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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 28, 2020?

33 free events take place on Friday, February 28 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out February 28 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of February . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, February 28, 2020

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free events nyc Piano Trio Performs Works By Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert And Piazzola
free events nyc Women Buy Sex Too: Chippendales and the Rise of the Gigolo
free events nyc Who's Coding Our Future? Algorithms, Culture, Ethics: A Conversation
free events nyc Gundermann (2018): German Rock Singer/Coal Miner
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Conference | New Political Economies of the French Empire, 19th and 20th Centuries


While the cultural, political, legal and social aspects of French colonialism have received much attention over the past 30 years, the political economy of the French colonial empire has been largely neglected. This conference will bring together a new generation of historians and economists whose work engages with the nature and workings of French colonial capitalism, the reorientation of capital and labor from Haitian independence to the colonization of Algeria, economic life in France’s informal empire, the circulation, production, and consumption of commodities, colonial public finance and inequality, the intersection of racial ideologies with the political economy of late colonialism, and the economic and financial dimensions of decolonization. The conference will delineate the contours of a new political economy of French colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term 'baroque' has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was 'maestro di capella' at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today's music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi's advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 10, 2019 to May 20, 2020.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Trio Performs Works By Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert And Piazzola


Jennifer Chen, Jacob Austin, Jayant Subramanian; piano. Program Maurice Ravel Piano Trio in A Minor Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer" Astor Piazzolla Grand Tango Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, "Trout" Violinist Jennifer Chen has served as concertmaster of the Idyllwild Chamberfest Orchestra and the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra, and has participated in the Aspen Music Festival. Jayant Subramanian has performed with various orchestral and chamber groups, including the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and the Jefferson Quartet. Pianist Jacob Austin has performed with chamber music groups at the New York Youth Symphony, Manhattan School of Music, and Music Mountain, and performed at Carnegie Hall, Music Mountain, Apple Hill, and Kinhaven.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Discussion | Poets on Craft


With: Christian Campbell and Cheryl Boyce Taylor. Moderated by Samantha Thornhill.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | How to Decide What to Do


"Suppose you are faced with some moment of decision: which dish to order from the menu, or which job to accept from a set of offers; what to do with a free afternoon, or with the rest of your life. What are you up to when you try, in such moments, to decide what to do? In this talk, I bring ideas from the philosophy of mind into dialogue with metaethics in order to argue that what you are doing is looking outwards, towards a world that comes laden with value, and it is this value that you seek to guide you in making your decision. At least in the moment of deliberation, that is, you are necessarily a metaethical realist about value: you understand it to be something that you encounter in the world, and not merely a product or projection or construction of your own desires or evaluative commitments." -- Claire Kirwin (University of Chicago)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Discussion | Representations and Spaces in/of Children's Literature


In Children’s Geographies, Sarah Holloway and Gill Valentine identify three key loci for children: Playing, Living, and Learning. The collection explores children's places from playgrounds, social networks, schools, streets, villages, and so much more. Put in conversation with Peter Hunt’s Unstable Metaphors: Symbolic Spaces and Specific Places, differentiating between the internal/personal of the “space” and the external/reality of the “place,” this panel continues the discussion of children’s places and spaces. Five English Program students (Tim Dalton, Sophie Riemenschneider, Elissa Myers, Kristi Fleetwood, and Dainy Bernstein) will present papers on topics ranging from representation of 9/11 objects to fantastic spaces in children's literature. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Reicha And Ries For Flute


Melanie Williams, flute. Program Reicha (1770-1836) Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 98, Book 2 Ries (1874-1838) Quartet No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 145 Ries Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 145
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | 50 Years of Ukrainian Culture: Discussion and Concert


This event begins with a pre-concert roundtable discussion of Ukrainian literature, music and visual art of the past 50 years. Dr. Mark Andryczyk (Columbia University) will discuss Ukraine’s literary development since the late Soviet period while Dr. Olena Martynyuk (Columbia University) will provide an overview of visual arts culture. Oksana Nesterenko (SUNY Stony Brook) will complement this discussion with a history of Ukrainian art music, drawing attention to parallels and divergences amongst the arts. The concert will feature performances of some of Ukraine’s most well-established living composers. PROGRAM TO INCLUDE: Myroslav Skoryk, Three Extravagant Dances Ihor Shcherbakov, Canzone for Two Violins Virko Baley, Journey after Loves Yevhen Stankovych, Kupala Songs Hanna Havrylets, A Red Sun after Oleksandr Oles PERFORMERS: Anastysia Antoniv and Iryna Kit, violin Dominik Belavy, baritone Eric Sedgwick, piano Shelest Piano Duo Dumka Ukrainian Chorus 5:00 PM ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION 6:30 PM CONCERT
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


5:30 pm Jon Ladeau - Folk country blues 6:05 pm Elana Brody - Melodramatic orgasm pop 6:40 pm Melissa Czarnik - Hip-hop folk
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Four Directions / Coarse Fragility


