For these classes and workshops, please call the box office at 212.415.5500 and mention code YM. This discount is only redeemable by phone or at the box office (Lexington Ave at 92nd St) for classes and workshops.
By now you should have received your 09/10 season renewal packet in the mail with a series subscription invoice, a season brochure and other information. Unfortunately, we are not able to take renewals online, so please either mail in your order or call 212.415.5500.
Renewal deadline is Friday, February 13, but if you renew by Tuesday, February 3, you will be entered to win two round-trip tickets courtesy of JetBlue Airways.
If you have not yet received your packet, please call our Subscriber Manager at 212.415.5418 or send an email with your full name, phone number and subscription series information.
If you are not a subscriber:
Subscriptions go on sale March 19. Sign up to our Concerts eNews and receive an email reminder that week.
By subscribing to the 92nd Street Y, you get the best seats for the best music at the best price—in one of the city's most elegant and intimate concert halls. Our series present the superstars of classical music in programs that showcase their talent and passion—for under $50 a ticket in the heart of New York.
Here are even more benefits:
Priority:
Same-seat renewal for the next season
Seat changes and additional subscription purchases are filled ahead of general public
NEW—Opportunity to purchase single tickets before they go on sale to the public
Flexibility:
Ticket exchange privileges
Lost Ticket Insurance—If you lose your tickets, we’ll reprint them
Visit the Box Office the night of your concert for possible seat upgrades
Send a Friend—Offer your seats to a friend, and we’ll print their tickets at the Box Office
Exclusive Subscriber Hotline: 212.415.5418
Value:
Bring a friend to one concert in your series for half the ticket price
Discounts at neighborhood restaurants
Parking discount at GGMC Parking, 92nd Street between Second and Third avenues
Invitations to select Unterberg Poetry Center events
Complimentary membership at the 92nd Street Y Buttenwieser Library
Certificate for a tax deduction if you donate tickets back to the Y up to an hour before curtain in person or by calling the Box Office
Commitment:
As a subscriber, you'll never miss a performance that you want to see.
The 92nd Street Y School of Music invites you to join us for our 2009-2010 Faculty Concert Series. From Classical to Klezmer, Latin and Jazz, each performance features soloists and chamber musicians from our talented faculty. All concerts are free of charge and held on Fridays at 2pm in Weill Art Gallery. The Series is supported by the Kathryn W. Stein Music Fund for Older Adults.
No reservations needed to attend this FREE concert, seating is on a first come first serve basis.
About Russian Sundays Lovers of Russian culture have found a home! After two exciting seasons, Russian Sundays at the 92nd Street Y is back with even more enlightening and entertaining cultural and intellectual events. Enjoy Russian and Russian-Jewish culture in a relaxing atmosphere. Hear great music, get inspired by art and philosophy, engage in political discussions and chat with other culturally savvy people. Drink tea and enjoy other refreshments 30 minutes before each program while sitting around a traditional samovar. All programs are in English.
Subscribe to our 2009/2010 concerts and get the best seats for the best music at the best price! You also receive a wealth of exclusive benefits:
PRIORITY Every seat is a great seat, but subscribers get top priority.
Same-Seat Renewals Subscribers keep their seats from year to year.*
Priority Upgrades Want to try a different view next year? We’ll fulfill your change request first.
Priority Subscribing Want another or even more series? We fill your orders before the general public.
Priority Single Tickets Purchase NEW: You have an exclusive week to purchase single tickets before they go on public sale. Even with single tickets, subscribers get the best possible seats.
VALUE You’ll see the stars of classical music at half the price as elsewhere. And subscribers receive even greater value.
Subscription Discounts Subscribe and save on single-ticket prices.
Half-Price Companion Tickets Bring a friend to one of the concerts in your series for half the single-ticket price.
Restaurant Discounts We send subscribers discount coupons to several local restaurants, so you can make a night of it.
Unterberg Poetry Center Events Receive invitations to select authors’ readings and other literary events.
Parking Discount GGMC Parking, 92nd Street between Second and Third avenues. Just validate your parking ticket at the Box Office.
Library Membership Subscribers become members of the 92nd Street Y Buttenwieser Library.
