Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Knights
Celebrate Fourth of July weekend at a free outdoor performance by the intrepid chamber orchestra The Knights—a self-described “fellowship of adventurous musicians” with a fervent following at Carnegie Hall and across New York City. Led by Colin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen, they bring a program that fuses classical music with numerous American influences in true “Knightsian” fashion. Hear arrangements of Bonds’s “Troubled Water,” based on the spiritual “Wade in the Water”; selections from Coleridge-Taylor’s 24 Negro Melodies, arranged by violinist Curtis Stewart; Stones River by violinist Jeremy Kittel, which draws from a multicultural well of American Revolutionary and Civil War music; Colin Jacobsen’s arrangement of Paul Simon’s “American Tune” and other short works; a piece by Jacobsen inspired by Dvořák and bluegrass; and more.
Part of: Citywide and United in Sound America at 250
Performers
The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Conductor
Christina Courtin, Vocals
Alex Sopp, Vocals
Jeremy Kittel, Violin
Additional vocalist to be announced
Program
Program to include:
BONDS "Troubled Water" (arr. Bruno Lima)
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Selections from 24 Negro Melodies (arr. Curtis Stewart)
JEREMY KITTEL Stones River
COLIN JACOBSEN Sheriff's Freud
TRAD. "Simple Gifts" (arr. Colin Jacobsen)
PAUL SIMON "American Tune" (arr. Colin Jacobsen)
Venue Information
Bryant Park
Between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues | Manhattan
bryantpark.org | 212-768-4242
