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Rite of Summer Festival on Governors Island

  • Governors Island New York, NY 10004 United States (map)

This summer, The Knights migrate to Governors Island laden with music for flute, clarinet, strings and harp inspired by birds, birdsong, and the spiritual experience of “taking flight” through song. Join us for this free outdoor concert, featuring:

Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, “Il Gardellino”
Price: String Quartet in G Major, II. Andante Moderato
Villa Lobos: Song of the Black Swan
Rodrigo, arr. Bridget Kibbey & The Knights: De los álamos vengo, madre
Gilberto, arr. C. Jacobsen: Undiu
Montgomery: Source Code
Ravel: Intro and Allegro
De Lucia arr. C. Jacobsen: Zyryab
Boulanger: Nocturne
Tommy Potts, arr. C. Jacobsen: The Butterfly
Traditional, arr. C. Jacobsen: Little Birdie

There will be two opportunities to join the The Knightsfor this program on Saturday, Jun 19th: 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.

Photo Credit: MusikAnimal/Creative Commons