Central Park's Naumburg Orchestral Concert Series

We are pleased to announce the Naumburg Orchestral Concert Series for 2006. Free, open-air concerts at the Naumburg Bandshell on the Central Park Mall are a 101-year tradition and a treasured part of summertime in New York. See below for the concert schedule.

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The concerts are on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., and the Naumburg Bandshell is located mid-park just south of the 72nd Street transverse road. For more information about the concert series and the history of the Bandshell, visit http://naumburgconcerts.org.


The Imani Winds,
Featuring Pianist André-Michel Schub
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 7:30 PM

Afro Blue (arr. Valerie Coleman), Mongo Santamaria (1917-2003)
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Arr. Mason Jones) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Quintet for Winds, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

~ intermission ~

Oblivion (Arr. Jeff Scott), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Aires Tropicales, Paquito D'Rivera (b. 1948)
Umoja, Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)


The Naumburg Orchestra
George Garrett Keast - conductor
Andrew Armstrong - piano soloist
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM

Pulcinella Suite, Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

~ intermission ~

Symphony No 8 in F Major Op. 32 , Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)


The Naumburg Orchestra
Sarah Ioannides - conductor
Scott Hartman - trombone soloist
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 7:30 PM

Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, "Prague Symphony," Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Trombone Concerto (1970), Nino Rota (1911-1979)

~ intermission ~

Sinfonietta (1947), Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)


Early Music Concert - Arthur Haas, conductor and director
with members and friends of the Aulos Ensemble
Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 7:30 PM

Quintet for Guitar and Strings "Fandango Quintet," Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Concerto for Orchestra "La Pazzia," Francesco Durante (1684–1755)
Folias for strings, Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)