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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 18, 2010?

48 free events take place on Monday, October 18 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out October 18 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of October . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 18, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Workshop | Laptop Open Lab


Want a quiet setting where you can work on a computer? Do you have questions about computer use, programs, devices, or software? Stop by the Laptop Lab. A staff member will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about using a computer. You are welcome to use a library laptop or your own laptop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Lower Manhattan Walking Tour


Stroll through the ancient streets of Lower Manhattan and hear the rich history of New York City. From a Dutch trading post to a world financial capital, no stone is left unturned. Sites on the tour: * Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty * Fort Amsterdam and Castle Clinton * Customs Building * Bowling Green and the Charging Bull * Federal Hall * Wall Street and New York Stock Exchange * Trinity Church (Alexander Hamilton's Grave) * St. Paul's Chapel * World Trade Center (Ground Zero) * Woolworth Building * City Hall * Brooklyn Bridge * Fraunces Tavern
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 2


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Other | Lunchtime Skating


Autumn is a great time to skate! Get a head start on your skating skills or just enjoy skating in the warm fall weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
$5

Park Walk | Garden Tour


The fall garden is all about color. Join horticulturist Lucas Pistone on a tour as the last plants of the season start blooming alongside summer’s roses. Highlights include the lily pond area, where the water lilies and canna will be in bloom and the fruit of the lotus on display. The magnolia trees there will also be of interest, due to the quality of their ripe, red fruit. The tour is a wonderful opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Sarah Wolfson, prize-winning soprano, performs Aaron Copland's 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson


Sarah Wolfson is the First Prize Winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Highlights from her 2008-2009 season included her recital debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, as well as recitals for Columbia University’s Italian Academy and the International Performing Arts Series at the University of Missouri/St. Louis. In addition, she is a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and conductor Mischa Santora. Wolfson recently made her Lincoln Center recital debut at Alice Tully Hall as a winner of The Juilliard School’s Vocal Arts Alice Tully Recital Debut.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Lecture | The Politics of B-Girling and Battling


With Imani Kai Johnson, Department of Performance Studies. In a dance culture like breaking, how does movement shape gender politics and the cultural meaning of b-girling?
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12:30 pm
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Screening | Daily Screenings: Spooky Tales


Showing: The City, The Flying Head, Qulqi Chaleco/Vest Made of Money, and The Winter Chill. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Walking Tour


Criss-cross this neighborhood's legendary streets and explore the architecture, history and culture that was and is Greenwich Village. This tour has it all - authors, poets, folk singers, rock stars, a mobster, a revolutionary and a U.S. president. Sites on the tour: * The Stonewall Inn * Gay Liberation Monument * Jefferson Market Courthouse * The Friends Apartment * The Huxtable House (The Cosby Show) * Washington Square Park * Washington Arch * Cafe Wha? * New York University * Cooper Union Building
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Getting More Out of Google


Hands on using wireless laptops. Come and explore the depths of Google. Speed your search for precise results & discover some of the amazing new features Google is offering.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Camera Raw with Photoshop CS5


Adobe Camera Raw has become a very powerful image-editing tool. It’s not just for people with digital cameras that can shoot as Raw. It also works with TIFF and JPEG files. It’s part of Photoshop, Adobe Bridge and Lightroom. If you haven't heard of Camera Raw, don't understand it, or simply want to learn more cool things you can do with it, this seminar is for you. They want to show you how to improve your images by harnessing the “raw power” of Camera Raw.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Randy Brecker Jazz Trumpet Master Class


Students coached by the distinguished artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Classic Spanish Film: Pedro Almodovar's Oscar-Nominated Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)


With Antonio Banderas. A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. She confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she. Meanwhile her girlfriend is afraid the police are looking for her because of her boyfriend's criminal activities. They talk to a female lawyer, who turns out to be the lover's new lover, and everyone's path keeps crossing each other's in a very complicated and confusing manner. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Michael Feinstein & Joe Negri perform from their CD Fly Me to the Moon


Cabaret vocalist/pianist Feinstein and jazz violinist Negri combine their considerable talents on a collection of great standards. Come and hear them perform highlights from this brand-new CD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Lecture | Does Classical Music Have to Be Entirely Serious?


