Concerts and Performances:
The 2024 Minnie Untermyer Concert Series
The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy announces its fourth annual Minnie Untermyer Concert Series. Taking place from June 8 to September 15, 2024, in the amphitheater in the magnificent Walled Garden and overlooking the length of this monumental Indo-Persian space, eight concerts have been scheduled. There will be orchestral and vocal music as well as dance performances. Popular offerings will include jazz and theremin.
Scroll down for information about each performance and to purchase tickets.
Scroll down for information about each performance and to purchase tickets.
Persian Saba Ensemble, June 8
PERSIAN SABA ENSEMBLE - JUNE 8 ***RAIN DATE Sunday, June 9 at 5:00 PM***
Persian classical music in the open-air amphitheater at Untermyer Gardens, in this first performance of the 2024 Minnie Untermyer Series.
Founded in 2004, the Saba Ensemble is devoted to preserving and nurturing the exquisite art of Persian Classical Music. This year's performance offers a variety of stage presentations, styles and vocals from Iran as a rich cultural and musical country.
Performing in the Saba Ensemble are: Arieh Aghajani, Santoor; Parisa Karimi, Kamanche; Shahryar Korrori, Tombak & Daf; Hamid Reza Maleki, Oud; Hedayat Shafieei, Tar; and Katayoon Mousazadeh and Majid Khosrow Shahi, Vocals.
The performance promises to be both educational and enchanting, as the musicians will showcase the unique structure of the Dastgahs through their masterful performances. The audience will be transported to a world of intricate melodies and rhythms, where the timeless beauty of Persian music will be on full display. All sales are final.
During the intermission, patrons can indulge in the flavors of Persia with delicious treats available for purchase (advance purchase or cash sales only). Asrooneh plate (watermelon, feta cheese, herbs, bread, & walnuts) with a drink $10; Scoop of Persian ice Cream $6
Saturday, June 8 at 5:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, June 9 at 5:00 PM.
Concert Ticket $35 plus Eventbrite Fees; Food, drink, and ice cream purchases are additional.
Persian classical music in the open-air amphitheater at Untermyer Gardens, in this first performance of the 2024 Minnie Untermyer Series.
Founded in 2004, the Saba Ensemble is devoted to preserving and nurturing the exquisite art of Persian Classical Music. This year's performance offers a variety of stage presentations, styles and vocals from Iran as a rich cultural and musical country.
Performing in the Saba Ensemble are: Arieh Aghajani, Santoor; Parisa Karimi, Kamanche; Shahryar Korrori, Tombak & Daf; Hamid Reza Maleki, Oud; Hedayat Shafieei, Tar; and Katayoon Mousazadeh and Majid Khosrow Shahi, Vocals.
The performance promises to be both educational and enchanting, as the musicians will showcase the unique structure of the Dastgahs through their masterful performances. The audience will be transported to a world of intricate melodies and rhythms, where the timeless beauty of Persian music will be on full display. All sales are final.
During the intermission, patrons can indulge in the flavors of Persia with delicious treats available for purchase (advance purchase or cash sales only). Asrooneh plate (watermelon, feta cheese, herbs, bread, & walnuts) with a drink $10; Scoop of Persian ice Cream $6
Saturday, June 8 at 5:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, June 9 at 5:00 PM.
Concert Ticket $35 plus Eventbrite Fees; Food, drink, and ice cream purchases are additional.
Tom Gold Dance, June 15
TOM GOLD DANCE - JUNE 15 ***RAIN DATE JUNE 16 at 4:30 PM***
Tom Gold Dance returns to the Amphitheater for another bold and original performance.
Tom Gold Dance returns to the Amphitheater at Untermyer Park and Gardens for the fourth consecutive year. Against the stunning backdrop of Bill Cunningham's "magical garden," the Company will present a new program featuring the work of Tom Gold Dance founder and director Tom Gold.
Bold and original, the company aspires to the highest level of artistry through an integrated approach to original choreography, music, and design within the framework of a traditional classical dance vocabulary.
All sales are final.
Saturday, June 15 at 4:30 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, June 16 at 4:30 PM.
Tickets $35 plus Eventbrite Fees
Tom Gold Dance returns to the Amphitheater for another bold and original performance.
Tom Gold Dance returns to the Amphitheater at Untermyer Park and Gardens for the fourth consecutive year. Against the stunning backdrop of Bill Cunningham's "magical garden," the Company will present a new program featuring the work of Tom Gold Dance founder and director Tom Gold.
Bold and original, the company aspires to the highest level of artistry through an integrated approach to original choreography, music, and design within the framework of a traditional classical dance vocabulary.
All sales are final.
Saturday, June 15 at 4:30 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, June 16 at 4:30 PM.
Tickets $35 plus Eventbrite Fees
Ana Vidovic, Classical Guitar, July 7
ANA VIDOVIĆ, CLASSICAL GUITAR - JULY 7
Croatian classical guitarist Ana Vidović brings her beautiful tone, precise technique, well-defined phrasing and musicanship to Untermyer Gardens Amphitheater.