Enjoy the variety and flexibility of our program with Dance to the Max!, 10-Class Flex Card and Single Class Tickets. Use them for any class in Afro-Caribbean, ballet, Duncan, flamenco, hip-hop, jazz funk, Middle Eastern, modern or tap. Dance to the Max! cards are also valid for Dance for Life classes and enjoy discount membership privileges at the 92Y May Center for Health, Fitness and Sport. Dance cards are not refundable or transferable and do not include social dance classes.
n. 1. An audience-participation dance improvisation “happening” in which players face the ominous Wheel-O-Miss Fortune in tests of stamina, wit and willingness to move. Challenges may include but are not limited to:
Re-creating 30 seconds of a video clip; dancing a duet with a professional dancer; immediately creating and executing an impromptu dance to a song selected by the audience or even Miss Fortune herself.
2. A place where would-be dancers can emerge from the privacy of their living rooms to perform their here-to-fore unseen “grooves” to a song of their choice. Liquid courage available at the bar prior to and during the proceedings.
Finally the dance improv game show you never dreamed of!
For further information or to submit a proposal for dance-a-raoke, contact HDC manager, Kathryn Wilkening here.
Through its Education Outreach Initiative, the Y helps fuel the dreams and imagination of over 8,000 New York City public school students each year.
Y Outreach programs in the visual and performing arts, science and literature combine: professional music and dance concerts, literary readings, discussions with renowned scientists and art exhibitions; classroom and private instruction at the Y; the presentation of student readings, artwork and performances in the Y’s galleries and recital halls.
The Afterschool Scholarship Program makes the Y's resources and faculty in the visual and performing arts available to children from families who could not otherwise afford this type of high quality arts instruction. Students study subject matter ranging from Afro-Caribbean Dance to Portfolio Preparation to Keyboards and Theory.
The Schools Partnership Program allows the Y to "adopt" public schools with virtually no arts programs, providing 1,650 students in four Upper Manhattan schools with 21 weeks of dance, theater and music instruction per year.
The budget for the Education Outreach Initiative is $1.4 Million per year and the Y’s total scholarship expenditure is $1M per year—Much of this funding is contributed to the Y!
-$5,000 Provides curriculum-based in-school instruction, and brings over 700 K-3rd grade students from NYC public schools to the Y to experience a concert by acclaimed international performers.
-$2,500 Provides 24 in-school ballet lessons by teaching artists from the Y's Harkness Dance Center to a class of kindergarten-2nd graders in East Harlem.
-$1,000 Provides one class with 20 music sessions instructed by professional artists. Students study a range of musical disciplines from piano to voice, from violin to guitar.
-$500 Provides in-school instruction, and brings a group of students together with a nationally recognized author to enjoy dinner and Q&A before a lecture and reading at the Y.
Introducing First Class from the 92nd Street Y. First Class offers an exciting range of classes from New York's legendary cultural and community center. As a Citi cardmember, you get special access.
Follow your passion for music, dance, fine art, sculpture and jewelry making with expert instruction from professional artists at the 92nd Street Y's School of the Arts. This special First Class series of courses offers the perfect opportunity to start a new hobby and learn new skills. Great for families, friends and gifts!
Citi cardmember get access to an exclusive booking period from October 13-October 20, plus a special 20% discount on class fees. Mention code FC to reserve your space and receive your discount. Reserve your place now by visiting the Box Office (Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street) or calling 212.415.5500.
Discount offer does not apply to private music lessons and expires December 31, 2009. Citi cardmember early booking offer only available at box office of by phone call at 212.415.5500. Fees and taxes are excluded from any discount promotions. Citi is a registered mark of Citigroup Inc.
Free Previews Makor offers free screenings of buzzed-about new films all the time. All you have to do is RSVP.
These free one-hour, mixed-bill events focus on the process of creating choreography. Three to four choreographers show finished or in-progress choreography with audience discussion following each work. Fridays at Noon is co-curated by Catherine Tharin and Krista Nelson and takes place on the 2nd floor of the 92nd Street Y, in Buttenwieser Hall with special video showings by Mimi Garrard in the lobby before each performance.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2009-2010 anniversary season. Check back in the winter for the 2010-2011 application.
Winter
Dec 18 Claire Porter Presents Claire returns to host a gaggle of friends in a program of recent works and works by fellow choreographers.
Jan 8 Maura Nguyen Donohue Presents (in partnership with DTW) Veteran Fridays at Noon artist Maura Donohoe curates a colorful array of New York City artists.
Jan 22 Legacy Performance A riveting afternoon including an excerpt of Charles Weidman's Easter Oratorio set to live music, Daniel Nagrin's seminal solo work Strange Hero and Someone danced by Shane O'Harast along with repertory by Mary Anthony and performances by 360° Dance Company.