Carol Hepper: Four Directions For this exhibition, Hepper—who is primarily known for her freestanding sculptures and work with photography examining sculptural space—has focused predominantly on wall-mounted relief works. These relief assemblages are centered around ideas of the frame as both container and support. The frame-like structure—a surrounding element of raw cut wood—began as a structure to hold or encompass the work and has evolved into its own new body of work. Elise Siegel & Judy Hoffman: Coarse Fragility A two-person exhibition presenting the work by ceramic-based artists, Elise Siegel and Judy Hoffman. The show features work examining ideas of vulnerability, imperfection and chance. Working in clay—a material which starts off malleable but ends up rigid—both artists explore ideas of transition and disintegration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Gemini: Radiant, Mandala-Like Paintings


An exhibition of new paintings by Jennifer Guidi. Guidi's radiant, mandala-like paintings are characterized by patterns and subtle textural and chromatic shifts, forging a connection with Minimalism while evoking metaphysical themes that transcend Western traditions. Her immersive compositions incorporate sand along with oil and acrylic paints to investigate color, light, and archetypal imagery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Michael Williams: Paintings


New works by the Los Angeles-based artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Sacred Waters: Experience the Beauty of Our Oceans


Welcome the new decade with an exciting evening for our oceans in an interactive digital exhibition and presentation of environmental art with participation from artists from nineteen different countries. The public is invited to visit and exchange a dialog with the artists. A full interactive art installation will submerge guess to the bottom of the ocean, an incredible experience for children and adults alike.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Workshop | Art Inspired by Corey Barksdale


Come create your own masterpiece inspired by work from famous artists and various techniques. The series will include an overview of the artist or technique, followed by a hands-on workshop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Russian Formalism: The Theory of Literary Estrangement and the Estrangement of Social Practices


Radical socio-cultural transformation constituted the very material and style, the texture and technique, of Russian Formalism. Estrangement, shift, deformation, struggle between old and new genres, mutual antagonism of successive literary generations, tension between archaists and innovators: these concepts, which took shape as the terminological framework for Russian Formalism and determined its analytical optics, constituted a form of figurative transference. These were conceptual metaphors, translating the brutal literalism of social cataclysms into the conventional language of literary theory, transforming historical necessity into the freedom of theoretical thought. The power of the revolution's elemental forces, manifesting in a series of deviations from normative social routine, demanded a turn to a singular conceptual horizon, in which the aesthetic and the political were intertwined under the onslaught of the revolution. Speaker: Ilya Kalinin, Associate Professor at Saint Petersburg State University (Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences), and Associate Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Lecture | Women Buy Sex Too: Chippendales and the Rise of the Gigolo


In 1979, near the height of second-wave feminism, a thirty-one-year old Indian immigrant started one of the first male strip clubs for women in Los Angeles. Within a few years The Chippendales spread to New York, and a touring show brought the oiled, muscled studs to fly-over country. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Chippendales were more than mere entertainment: the male strip show gave women permission to behave in a sexually aggressive manner never seen before in public. While the talk will tell the story of the male sex worker through the lens of the Chippendales, it will also zoom back thousands of years to tell the history of gigolos, which begins with wealthy women who paid for sex in Ancient Greece. Women didn't hire sex workers as often as men, but not because of biology. Rather, patriarchal cultures have ensured that women are usually the sellers of sex, not the buyers. Speaker Hallie Lieberman is a sex historian and journalist. She is the author of Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy. She's currently working on a book on the history of gigolos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Enescu, J.S. Bach, Brahms And More For Viola


Kayla Williams, viola. Program Georges Enescu Konzertstück for Viola and Piano J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) Adagio for Viola and Piano Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Colloquium | What Can NYC Art Museums Do for Immigrant Communities?


Through individual presentations and a panel discussion, cultural workers from major NYC art museums will discuss the roles and responsibilities of their organizations in relation to local and incoming immigrant communities. Moderated by Maria Canela (City of New York, Ministry of Cultural Affairs), presenters Maria Canela, Elena Ketelsen, Adrianne Koteen, Lauren Argentina Zelaya, and Calder Zwicky share experiences from the education and community engagement departments of the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, the Queens Museum, and the Whitney to discuss and ideate how public and educational programming can most effectively be of service to immigrant communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Who's Coding Our Future? Algorithms, Culture, Ethics: A Conversation


A conversation about how computer programmers and their algorithms are shaping our world. Clive Thompson, author of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World , and Judith Michelle Williams, Senior Vice President, Global Head of People Sustainability & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at SAP, explore the culture and influence of the programmers that increasingly impact so much of our daily lives. Following the conversation, audience members can share their experiences interacting with algorithms, hidden influence, fairness, and who gets to create the culture of this coming age of Artificial Intelligence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Cole: A Son's Suicide


