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PRESENTS “DATE NIGHT” FEATURING

ETHEL & FRIENDS

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ETHEL and Friends is a music series lovingly programmed for “Date Night” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Great Hall at the Balcony Bar by The Met’s Resident Ensemble, ETHEL.

The Great Hall Balcony Bar “Date Night” Artists perform 3 sets on Fridays and Saturdays:

6 PM, 7 PM and 8 PM

ABOUT ETHEL

ETHEL signature sessions still in color

ETHEL is one of the most acclaimed ensembles in contemporary music. With an eye to tradition and an ear to the future, the quartet is a leading force in concert music’s re-engagement with musical vernaculars, fusing diverse performance practices into a vibrant, engaging sound. ETHEL and ETHEL members perform regularly at the Petrie Court Café, and they welcome celebrated friends to the series–such luminaries as JP Jofre, Alexis Michelle, Kaki King, Allison Loggins-Hull and Raja Rahman.

ETHEL & FRIENDS SERIES CALENDAR

April 5th & April 6th

Members of The Harlem Chamber Players

Ashley Horne, violin
Claire Chan, violin
William Frampton, viola
Wayne Smith, cello
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement.
Performing music by Joseph Bologne (a.k.a. Chevalier de Saint-Georges), William Grant Still, W.A. Mozart Antonín Dvořák, Jessie Montgomery and Paquito D’Rivera.

April 12th & April 13th

Chamber Musicians of the New York Youth Symphony

Student Virtuosi
The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded youth programs of its kind in the nation, including the 2022 Grammy award for Best Orchestral Performance. It is recognized for its innovative, educational programs for talented young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians ages 10-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in chamber music, conducting, composition, jazz, musical theater songwriting and our newest orchestra, Crescendo, with performances at world class venues including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Through its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has commissioned over 170 works from young composers since 1984.
Performing Classical and Contemporary Favorites for small Concert Ensembles.

April 19th & April 20th

Harlem Chamber Players — Soloist Superstar Series

Edward W. Hardy, violin
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement.
Performing music of the Harlem Renaissance, as well as Concert and Contemporary Favorites for Solo Amplified Violin.

April 26th & April 27th

ETHEL — Soloist Superstar Series

Corin Lee, violin
ETHEL’s own Corin Lee offers a showcase of Concert and Contemporary Favorites for Solo Amplified Violin.

May 3rd & May 4th

ETHEL

Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.

May 10th & May 11th

The Harlem Chamber Players: Oboe & Piano Duo

Hassan Anderson, oboe
Lydia Brow, piano
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Florence Price, William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge Taylor and Margaret Bonds.

May 17th & May 18th

The Harlem Chamber Players: Piano Solo

Jas Ogiste, piano
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Margaret Bonds, Tania León, Florence Price, Brahms, Bach, Haydn and Poulenc.

May 24th & May 25th

The Harlem Chamber Players: Woodwind Quintet

Keith Bonner, flute
Mark Sophia, oboe
Liz Player, clarinet
Amy Fraser, bassoon
Eric Davis, French horn
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, Jeff Scott, Paquito D’Rivera, Valerie Coleman and Lina Mathon Blanchett.

June 1st & June 2nd

Corin Lee and Corbin Glover, Dueling Violins

Corin Lee, violin
Corbin Glover, violin
Rising fiddle and DJ star Corbin Glover joins ETHEL’s own Corin Lee for an evening of violin virtuosity and heavy beats.

June 7th & June 8th

ETHEL

Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.

June 14th & June 15th

The Harlem Chamber Players: Violin & Piano Duo

Josh Henderson, violin
Kyle Walker, piano
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Duke Ellington, Florence Price, David Baker and Margaret Bonds.

June 21st & June 22nd

The Harlem Chamber Players: Amadi Azikiwe & Friends

Amadi Azikiwe, violin
Nicole Wright, viola
Kirsten Jermé, cello
The Harlem Chamber Players Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high caliber affordable accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts bringing live music to underserved communities and promoting shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Adolphus Hailstork, Irene Britton Smith and Beethoven.

June 28th & June 29th

Tom Fitzgerald and Colin Forhan

Tom Fitzgerald, violin
Colin Form, guitar
Canadian Grand Master fiddler Tom Fitzgerald (The Fitzgeralds) presents a unique take on Celtic music. Grounded firmly in Canada’s longstanding Ottawa-valley fiddling tradition, Tom is also an avid explorer of many musical genres, namely traditional & contemporary Irish, classical, bluegrass, and jazz. Joining Tom is guitarist Colin Forhan (Eileen Ivers), one of the most in-demand session players in the NYC trad scene. He is also a regular instructor at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan.

Stay tuned. More dates to be announced.

ETHEL at THE MET

ETHEL has been in Residence at The Met for over a decade– originally on the Balcony Bar, and for the past two years in the virtual realm, producing The Met’s celebrated “Balcony Bar from Home” series where the group presented weekly celebrations of ETHEL’s wide world of music, featuring collaborations with an extraordinary collection of guest artists from Svjetlana Bukvich to Jarrett & Raja; from Layale Chaker to Rhett Price; from Ron Carter to Todd Rundgren.

Visit ETHEL’s YouTube Channel, featuring a playlist of some of ETHEL’s classic BBfH offerings.

Here is a sampling: