Wanted: NYC Summer Outdoor Venue for

[Ralph]

the world's greatest orchestra.

From playbillarts.com:

New York Philharmonic Seeks Summer Home in New York City

By Ben Mattison
April 25, 2006

The New York Philharmonic is stepping up efforts to create an outdoor concert venue for summer concerts, Crain's Business New York reports.

According to the newspaper, public relations consultant Howard Rubenstein is working on behalf of the orchestra to enlist New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's support for a new venue within the city limits.

New York Philharmonic spokesperson Eric Latzky confirmed that the orchestra was seeking a summer home in the city, telling PlaybillArts, "The New York Philharmonic has long hoped for a summer home within the city where New Yorkers and visitors could enjoy our music in a relaxed, perhaps waterfront setting."

Latzky pointed out that "the dream of a summer home is not just for the Philharmonic—we envision a festival-type facility with both covered and outdoor areas as a home for all kinds of music, and for all New Yorkers."

The Philharmonic currently plays summer concerts in Central Park and other parks around the metropolitan area, but the city has no permanent outdoor music venue along the lines of suburban Chicago's Ravinia Festival, Cleveland's Blossom Festival, or Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl.

This summer, the Philharmonic will inaugurate the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a new $70 million venue on the site of the Woodstock Festival, 100 miles northwest of New York City. Mehta has previously suggested that the center could become the Philharmonic's permanent summer home.

Asked if the Philharmonic remained interested in playing regularly at the Bethel Woods Center, Latzky would say only that "the Philharmonic looks forward to performing the innaugural concert of the Bethel Woods Center for the Performing Arts."

[jbuck919]

That site on the Lower West Side where they were planning to put the olympic stadium sounds like a nice possibility to me

Wait, I have an even better idea! Put it on Staten Island and build a new high-speed train tunnel under New York Harbor linking it directly to Manhattan!

[C.B.]

"Wanted --NYC summer outdoor concert venue for the world's greatest orchestra"

So the Vienna Philharmonic is coming to New York--that's great news!

[jbuck919]

"Wanted --NYC summer outdoor concert venue for the world's greatest orchestra"

So the Vienna Philharmonic is coming to New York--that's great news!

Yes. Prospect Park simply has more to offer than the Wienerwald.

Also, can't you imagine the whole new serious of waltzes that might be commissioned? "On the Beautiful Blue East River"; "Bronxer Blut"; "Tales from the Jersey Meadows"? They'll have to hurry or Milton Babbitt will be past his composing years.

[Corlyss_D]

I think Carter Baron in DC is free . . .

[jbuck919]

I think Carter Baron in DC is free . . .

Well, it would be if they made it part of the Smithsonian.

[Ralph]

"Wanted --NYC summer outdoor concert venue for the world's greatest orchestra"

So the Vienna Philharmonic is coming to New York--that's great news!

*****

They come every year to perform and covertly attend late night master classes with NYP musicians.

[Ralph]

"Wanted --NYC summer outdoor concert venue for the world's greatest orchestra"

So the Vienna Philharmonic is coming to New York--that's great news!

Yes. Prospect Park simply has more to offer than the Wienerwald.

Also, can't you imagine the whole new serious of waltzes that might be commissioned? "On the Beautiful Blue East River"; "Bronxer Blut"; "Tales from the Jersey Meadows"? They'll have to hurry or Milton Babbitt will be past his composing years.

*****

His backup is Elliot Carter.

[RebLem]

Anything to get away from their usual venue which, after, what, $10 million?, was turned from the absolute worst hall in the world into a fair to middling, not too embarrassing hall.

I suggest Battery Park. Of course, to learn how to do it right, you'll have to visit Grant Park in Chicago before you do anything else.