Ana Vidovic is a native of Croatia, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, and has an impressive career with performances and prizes from all over the world. She is an extraordinary talent with formidable gifts taking her place among the elite musicians of the world. She is known for her beautiful tone, precise technique, well-defined phrasing and thoughtful artistry and musicianship. Her international performance career includes frequent recitals, concerto engagements and festival appearances in most of Europe’s cultural destinations. Her tours have also taken her to Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Korea and Mexico.
Vidović's program includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joachin Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, and more.
This performance is rain or shine. All sales are final.
Sunday, July 7 at 5:00 PM
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
Croatian classical guitarist Ana Vidović brings her beautiful tone, precise technique, well-defined phrasing and musicanship to Untermyer Gardens Amphitheater.
Ana Vidovic is a native of Croatia, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, and has an impressive career with performances and prizes from all over the world. She is an extraordinary talent with formidable gifts taking her place among the elite musicians of the world. She is known for her beautiful tone, precise technique, well-defined phrasing and thoughtful artistry and musicianship. Her international performance career includes frequent recitals, concerto engagements and festival appearances in most of Europe’s cultural destinations. Her tours have also taken her to Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Korea and Mexico.
Vidović's program includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joachin Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, and more.
This performance is rain or shine. All sales are final.
Sunday, July 7 at 5:00 PM
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
Westchester Philharmonic Quintet, July 21
WESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC QUINTET - JULY 21
Westchester Philharmonic returns to the Amphitheater with a clarinet quintet format comprised of a string quartet with clarinet soloist.
Westchester Philharmonic quintet will perform LICORICE & FIDDLES The Great Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms. The clarinet quintet format comprises a string quartet with clarinet soloist. Few composers have attempted to write for such an ensemble. Mozart and Brahms were undeterred, and the result is two of the greatest works not only of the clarinet repertoire, but the entire classical canon.
The quintet features Robert Chausow and Robin Bushman, violins; Liuh-Wen Ting, viola; Hannah Holman, cello; and Ben Baron, clarinet.
This concert is dedicated in loving memory of Christine Kenney O'Rourke.
This performance is rain or shine. All sales are final.
Sunday, July 21 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $35 plus Eventbrite Fees
Westchester Philharmonic returns to the Amphitheater with a clarinet quintet format comprised of a string quartet with clarinet soloist.
Westchester Philharmonic quintet will perform LICORICE & FIDDLES The Great Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms. The clarinet quintet format comprises a string quartet with clarinet soloist. Few composers have attempted to write for such an ensemble. Mozart and Brahms were undeterred, and the result is two of the greatest works not only of the clarinet repertoire, but the entire classical canon.
The quintet features Robert Chausow and Robin Bushman, violins; Liuh-Wen Ting, viola; Hannah Holman, cello; and Ben Baron, clarinet.
This concert is dedicated in loving memory of Christine Kenney O'Rourke.
This performance is rain or shine. All sales are final.
Sunday, July 21 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $35 plus Eventbrite Fees
Victor LaGamma Jazz Quartet, August 11
VICTOR LAGAMMA JAZZ QUARTET - AUGUST 11
A longstanding favorite at Untermyer Gardens, the Yonkers-based Victor LaGamma quartet performs artistic and popular favorites.
Join us for a magical afternoon of jazz in the picturesque setting of Untermyer Gardens Amphitheater. The Victor LaGamma Ensemble, consisting of Victor LaGamma on piano, Dylan LaGamma on bass, Jon Doty on drums, and Matt Garrison on sax, is a longstanding favorite at Untermyer Gardens. From artistic interpretations of jazz classics to popular favorites, the Victor LaGamma Ensemble's performance promises to be a true feast for the senses.
This event is RAIN OR SHINE. All sales are final.
Sunday, August 11 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $25 plus Eventbrite Fees
A longstanding favorite at Untermyer Gardens, the Yonkers-based Victor LaGamma quartet performs artistic and popular favorites.
Join us for a magical afternoon of jazz in the picturesque setting of Untermyer Gardens Amphitheater. The Victor LaGamma Ensemble, consisting of Victor LaGamma on piano, Dylan LaGamma on bass, Jon Doty on drums, and Matt Garrison on sax, is a longstanding favorite at Untermyer Gardens. From artistic interpretations of jazz classics to popular favorites, the Victor LaGamma Ensemble's performance promises to be a true feast for the senses.
This event is RAIN OR SHINE. All sales are final.
Sunday, August 11 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $25 plus Eventbrite Fees
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, September 1
LORI BELILOVE & THE ISADORA DUNCAN DANCE COMPANY - SEPTEMBER 1 ***RAIN DATE Monday, September 2 at 5:30 PM***
We welcome back the legendary Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company for another mesmerizing Labor Day weekend performance. Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking modern dance of the early twentieth century, set to beautiful classical music, amidst the scenic beauty of Untermyer Gardens.
Join us in a celebration of the past and the present, as we pay homage to the Isadora Dancers who performed here in 1923 and 1932. Watch in awe as the world-famous dancers bring to life their innovative and revolutionary movements that have captured the hearts of audiences for over a century.
