Culture Picks: July 22

I only have one virtual pick this time, but it’s a very special one:

Carnegie Hall presents Live with Carnegie Hall: National Youth Ensembles
Saturday, July 24, at 3pm
Streaming from the Concert Hall at The Purchase PAC
The extraordinary young musicians of Carnegie Hall’s national youth ensembles—the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz—represent the future of the country’s orchestral and jazz traditions. The three ensembles convened this summer right here at Purchase College. Their three weeks of training and music-making culminate in this streamed event, coming to you from our Concert Hall stage. Tune in for a celebration of community and music’s bright future as you get to know the remarkable performers that make up these ensembles.
Featuring: National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor); NYO2 (Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor); NYO Jazz (Sean Jones, Artistic Director, Bandleader, and Trumpet)
Access the concert via the Carnegie Hall website.

There are so many great outdoor concerts this week! Fingers crossed for no rain…

The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy presents
String Sensation: The Westchester Philharmonic String Quartet
Saturday, July 24, 5pm (Rain date Sunday, July 25)
Outdoors in the Walled Garden Amphitheater at Untermyer Gardens
Robert Chausow & Martin Agee, violins; Jessica Troy, viola; and Eugene Moye, cello, will play Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, (“American”) and Haydn: String Quartet No. 32 in C major (“The Bird”), Op. 33, No. 3.
Information and tickets.

Jazz Forum Arts presents Outdoor Summer Concerts
Throughout July and August
Outdoors
Free jazz concerts at Hudson River-front sites: Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park, Lyndhurst Mansion & Pierson Park in Tarrytown, Horan’s Landing in Sleepy Hollow, and Henry Gourdine Park in Ossining. This year the Dobbs Ferry series also includes a pre-concert program for kids up to 10 years old, the award-winning Jitterbugs program.
Visit the Jazz Forum Arts website for concert details.

Westchester Band presents Concerts Under the Stars
Thursday evenings, 8pm
Outdoors in Chase Park, Scarsdale Village
Alan Hollander leads the symphonic “pops” concert band in free outdoor concerts on Thursday evenings on July 22, 29, and August 5.
Visit the Westchester Band website for more information.

Scarsdale Woman’s Club presents Bob Arthurs Jazz Trio
Wednesday, July 28, 7- 9 pm (Rain Date Thursday, July 29)
Outdoors at the Scarsdale Woman’s Club, 37 Drake Road, Scarsdale
Bob Arthurs, trumpet and vocals; Steve LaMattina, guitar; Scott Fragala, bass.
For information and tickets, call (914) 220-2387 by July 26.
Learn more about the Scarsdale Woman’s Club.

Emelin Theatre and the Village of Mamaroneck Arts Council present
Broadway on the Sound
Wednesday, July 28, at 7pm (Rain Date Thursday, July 29)
Outdoors in Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park
A free concert featuring Melanie Kraut, Ryan K. Bailer, and Arbender Robinson.
Emelin Concerts in the Park.

Nyack Jazz Week 2021 presents Jazz in the Garden: Bill Crow Quartet
Thursday, July 29, 7:30pm
Outdoors at the Edward Hopper House, 82 N. Broadway, Nyack
Bill Crow has been one of the most respected and busiest bass players in New York for many years. He has worked with a “who’s who” of jazz including Stan Getz, Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer, Dizzy Gillespie, Mose Allison, Jim Hall, Lee Konitz, Quincy Jones, and Thad Jones. Part of Nyack Jazz Week 2021, which runs from July 26-August 1.
View the Jazz Week schedule.

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Culture Picks is a weekly feature celebrating the performing arts. The arts are back and there is so much to take in, both live and virtual. PAC staff member Coni Guhl is here to help you sort through it all. Each week we will post her curated selection of events featuring the artists you know and love from The PAC Center Series, plus a sampling of stellar local experiences. Enjoy!

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