Feb 5 Fridays Retro: Works from the ‘90s hosted by former Fridays at Noon curator, Amy Kail
Feb 19 Legacy Performance: Sophie Maslow & May O’Donnell & Jane Dudley Celebrate three modern dance greats at this performance that includes two solos from Sophie Maslow’s Dust Bowl Ballads (1941); May O'Donnell’s Dance Energies(1959) and Pursuit of Happiness (1976); and Jane Dudley’s Harmonica Breakdown (1938)
SPRING
April 2 Fridays Retro: Works from the ‘00s, hosted by Former Fridays at Noon curator, Diane Vivona
April 16 Doug Elkins Presents Join Mr. Modern-Break-Lock & Pop himself (or should we say Frau Maria) for an afternoon of dance convergence that is sure to make you stop, pause and laugh.
April 30 Keely Garfield Presents See what is happening all over the city as 92Y festival veteran brings together the finest in NYC working artists.
May 14 Legacy Performance: Diversity & The Y Celebrating the Ys tradition of diversity since the 1930s, including tributes to Katherine Dunham, Eleo Pomare and other trailblazers.
Jazz Piano: Meet the Master Class Participants Luke Celenza will be a junior this fall at Fox Lane High School in Bedford (NY). He has attended The Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Jazz Division for five years, studying piano and performing with both the Combo and Big Band ensembles. He has received the New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band Classic Director’s Award and has been accepted into the Dave Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony, which he will attend next month. Luke has performed at Swing 46, Berklee College of Music, BB King’s, Symphony Space, the Knitting Factory and The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Luke has studied classical piano for 11 years and jazz for five years. He has studied or played with Joanne Brackeen, Michael Kamen, Eddie Jobson, Warren Vaché, Joe Lovano and others, and he takes private master classes with Michel Camilo. Luke will turn 17 in December.
A native of Teaneck (NJ), Alexander Collins is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music. He began studying classical piano at the age of nine, and by age 14, he had developed his love for jazz. While still in his teens, he was accepted into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Jazz for Teens Program, named a finalist in the Peter Nero Piano Competition, selected as pianist for New Jersey’s All State Jazz Ensemble and named recipient of two Governor’s Awards for Arts Education. Alex is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied Jazz Performance, Jazz Composition and Classical Piano. While there he received the Wynton Kelly Jazz Foundation award for Jazz Achievement and participated in Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead. Alex has performed with such noted musicians as Jon Gordon, Vincent Herring, Darren Barrett, David Fink and Chris Brown.
Presently a sophomore at the Manhattan School of Music, majoring in Jazz Piano, Conun Pappas has been playing music since the age of seven. He is a 2007 graduate of the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts Riverfront and St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. Conun has performed from Chicago and Monterey (CA) to St. Croix and Marciac (French Guiana) as soloist and leader of his own groups. He has appeared with jazz figures Donald Harrison, Alvin Batiste, Chico Hamilton, Barry Harris and Branford Marsalis, among others. Conun has won numerous scholarships, including an Avaya Communications Scholarship to college and the Willie Metcalf, Jr. Music Education Scholarship. He has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival for the past six years and at the Satchmo Music Festival for four years, and during this and last summer, Conun was a student teacher at the New School Jazz Camp.
Welcome to a new season! We look forward to seeing you in our concert hall. What is Central Europe? For much of the 20th century the world generally thought of Europe in political terms of east or west. Yet there is an older cultural entity that is Central Europe, which occupies both east and west. It is a world that gave us the string quartet and great works of music, literature, philosophy and many more riches.
As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Iron Curtain’s fall in 1989 and the subsequent re-emergence of Central Europe, the 92nd Street Y concert season explores its musical legacy. András Schiff focuses on Haydn through the keyboard; Christian Tetzlaff and artists from our Guitar Marathon offer viewpoints of Bach; the Tokyo String Quartet continues its Beethoven cycle with guest pianists; the Zukerman ChamberPlayers offer fresh perspectives on Brahms; and leading artists from Hungary present its outstanding repertoire and literature.
Our season offers great musical opportunities, from solo recitals to family concerts. I encourage you to look through the following pages and find all the joy that our music has to offer you.
P.S. Are You 35 or Younger? If you or someone you know is 35-years-old or younger, specially priced, discounted subscriptions are available! Check the pricing information on each page for 35-and-younger subscriptions.
NYC Shorts 92YTribeca is happy to host this year’s NYC Shorts Festival. Screenings will begin on Thu, Sep 10, with several different programs screening through Sat, Sep 12 and a kids program on Sun, Sep 13.
