The organizers of the Naumburg Bandshell concert series in Central Park have announced the this summer's upcoming events, and as usual there will be a number of excellent ensembles performing live at this historic venue. The scheduled Tuesday evening concerts, weather permitting, are as follows:
- June 14, 2016 - Opening Night with Ensemble LPR. The program will include works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aaron Copland, Julia Wolfe, and Charles Ives.
- June 28, 2016 - The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in an all-Beethoven program.
- July 12, 2016 - The Knights in an eclectic program that features the music of Haydn, Gabriel Kahane, Franz Schubert, Bob Haggart, Ray Bauduc, and Bob Dylan.
- July 19, 2016 - The Knights return with another unusual program, this time featuring works by Bartók, Busoni, Dvořák, Boccherini, Shawn Conley, Johann Strauss II, and Taraf De Haïdouks.
- August 2, 2016 - The East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) will close the season with works by Joaquín Turina, Claudio Monteverdi, Pierre Jalbert, Witold Lutoslawski, and Antonín Dvořák.
All concerts begin at 7:30 and are free to the public with no tickets required. For those who are unable to attend, WQXR will broadcast all concerts live. The Naumburg family has staged concerts in Central Park for 111 years now and the performances are among the best musical offerings of the summer season. For anyone with a love of great music, they are well worth attending.
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