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| Fourth Annual September Concert Set to Fill The Skies of New York City With Music ”After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” -Aldous Huxley New York - On September 11th, hundreds of musicians will fill the skies with music by participating in The Fourth Annual September Concert, a music festival launched in 2002, with the goal to bring people together, to reaffirm our hope for peace and to celebrate life and our universal humanity. From noon-7PM in 18 parks and other venues around New York City, musicians will perform, pausing at 3PM for a citywide sing-along of this year’s anthem of hope and peace, “I Can See Clearly Now”. At 7:30PM that evening, there will be a choral concert at St. Patrick’s Cathedral featuring the New York Choral Society and other choral groups. All concerts are free, and feature all kinds of music, from hip-hop and pop rock to classical and world music. They are organized and played by professionals, semiprofessionals as well as up-and-coming newcomers regardless of age, race, or musical genre. Although primarily focused in the New York area, The September Concert becomes more universal every year. This year Tokyo will join us, in addition to a variety of other U.S. cities, and Kobe, Japan. September Concert sites are being added daily. Some of the current outdoor venues in New York include: Fort Tryon Park Morningside Park Straus Park Central Park Lincoln Center Milstein Plaza Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Herald Square No. Court of NY Public Library Greeley Square East River Park Union Square Washington Square Tompkins Square Battery Park City Battery Park City Hall Park British Memorial Garden at Old Slip Park Clove Lakes Park There are also many indoor concerts being planned throughout the city, which includes venues such as the Baggot Inn, Greenwich Village Bistro, C-Note, the Bitter End, Café Vivaldi and Cornelia Street Café. For the most up-to-date program, see the Concert Listings page on our website. Anyone who wants to participate - by playing music, by offering a space for a performance, by volunteering their time, or by sponsoring - can do so by signing up at www.SeptemberConcert.org. The September Concert adheres to the following three principles: Freedom: All venues and musicians are free to design and organize their own concert. Equality: All music and all musicians are treated equally, regardless of the genre and background. Accessibility: All music must be offered free of charge - Venues donate their space, and musicians play for free. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |