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Welcome

WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO

We provide free evening concerts of high artistic quality with adventurous programming and unusual instrumentation performed by critically acclaimed instrumentalists and singers in Washington Square and nearby indoor spaces. Selections range from classical to 21 Century works by US and international composers, jazz, Latin, and world music. Our goals is to entertain, enlighten and educate our public and to attract demographically diverse audiences.

2023 Season

Lineup

Ahmed Alom
MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

65th SEASON CELEBRATION
Free Alfresco Concerts
Tuesdays at 8 pm in June, 2023

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June 6th
The Harlem Chamber Players with Kenneth Overton, baritone

June 13th
Ahmed Alom conducting the Festival Chamber Ensemble
Thom Sharp: Bolero

Ahmed Alom (pianist, conductor, arranger/composer) is “one of the most versatile artists in the Western Hemisphere” (Diario de Mallorca). His musical voice and vision, combining a classical music background with popular music roots from his home country Cuba, allows him to constantly challenge and create new connections between the music of today. 


 

Alom will be the youngest Music Director and conductor of The Washington Square Music Festival, since its foundation in 1953. He has proven to be an ambassador of inclusive and creative programming, conducting, and premiering especially Latin American music.

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https://www.ahmedalom.com/

June 20th
Ahmed Alom conducting the Festival Chamber Ensemble with Pedro Giraudo, double bass
Joseph Haydn: Overture in D major
Pedro Giraudo: Impetuoso

Antonio Capuzzi: Concerto for double bass
Franz Schubert: Symphony #5 in B-flat maj. D.485
 

2023 Program!

June 27th 
Dennis Hernandez Sextet: Cuban jazz

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