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, nine 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.
Sahba Motallebi and Reza Mohsenipour, August 4
SAHBA MOTALLEBI & REZA MOHSENIPOUR - AUGUST 4
Grammy Award winning "Queen of the Tar" Sahba Motallebi & fellow Tar virtuoso Reza Mohsenipour present Persian Music & Spiritual Health.
Four-time winner at the Iranian Music Festival and the Tehran Conservatory, Sahba Motallebi is a modern master of the tar and sitar, as well as an enchanting vocalist. In addition to performing globally, she performed at the White House celebration of Nowruz in 2023. Her singing and playing captivates audiences globally with music born from centuries of Iranian tradition and interpreted through a contemporary lens. Joined by her husband and fellow Tar virtuoso, Reza Mohsenipour, the duo will perform songs on the theme “Persian music and spiritual health.” There is healing to be found through the experience of live music when there are also shared intentions such as seeking peace, health, and positive relationships.
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, August 4 at 5:00 PM
Concert Tickets $35 plus Eventbrite Fees
Grammy Award winning "Queen of the Tar" Sahba Motallebi & fellow Tar virtuoso Reza Mohsenipour present Persian Music & Spiritual Health.
Four-time winner at the Iranian Music Festival and the Tehran Conservatory, Sahba Motallebi is a modern master of the tar and sitar, as well as an enchanting vocalist. In addition to performing globally, she performed at the White House celebration of Nowruz in 2023. Her singing and playing captivates audiences globally with music born from centuries of Iranian tradition and interpreted through a contemporary lens. Joined by her husband and fellow Tar virtuoso, Reza Mohsenipour, the duo will perform songs on the theme “Persian music and spiritual health.” There is healing to be found through the experience of live music when there are also shared intentions such as seeking peace, health, and positive relationships.
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, August 4 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 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, 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 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, 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 7 ***RAIN DATE SEPTEMBER 8***
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.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 8:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 8 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.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 8:00 PM
RAIN DATE Sunday, September 8 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 Guettel, 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 Guettel, 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