MUSIC NO BOUNDARIES: NYC
May 24-26, 2018
Yellow Barn Music Haul's second annual trip to NYC spanned three days of performances in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens with 34 musicians performing on street corners, in neighborhood plazas, and at city parks.
Titled “Music No Boundaries: New York City”, Seth Knopp’s programming included an evening performance dedicated to Bach’s cello suites, guitarist and composer Steven Mackey and percussionist Jason Treuting performing their original work Orpheus Unsung, Travis Laplante performing original works for solo saxophone, and many performances by Yellow Barn festival alumni.
See below for the full schedule of locations, programs, and performers.
MUSICIANS AND ENSEMBLES
Daniel Anastasio piano
Natasha Brofsky cello
Julia Bruskin cello
Lizzie Burns double bass
Elspeth Davis voice
Erika Dohi piano
Margaret Dyer viola
Madeleine Fayette cello
Gabriel Feldman piano
Magdalena Filipczak violin
Rosie Gallagher flute
Amanda Gookin cello
Melanie Henley Heyn voice
Brian Hong violin
Michael Katz cello
Travis Laplante saxophone
Jennifer Liu violin
Steven Mackey electric guitar
Merz Trio (Brigid Coleridge, violin; Julia Yang, cello; Lee Dionne, piano)
Bryan Park cello
Emely Phelps piano
Edvard Pogossian cello
Ian Rosenbaum percussion
Maren Rothfritz viola
Domenic Salerni violin
Daniel Schlosberg piano
Lucy Shelton voice
Max Tan violin
Cordelia Tapping voice
Jason Treuting drums
Andrea White flute
Aaron Wolff cello
Sound Engineer: Dev Ray
Stage Managers: Michael Bradley Cohen and John Zdojeski
PARTNERS
Yellow Barn is grateful to the following people and associations for making this tour possible:
Peter Arndtsen, Columbus Amsterdam BID
Astoria Park Alliance
Phil Gordon, Lincoln Square BID
Andrew Ronan, NYC DOT
Full Schedule
Thursday, May 24 | 4-6pm
Herald Square Plaza, on Broadway between 35th and 36th St., Manhattan
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (1720)
Julia Bruskin, Madeleine Fayette, Michael Katz, cellos
J.S. Bach Suite No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (1720)
Edvard Pogossian, Aaron Wolff, Madeleine Fayette, cellos
J.S. Bach Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (1720)
Edvard Pogossian, Natasha Brofsky, Julia Bruskin, cellos
J.S. Bach Suite No.4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010 (1720)
Aaron Wolff, Julia Bruskin, Natasha Brofsky, Michael Katz, cellos
J.S. Bach Suite No.5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (1720)
Edvard Pogossian, Michael Katz, Natasha Brofsky, Aaron Wolff, cellos
J.S. Bach Suite No.6 in D Major, BWV 1012 (1720)
Aaron Wolff, Natasha Brofsky, Madeleine Fayette, Julia Bruskin, cellos
"Open Mic" with Yellow Barn Musicians
Edwin Roxburgh (b.1937) Stardrift (1992)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Syrinx (1913)
Rosie Gallagher, flute
Elvis Costello (b.1954) Songs from “The Juliet Letters” (1993)
Elspeth Davis, voice; Brian Hong, Domenic Salerni, violins; Margaret Dyer, viola; Amanda Gookin, cello
Elliot Carter (1908-2012) Figment III (2007)
Lizzie Burns, double bass
Mark Applebaum (b.1967) Aphasia (2010)
Steve Reich (b.1936) Pieces of Wood (1973)
Ian Rosenbaum, percussion
Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016) Haiku Settings (1967)
Lucy Shelton, voice; Andrea White, flute
Cathy Berberian (1925-1983) Stripsody (1966)
Lucy Shelton, voice
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Serenade in D Major, Op.8 (1795-97)
Magdalena Filipczak, violin; Maren Rothfritz, viola; Bryan Park, cello
Popular and Jazz Favorites
Cordelia Tapping, voice; Gabriel Feldman, piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Gretchen am Spinnrade, arr. Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) from Iberia, Book I “Evocación” (1906)
Daniel Anastasio, piano
Kris Davis (b.1980) Trees and Grass on the Other Side of the Tracks (2018)
Erika Dohi, piano
Traditional American Folk Songs
Melanie Henley Heyn, voice
Travis Laplante (b.1982) Original works for solo saxophone
Travis Laplante, saxophone
Steven Mackey (b.1956) and Jason Treuting (b.1977) Orpheus Unsung (2015)
Steven Mackey, electric guitar; Jason Treuting, drums
"Open Mic" with Yellow Barn Musicians
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (1720)
Max Tan, violin
Popular and Jazz Favorites
Cordelia Tapping, voice; Gabriel Feldman, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.70 No.2
Merz Trio (Lee Dionne, piano; Brigid Coleridge, violin; Julia Yang, cello)
Donald Martino (1931-2005) from Fantasies and Impromptus (1981)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) from 24 Preludes, Op.11 (1888-96)
Emely Phelps, piano
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Sonata in A Minor, Z.804 (c.1680)
Jennifer Liu, Brian Hong, violins; Aaron Wolff, cello; Daniel Schlosberg, continuo
Steven Mackey (b.1956) and Jason Treuting (b.1977) Orpheus Unsung (2015)
Steven Mackey, electric guitar; Jason Treuting, drums
Travis Laplante (b.1982) Original works for solo saxophone
Travis Laplante, saxophone