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| Music Returns to the Museum of Modern Art’s Garden with 'Summergarden 2005' The Museum of Modern Art’s Summergarden series returns to the restored Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden for six Sunday evenings beginning July 17, 2005. Summergarden, a tradition that began in 1971, is part of MoMA’s long history of presenting live jazz and classical music in the Sculpture Garden. This year’s Summergarden is made possible for the first time by a generous grant from The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, named for MoMA’s former Director of Special Events, Ethel P. Shein, who worked at the museum for over 35 years until her death in 2004. The Museum welcomes the participation of The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center to present a program of musical premieres. Juilliard concerts will be performed by current students and recent graduates of The Juilliard School, under the artistic direction of Joel Sachs, who creates three distinct programs of contemporary compositions, each is a New York or United States premiere. The works, drawn from the United States and many corners of the globe, exemplify recent trends in music. Juilliard Concert I: Music for Piano and Strings, on July 17, features the western hemisphere premiere of Benjamin Yusupov’s (Tajikistan/Israel, b. 1962) Quintet (1996) and other works, while Concert II: Music for Mixed Ensemble on July 31 features members and alumni of the New Juilliard Ensemble performing the Western hemisphere premiere of Zoltan Jeney’s (Hungary, b. 1943) Onidezetek (Self-Quotations, 1991) and other pieces. Concert III on August 14 includes the world premiere of String Quartet No. 5, Op. 50 (2002) by the late Valentin Bibik, performed by the Attaca Quartet. Jazz at Lincoln Center will present three leading jazz artists, each of whose concerts will emphasize original works. Myra Melford has written a new work honoring the reopening of the Sculpture Garden for her quintet, The Tent, to perform at MoMA on July 24. On August 7, alto saxophonist Greg Osby’s Sound Theatre debuts Cityscape Oasis, a new composition written for MoMA. The series concludes with Henry Threadgill’s 3+3, a new ensemble that makes its debut at Summergarden on August 21. Summergarden 2005 Schedule: Sunday, July 17: Juilliard Concert I: Music for Piano and Strings Sunday, July 24: Jazz: Myra Melford’s quintet The Tent Sunday, July 31: Juilliard Concert II: Music for Mixed Ensemble Sunday, August 7: Jazz: Greg Osby’s Sound Theatre Sunday, August 14: Juilliard Concert III: Music for String Quartet featuring the Attacca Quartet Sunday, August 21: Jazz: Henry Threadgill 3+3 Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West 54 Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Summergarden is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are distributed outside the Sculpture Garden gate on 54 Street starting at 5:30 p.m. on the day of the concert. Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and seating is limited and unreserved. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m., and concerts start at 8:00 p.m. and run approximately one hour. The Sculpture Garden closes at 10:00 p.m. In the event of rain, concerts will take place inside the Museum in the Garden Lobby, and the 54 Street entrance will open at 7:30 p.m. Galleries are closed during Summergarden. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |