New Haven Green250 Temple Street New Haven,
CT
06511United States
Presented By New Haven Symphony Orchestra, International Festival Of Arts & Ideas, and Yale Schwarzman Center
This concert is free and open to the public.
6pm: RESERVE a space on one of the walking tours and stay for the concert on the New Haven Green
7pm: NO RESERVATION REQUIRED for the concert on the New Haven Green
New Haven Green is located at 250 Temple Street, New Haven CT 06511
Check the event listing HERE for the most up to date information from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
City of Floating Sounds – Concert on the Green: 7PM
Experience a magical summer evening on the New Haven Green with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with Yale Schwarzman Center, presents City of Floating Sounds, a free, open-air concert that celebrates New Haven’s rich history and culture.
Led by Music Director Perry So, the concert celebrates New Haven’s neighborhoods and residents, past and present, with musical selections:
Fanfare for the Common Man Written by Aaron Copland
Overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra
Written by Gioachino Rossini
City of Floating Sounds (excerpt)
Written by Huang Ruo
Piano Concerto in C Minor, Mvt. 1
Written by Helen E. Hagan Premiered by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra with Helen Hagan, soloist, in 1912
Newly arranged by Soomin Kim
Featuring guest piano soloist Samantha Ege
But Not for Me & I Got Rhythm
Written by George Gershwin
Arr. Joan Ellison
Danzón No. 2
Written by Arturo Márquez
Featuring a side-by-side performance with students from Yale Music in Schools Initiative
Meet Composer Huang Ruo:
Press Coverage for Recent Performances of “City of Floating Sounds”:
Additional support for this concert is provided by the Helen H. Roberts Trust and Southern Connecticut State University
City of Floating Sounds – Walking Tours: 6PM
City of Floating Sounds is an invitation to connect with our surroundings and each other. Experience a shifting soundscape as you journey through the city. Can you find other audience members to create a richer sound? Pushing the boundaries of classical music performance, City of Floating Sounds uses cutting-edge creative technology to take music out into the city. Guided by a bespoke mobile app, make your way through the streets of New Haven listening to fragments of Huang Ruo’s meditative new work.As you get closer to the Green – and other audience members – the sound will expand, revealing more parts of the work. An opportunity to explore New Haven in a new light – the path you take and who you meet on your journey can all change what you hear.
The traveling element of the event begins at 6PM from a series of locations approximately a 30 minutes from the New Haven Green. (The concert takes place at New Haven Green at 7PM and lasts 90 minutes.) The City of Floating Sounds requires audiences to download an app. The download link will be released 2 days before the event.