In the wake of the unexpected suicide of their son, a family tries to piece their life together. Cole is a study of how grief builds and self-perpetuates, examining how loss changes us and how we move forward when our world is shattered. Written by Andrew Massey.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Gundermann (2018): German Rock Singer/Coal Miner


The real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR. Director: Andreas Dresen Stars: Milan Peschel, Alexander Scheer, Bjarne Madel | 127 minutes. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Haywire: A Relaunch of Thaddeus Rutkowski's Innovative Novel


Come celebrate the relaunch of Thaddeus Rutkowski's novel Haywire. "Fractured, witty, vibrant -- Rutkowski gives us his whole life, from stabbing butterflies to sitting through group therapy, but doles it out in bite-sized chunks that never seem forced. Fine writing and hilarity are to be expected." (Ned Vizzini) Readers: Thaddeus Rutkowski, Ed Lin, Timothy Liu and Joanna Sit
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Rough Magic: Shakesperean Superheroes


Transplanting characters from The Tempest to present-day New York, Rough Magic is a Shakespearean action-adventure-fantasy in the tradition of Harry Potter and The X-Men that conjures a mythical, magical meta-universe in which the evil sorcerer Prospero is willing to do anything to recover his stolen book of magic—even if it means Manhattan's destruction. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Internationally Renowned Pianist Along With Vocalist


Nnenna Ogwo, piano; Katie Seiler, voice. Known for her bringing exquisite tone color and expressivity to an unusual breadth of repertoire, pianist Nnenna Ogwo has performed in Europe, the Middle East, South America and the United States. She founded the City Chamber Music Collective where performers committed to bringing music to diverse communities. Most recently she has performed at the Yamaha Piano Salon, Steinway Hall and the Tenri Cultural Institute in Manhattan as well as the Unplugged in Red Hook series in Brooklyn. Vocalist Katie Sailer has opened for Becca Stevens Band, been a background singer on the Oprah show, and has performed with Donny McCaslin, and Clark Terry amongst others. Katie currently performs her own music, and sings on other musicians' projects in styles ranging, choral, folk, jazz, and new music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Works By Contemporary Women Composers For Voice And Electronics.


Amber Evans presents works by contemporary women composers for voice and electronics. Vocalist, composer and conductor Amber Evans is a Winner of the inaugural Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Advancement Award for Interpreters of Contemporary Music, she premiered over thirty new vocal works and became well-versed in modern contemporary classic works of the last few decades. “With boundless energy, both on and offstage, Amber Evans is personality-plus, and a treat to watch and hear. Her voice has a crystalline quality, without strain or stridency.” – NY Concert Review
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Works By Joachim, Brahms and Schumann


Shane Barker, viola. Violist Shane Baker has performed under the batons of Rosen Milanov, Charles Dutoit, Luis Biava, Charles Barker and the late Joseph Primavera in Carnegie, Alice Tully, Verizon and Avery Fisher Halls. As Assistant Principal viola of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, he performed for concerts commemorating the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  Program Joachim Abend: Works by and for violinist Joseph Joachim, Brahms and Schumann
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Masters Performance Workshop


Choreographers: Dozje Brown Austin Coats Daniel Padierna Luca Renzi Kellyn Thornburg Margaret Wiss
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Chopin, Ravel, Beethoven and Prokofiev For Piano


Linzi Pan, piano. Program Beethoven  (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appasionata’ Chopin (1810-1849) Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Ravel (1875-1937) Gaspard de la Nuit Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 73
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Works By Modern Composers For Clarinet And More


New works for clarinet by modern composers alongside artwork inspired by the original compositions. Program Mendoza Gray Vapor  Ip Oil on Canvas Wu Fantasy No. 3 Mukhin Zyma  Duran Memoir Overflow Morris In the Tunnels Al-Ahmad Romance Li Catch the Light Main The Song of Love  Catron Growing Pains Performers Francesca Gray, clarinet (Director); Roger Shao, violin; Sarah Berger, violin; Francesca Sacco, violin; Santiago Del Castillo, viola; Lora Al-Ahmad, piano; Wei Dai, piano; Ethan Osman, piano; Jihwan Yoon, piano; Louis Arques, Bb and bass clarinets; Scott Chiu, A clarinet; Carla Fortmann, clarinet; Dylan James, Eb and Bb clarinets; Youngwoo Jeon, clarinet; Noel Liakos Steier, Bb clarinet; Emmalie Tello, clarinet; Tianqi Xia, Bb clarinet; Sarah Berger, violin; Francesca Sacco, violin; Roger Shao, violin; Santiago Del Castillo, viola; Julie Kim, cello; Shahar Regev, cello; Ezra Starr-Escobar, cello. Francesca Gray is the founder and director of The Collaborative Clarinet in Concert Exhibition, she has performed at in NYC include Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, United Palace, and The Frick Collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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