***RAIN DATE Monday, September 2 at 5:30 PM***
All sales are final.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 at 5:30 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 2 at 5:30 PM.
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
We welcome back the legendary Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company for another mesmerizing Labor Day weekend performance. Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking modern dance of the early twentieth century, set to beautiful classical music, amidst the scenic beauty of Untermyer Gardens.
Join us in a celebration of the past and the present, as we pay homage to the Isadora Dancers who performed here in 1923 and 1932. Watch in awe as the world-famous dancers bring to life their innovative and revolutionary movements that have captured the hearts of audiences for over a century.
***RAIN DATE Monday, September 2 at 5:30 PM***
All sales are final.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 at 5:30 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 2 at 5:30 PM.
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
Armen Ra, Thereminist, September 8
ARMEN RA, THEREMINIST - SEPTEMBER 8 ***RAIN DATE SEPTEMBER 9***
Persian/Armenian Artist Armen Ra performs classical Arias and standards on the theremin, the only instrument invented in the 20th Century.
Persian/Armenian Artist Armen Ra is hailed as one of the best thereminists in the world, and the highest paid theremin artist in history. Ra started his musical journey in 2001 and has performed all over the US and Europe at venues including MOMA NYC, Lincoln Center, Disney Concert Hall LA, Villa Petriolo Florence, Musé Rodin Paris (for The Dior Haute Couture ball,) the Broad Museum, and countless private events throughout the world.
One of New York's leading aesthetes, Ra is a self-taught master of the theremin - the only instrument created in the 20th Century and held by many professional musicians to be the most difficult instrument to learn. By fusing both the visual and aural aspects of his craft, Armen Ra has developed an art form that is truly his own and is something quite amazing to behold.
Ra has several Theremin albums available on all platforms. An award winning documentary titled “When My Sorrow Died: The Legend of Armen Ra and the Theremin" was released in 2015. The documentary is available on his YouTube page along with Theremin videos and concert footage.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 8:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 9 at 8:00 PM.
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
Persian/Armenian Artist Armen Ra performs classical Arias and standards on the theremin, the only instrument invented in the 20th Century.
Persian/Armenian Artist Armen Ra is hailed as one of the best thereminists in the world, and the highest paid theremin artist in history. Ra started his musical journey in 2001 and has performed all over the US and Europe at venues including MOMA NYC, Lincoln Center, Disney Concert Hall LA, Villa Petriolo Florence, Musé Rodin Paris (for The Dior Haute Couture ball,) the Broad Museum, and countless private events throughout the world.
One of New York's leading aesthetes, Ra is a self-taught master of the theremin - the only instrument created in the 20th Century and held by many professional musicians to be the most difficult instrument to learn. By fusing both the visual and aural aspects of his craft, Armen Ra has developed an art form that is truly his own and is something quite amazing to behold.
Ra has several Theremin albums available on all platforms. An award winning documentary titled “When My Sorrow Died: The Legend of Armen Ra and the Theremin" was released in 2015. The documentary is available on his YouTube page along with Theremin videos and concert footage.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 8:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 9 at 8:00 PM.
Tickets $50 plus Eventbrite Fees
An Afternoon With Richard Rodgers, September 15
AN AFTERNOON WITH RICHARD RODGERS - SEPTEMBER 15
Marc Molomot, tenor, Robert Osborne, bass, Amy Justman, soprano, and accompanist Alex Ruvinstein reach into the Great American Songbook for this performance of songs written by Richard Rodgers, one of Amerca's most successful theater composers. They will also present songs by later generations of composers with personal attachments to Rodgers, including Stephen Sondheim, a close friend of Richard's daughter Mary, and Adam Guttell, Rodgers' grandson.
Richard Rodgers composed songs for Broadway musicals beginning in 1919, collaborating with lyricist Lorenz Hart. Later, Rodgers worked with Oscar Hammerstein to create some of the greatest works in American musical theater. These songs have become standards the world over.
This performance is rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the performance will take place indoors in the Community Room of the Cola Center at Untermyer Park & Gardens, and there will be signs directing you indoors. All sales are final.
Sunday, September 15 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $30 plus Eventbrite Fees
Marc Molomot, tenor, Robert Osborne, bass, Amy Justman, soprano, and accompanist Alex Ruvinstein reach into the Great American Songbook for this performance of songs written by Richard Rodgers, one of Amerca's most successful theater composers. They will also present songs by later generations of composers with personal attachments to Rodgers, including Stephen Sondheim, a close friend of Richard's daughter Mary, and Adam Guttell, Rodgers' grandson.
Richard Rodgers composed songs for Broadway musicals beginning in 1919, collaborating with lyricist Lorenz Hart. Later, Rodgers worked with Oscar Hammerstein to create some of the greatest works in American musical theater. These songs have become standards the world over.
This performance is rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the performance will take place indoors in the Community Room of the Cola Center at Untermyer Park & Gardens, and there will be signs directing you indoors. All sales are final.
Sunday, September 15 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $30 plus Eventbrite Fees