Merkin Concert Hall's Grand Piano Marathon will be a six-hour journey through the varied landscape of piano music, featuring twelve masterful and inventive pianists from the worlds of classical, contemporary, jazz and popular music.

Performers include: Michael Reisman, Ursula Oppens, John Medeski, Orli Shaham, Vijay Iyer, Jonathan Batiste, Stephen Flaherty, Jimmy Roberts, Lisa Moore, Lee Musiker, Anat Fort, and Igal Kesselman.

Admission is free. Entry and exit will be permitted at various points during the marathon.

Guest soloists: Adam Neiman piano   •   Lisa Shihoten violin

Beethoven:Piano Quartet in Eb Major Op. 16
Heinrich Baermann: Clarinet Quintet No. 3 in Eb Major Op. 23
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Septet in d minor Op. 74

Elizabeth Baber, soprano   •   Charles Weaver, lute & guitar

À la mode espagnole

Exquisite airs de cour alongside Spanish-style airs and dances that betray the influence of popular music on the French courtly sphere.

Saint Andrew Music Society
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
921 Madison Avenue at 73rd Street

Guest soloists: Adam Neiman piano   •   Lisa Shihoten violin

As above, a repeat of the 2:00 program

Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International
Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Jonathan Griffith, Conductor

Lori Singer, cello   •   Pamela Hinchman, soprano   •   Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano
William Watson, tenor   •   Ricardo Herrera, bass

The Music of Karl Jenkins

Hymn — In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr. (World Premiere)
Walter Cronkite, Recording of Martin Luther King, Junior's “I Have a Dream” speech

Requiem
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Accompanied by The Armed Man film (U.S. Premiere)