurous Artist Prize, SYBARITE5 is sure to delight 5BMF audiences with its eclectic brand of chamber music.

Their program will include the World Premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s New York Minutes, two new arrangements of Brahms and Rachmaninoff works by composer Paul Sanho Kim, and selections from SYBARITE5′s acclaimed Radiohead Remixed Project.

We are pleased to co-produce this concert, as part of SYBARITE5′s residency at the cell theatre in Manhattan.  Hope you can join us!

Tickets start at $20 and are available now via Brown Paper Tickets.

Venue Details
The cell theatre is easily accessible via the following trains: C/E (23rd St Station), 1 (23rd St Station), F/M (23rd St Station)

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Our exciting collection of new songs, the Five Borough Songbook, continues its journey around New York City with its Manhattan Premiere in January 2012!

We’re also very excited to announce the release of our first studio album, the Five Borough Songbook World Premiere Recording. Produced by GPR Records, this special 2-CD set will be available for purchase at our concert on January 12th. Click here for more details…

6:30 PM Composer Chat - Come early to hear some of the Songbook composers speak about their new works, and what it means to be a part of this special project.

$25 General Admission
$15 Students w/ID
Buy tickets now via Baruch Performing Arts Center.
(Ticket prices include pre-concert Composer Chat and post-concert Meet-the-Artists reception)

We are thrilled to welcome back some of our previous Songbook performers, as well as a new addition to the 5BMF roster:
Martha Guth, soprano
Jamie Van Eyck, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
David McFerrin, baritone
Thomas Bagwell, piano
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Harumi Rhodes, violin

Directions
The Engelman Recital Hall is located inside Baruch College in the 55 Lexington Avenue building, with access available on East 25th Street between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue.

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Following the smashing success of the World Premiere of our Five Borough Songbook, we bring this exciting program to Flushing Town Hall for its Queens Premiere.

2:00 PM Composer Chat - Come early to hear some of the composers speaking about their new works, and what it means to be part of this songbook for a new NYC! 

$25 General Admission / $15 Students w/ID & Queens Residents
BUY TICKETS NOW FOR A 10% ONLINE DISCOUNT!

Featuring:
Martha Guth, soprano
Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano
Keith Jameson, tenor
David McFerrin, baritone
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Thomas Bagwell, piano
Harumi Rhodes, violin 

For more details about this special project, please click here.

About the neighborhood
Known to NYC foodies as a mecca for great eating, historic Flushing is only a short ride from Grand Central Terminal on the 7 train. Flushing Town Hall, an 1862 landmark building, hosts the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts; check out their exhibit of collages by jazz giant Louis Armstrong which runs through December 31st.

And check out this list of some of Flushing’s famed eateries, where you can get a great pre-show lunch or post-show dinner!

Directions to the venue:

TRANSIT TIP: The 7 train is under construction this weekend, and won’t be running between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza. Instead, transfer to the 7 by taking the N/Q to Queensboro Plaza or the E/F/M/R to Jackson Hts/Roosevelt Ave.

The Songbook, a collection of 20 new songs by 20 unique composers, celebrates all of New York City through its history, geography – and it’s most promising musical talent! For an in-depth look at this special project – the cornerstone of our 2011-2012 season – please click here.

Several of the Songbook composers will be on hand prior to the performance to discuss their works in a special Composer Chat.  Come at 6:30 PM, grab a drink and hear them discuss their new works!

We’ve assembled a wonderful group of artists for the World Premiere:

• Martha Guth, soprano
• Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano
• Alex Richardson, tenor
• David Adam Moore, baritone
• Thomas Bagwell, piano
• Jocelyn Dueck, piano
• Harumi Rhodes, violin

General Admission $25
Students w/ID $15
Tickets available via Galapagos Art Space
Please note that Galapagos Art Space is a 21+ venue.  Please bring ID