Renowned pianist and author Alfred Brendel will deliver the 12th annual Irving H. Jurow Lecture. Brendel has enjoyed a distinguished international career in music, concentrating on the works of central European composers from Bach to Schoenberg, but also featuring many works by Liszt. He was the first pianist to record Beethoven’s complete piano works and was highly influential in getting Schubert’s Piano Sonatas and the Schoenberg Piano Concerto recognized as integral parts of the piano repertoire. His final concert appearance was with the Vienna Philharmonic on December 18, 2008.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Sara Maniscalco, Piano


A music department concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Between the Seas: Staged Readings from the Mediterranean


The inaugural event of Between the Seas- a festival of performing arts from the Mediterranean in NYC. In this two-evening event, they present readings of new dramatic works by emerging and award-winning playwrights that engage with Mediterranean culture and history. The program includes a wide variety of styles - from testimonies and personal histories to poetic theater and adaptations- and themes - from war and conflict to the search of social and individual identity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Camera Raw with Photoshop CS5


Adobe Camera Raw has become a very powerful image-editing tool. It’s not just for people with digital cameras that can shoot as Raw. It also works with TIFF and JPEG files. It’s part of Photoshop, Adobe Bridge and Lightroom. If you haven't heard of Camera Raw, don't understand it, or simply want to learn more cool things you can do with it, this seminar is for you. They want to show you how to improve your images by harnessing the “raw power” of Camera Raw.
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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Cheryl Crawford: From Tennessee Williams to Lerner and Loewe--and Other Adventures in Producing


An illustrated lecture by Milly S. Barranger, author of A Gambler's Instinct: The Story of Broadway Producer Cheryl Crawford.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Life before the Pilgrims: A Peruvian Tells the History of “La Florida”


A lecture by Raquel Chang-Rodríguez, Distinguished Professor of Hispanic literature and culture. Among her recent publications are: an annotated and modernized edition of the poetry by Clarinda and Amarilis, two unknown authors of colonial Perú.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga for Everyone


Specifically designed to meet the needs of individuals who would classify themselves as non-yogis, this class provides you with many options to reduce stress, increase flexibility, strength and energy, while improving your overall well-being. The goal is to promote physical fitness, vitality, and mind-body connection for each student in a fun, friendly, supportive atmosphere.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Lecture | On German Artist Franz Erhard Walther


Artist Peter Halley lectures on Walther. Born in 1953, Peter Halley lives and works in New York. His recent solo exhibitions include shows at Mary Boone Gallery, New York (2010); Baldwin Gallery, Aspen (2009); Waddington Galleries, London (2009); and Galeria Massimo Minini, Brescia, Italy (2008). In 2001, he received the Frank Jewett Mather Award from the College Art Association in the U.S. for his critical writing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$6

Workshop | Open Computer Lab


Hands on using wireless laptops. Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring Technology questions and get one-on-one assistance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Publishing French Women Authors: A Dialogue


With Martine Reid, Professor of French at Lille III, and Domna C. Stanton, Distinguished Professor of French, will talk about their respective experiences in publishing the texts of French women writers, as well as on their own research on women authors. Reid is the editor of the collection Femmes de Lettres. In her most recent book, Des femmes en littérature), she re-writes French literary history from the eighteenth-century onwards through the study of a dozen women authors until recently neglected or ostracized. Stanton recently edited and translated in collaboration two volumes for the series The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe, one on Gabrielle Suchon, the other on seventeenth-century fairy-tales written by women. She is also the author of Women Writ, Women Writing: Gendered Discourse and Differences in Seventeenth-Century France and of The Defiant Muse: French Feminist Poems.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Simona Semenič's 5boys.org: A Yugoslavian Allegory


WaxFactory presents a staged reading of the new play from the award-winning Slovene playwright. Five actresses play five boys who bear the names of five saints. Seemingly innocent childhood games gradually turn into a conflict with ultimately devastating results, in this astute, chilling and subtle meditation on the underlying causes of the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Water for New York: Past, Present, Future


The three speakers are experts on the past, present, and future of New York's most essential public infrastructure. Historian Gerard Koeppel will trace the city's water history from Dutch wells to the creation of the iconic Croton Aqueduct in the 1840s. Cooper Union professor and Water-Works general editor Kevin Bone will discuss the expansion to the present day of the city's now vast water supply system. International water consultant and former commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Albert Appleton will explain current and future threats to the system that provides over a billion gallons of water a day to nine million people in the New York City metropolitan area.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | A Discussion of Ismail Kadare's Novel The Siege


A lively discussion of this month's selection, a parable that concerns the non-specific siege of an unnamed Albanian fortress by Ottoman forces in the early 15th century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Bill Barnhart discusses his book John Paul Stevens


This is a detailed portrait of Justice Stevens’ remarkable life and tenure on the court.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Discussion and Film on Comics Artist Will Eisner


