City of Floating Sounds - Concert on the Green: 7PM
Experience a magical summer evening on the New Haven Green with the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with Yale Schwarzman Center, presents City of Floating Sounds, a free, open-air concert that celebrates New Haven’s rich history and culture.
Led by Music Director Perry So, the concert celebrates New Haven’s neighborhoods and residents, past and present, with musical selections:
Fanfare for the Common Man
Written by Aaron Copland
Overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra
Written by Gioachino Rossini
City of Floating Sounds (excerpt)
Written by Huang Ruo
Piano Concerto in C Minor, Mvt. 1
Written by Helen E. Hagan
Premiered by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra with Helen Hagan, soloist, in 1912
Newly arranged by Soomin Kim
Featuring guest piano soloist Samantha Ege
But Not for Me and I Got Rhythm
Written by George Gershwin
Arr. Joan Ellison
Danzón No. 2
Written by Arturo Márquez
Featuring a side-by-side performance with students from Yale Music in Schools Initiative
Click here to register for the walking paths and to learn more about this immersive experience.