About the festival NYC Shorts celebrates the short form by showcasing provocative and entertaining short films from around the world.
Created by filmmakers David Barba, James Pellerito and Jennifer Pellerito, NYC Shorts includes the following competition categories: drama, comedy, documentary, lgbt, student, foreign language, children's and animation.
Our previous festivals have been artistic and commercial successes. The quality of the films from the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Iran was superb and we have been fortunate enough to have filmmakers in attendance from as far as Germany, Canada, the UK and across the US.
Share Your Story™ Contact us if you'd like to share your story or interview your grandparents, your daughter or your friend from painting class about his or her story.
Share Your Story™ Contact us if you'd like to share your story or interview your grandparents, your daughter or your friend from painting class about his or her story.
Share Your Story™ Contact us if you'd like to share your story or interview your grandparents, your daughter or your friend from painting class about his or her story.
Summer Savings Summer Savings! Register for any full-length summer semester dance class and we'll register your friend for free!* To take advantage of our Summer Savings offer, please review the classes online and then call 212.415.5500 to register. Even if a first class date has passed, it might still be possible to register.
And remember, single-session drop in classes are always $16 every day, or $12 with a professional ID.
*Some restrictions apply. Not valid on single-session classes.
Wonderplay Special Offer Welcome to Wonderplay—Where parents and children come to play, learn, explore and have fun together!
To redeem your special Wonderplay offer, please print a copy of your UrbanBaby email and bring it to any of the drop-in classes listed below.*
A great start for children, for parents, for families.
Wonderplay programs provide opportunities for young children and their families to share a special time in life—when all the world seems new and everything takes on unique meaning. We offer an exceptional array of programs, classes and workshops year round in art, music, dance, science, aquatics, sports, play, social interaction, early intervention, family concerts, Jewish culture and parenting. In addition to the vast resources and facilities of the 92nd Street Y, our spaces include playrooms, a rooftop playground and an indoor GymMaze. To learn more about other exciting Wonderplay classes, play spaces, workshops, advice and activities, click here.
Wonderplay Drop-in Activities
Words and Music Now in its second season, this innovative series expands on the 92nd Street Y's music and literary programming to create unique events.
Luke Celenza will be a junior this fall at Fox Lane High School in Bedford (NY). He has attended The Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Jazz Division for five years, studying piano and performing with both the Combo and Big Band ensembles. He has received the New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band Classic Director’s Award and has been accepted into the Dave Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony, which he will attend next month. Luke has performed at Swing 46, Berklee College of Music, BB King’s, Symphony Space, the Knitting Factory and The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Luke has studied classical piano for 11 years and jazz for five years. He has studied or played with Joanne Brackeen, Michael Kamen, Eddie Jobson, Warren Vaché, Joe Lovano and others, and he takes private master classes with Michel Camilo. Luke will turn 17 in December.
A native of Teaneck (NJ), Alexander Collins is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music. He began studying classical piano at the age of nine, and by age 14, he had developed his love for jazz. While still in his teens, he was accepted into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Jazz for Teens Program, named a finalist in the Peter Nero Piano Competition, selected as pianist for New Jersey’s All State Jazz Ensemble and named recipient of two Governor’s Awards for Arts Education. Alex is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied Jazz Performance, Jazz Composition and Classical Piano. While there he received the Wynton Kelly Jazz Foundation award for Jazz Achievement and participated in Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead. Alex has performed with such noted musicians as Jon Gordon, Vincent Herring, Darren Barrett, David Fink and Chris Brown.
Presently a sophomore at the Manhattan School of Music, majoring in Jazz Piano, Conun Pappas has been playing music since the age of seven. He is a 2007 graduate of the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts Riverfront and St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. Conun has performed from Chicago and Monterey (CA) to St. Croix and Marciac (French Guiana) as soloist and leader of his own groups. He has appeared with jazz figures Donald Harrison, Alvin Batiste, Chico Hamilton, Barry Harris and Branford Marsalis, among others. Conun has won numerous scholarships, including an Avaya Communications Scholarship to college and the Willie Metcalf, Jr. Music Education Scholarship. He has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival for the past six years and at the Satchmo Music Festival for four years, and during this and last summer, Conun was a student teacher at the New School Jazz Camp.
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92YTribeca is happy to host this year’s NYC Shorts Festival. Screenings will begin on Thu, Sep 10, with several different programs screening through Sat, Sep 12 and a kids program on Sun, Sep 13.