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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.

2024 Season

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Ahmed Alom
MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
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WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL SUNSET SERIES, Tuesdays at 8 pm

June 4 Los Hacheros 

June 11 Women in Classical Music Festival Ensemble, Ahmed Alom, conductor

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/

Jun 18 Baroque to Latin, Festival Ensemble,

Ahmed Alom, conductor Rubén Rengel, violin soloist

2024 Program!

June 25  New York Jazz Harmonic: A Tribute to Count Basie https://www.nyjazzharmonic.org/index.html

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Washington Square Music Festival

PO Box 1066, Village Station

New York, NY  10014-0706

info@ws-mf.org

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The Washington Square Music Festival is made possible with public funding from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Council member Christopher Marte, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.  Generous grants from The Earle K. & Katherine F. Moore Foundation, The Washington Square Association, The Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust, New York University Community Affairs & NYU Community Fund, Salamon-Abrams Family Fund, the Washington Square Park Conservancy, Con Edison, Greenwich House Music School, and the Washington Square Hotel,  and many individual contributions are deeply appreciated as is invaluable help from NYC Parks and Recreation.

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