This two-part event begins with a panel discussion on Eisner that features author and comics historian N. C. Christopher Couch, Curtis creator Ray Billingsley, Punk magazine creator and underground cartoonist John Holmstrom, cartoonist Batton Lash and Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation President Carl Gropper. The evening continues with a screening of Andrew D. Cooke's documentary Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist, which features Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Frank Miller and others discussing Eisner's impact on popular culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Gene Stone discusses his book The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick


In his new book, the bestselling health journalist digs deep into the stories of 25 people who appear to hold the secret to good health.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Greil Marcus reads from his book Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus: Writings 1968-2010


The music critic discusses his latest book, collected works about the rock icon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Jeffrey Sussman discusses his book No Mere Bagatelles


Sussman interviews the subjects of his book, Judith Leiber and Gerson Leiber. Beginning with Judith's life in Budapest under Nazi occupation and her marriage to Gerson, an American GI, the Leibers recount their memorable lives and how his paintings ended up in the world's most important collections, and her handbags have been treasured by every First Lady since Mamie Eisenhower.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize Winner, reads from his novel By Nightfall


Peter and Rebecca Harris: mid-forties denizens of Manhattan’s SoHo, nearing an apogee of committed careers in the arts—he a dealer, she an editor. With a spacious loft, a college-aged daughter in Boston, and lively friends, they are admirable, enviable contemporary urbanites with every reason, it seems, to be happy. Then Rebecca’s much younger look-alike brother, Ethan (known in the family as Mizzy, “the mistake,” shows up for a visit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Norma Price & Deborah McCullough discuss their book Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail


They provide food, water, medical assistance, and compassion. They are members of the Samaritans, volunteers patrolling the desert in opposition to the Border Patrol. Join Price (writer and a volunteer doctor for the uninsured) and McCullough (artist and volunteer for No More Deaths) for a reading and discussion of this collection of true stories from the samaritan volunteers who offer aid and humanity under the desert sun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Poet Rachel Zucker reads her work


Zucker is the author of four books of poetry, most recently, Museum of Accidents. Along with poet Arielle Greenberg, Zucker co-edited two anthologies: Starting Today: 100 Poems for Obama’s First 100 Days and Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections. She lives in New York with her husband and their three sons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Told: An Evening of Themed Storytelling


A storytelling show hosted by Seth Lind. Each month, New York's best performers take the stage to tell true stories related to a central theme. A special guest provides interludes to glue the evening together into a collective experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Alexander McCall Smith reads from his book The Charming Quirks of Others


In the seventh installment of the 'Isabel Dalhousie' series, fans will be more than satisfied to follow the small events of Isabel's life, in particular her struggle to come to terms with her own imperfections.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Master Class | Student Composers’ Concert


Nils Vigeland, Coordinator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Trio Hotteterre performs works by French composers of the 18th century


Program: Jacques-Martin Hotteterre Le Romain, Suite in G Major Jacques Morel Chaconne en trio in G Major Louis de Caix d’Hervelois Pièces de viole François Couperin Le Grand, 4th Concert Royaux With: Immanuel Davis, baroque flute; Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba; Dongsok Shin, harpsichord. Even if you are a fan of period instruments, you may never have heard this music performed live on a French-style flute, gamba, and Franco/Flemish harpsichord at French pitch (a whole tone below modern pitch). The luscious sonority of this combination will be a treat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | Windscape: Accent Latin America


Artists In Residence: Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Randall Ellis, oboe; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Frank Morelli, bassoon; and David Jolley, horn. Music of Astor Piazzolla, Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel del Aguila, Derrik Jordan, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | NYU Symphony Orchestra performs Mendelssohn, Haydn and Carter


Program: Haydn/Drew, Retrofitted Trumpet Concerto Eliot Carter, Pastorale for Clarinet, Christopher Bush Wind Competition Winner Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 Gerald Steichen, conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Juilliard Orchetra and The Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra


The Juilliard Orchestra welcomes orchestral musicians from Australia’s Sydney Conservatorium of Music on their debut visit to the United States. Juilliard is their first stop in the orchestra tour – and the only East Coast venue – for the Sydney orchestra. Juilliard has only once joined forces with another music school in this way – with London’s Royal Academy of Music. There will be time between rehearsals and the concert for the musicians to get to know each other on a personal and artistic basis. Conductors James DePreist from Juilliard and Imre Palló from Sydney share conducting duties. DePreist leads the Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra in Dello Joio’s Meditations on Ecclesiastes. Then Palló takes over and leads both orchestras in American composer William Schuman’s American Festival Overture and then the Juilliard Orchestra in Australian composer Richard Mills’ Sequenzas/Concertante before DePreist conducts the combined forces in Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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