Join us for the livestream of the opening event of the Mannes Sounds Festival 2021/2022 Season, featuring performances from young artists from across the College of Performing Arts: Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and the School of Drama. Curated and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried.

Live from the John L. Tishman Auditorium.

On demand streaming thereafter.

Via coparemote.com/mannessounds

Program:

Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring

Roberto Sierra: Songs from Conjuros

Jessie Montgomery: Strum

Poetry by Joy Harjo, Julia de Burgos, Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, Wang Ping, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes

Jazz favorites from the past and present

Founded in 1999 by Pavlina Dokovska, chair of the Mannes Piano department, the Mannes Sounds Festival presents more than 20 concerts annually performed by young artists from Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and the School of Drama as well as master classes and lectures by distinguished faculty members and renowned guest artists. It is one of the outstanding components of the Mannes performance program. The events are held at various prestigious concert venues and cultural institutions throughout New York City. The Fall 2021 events will include virtual and in person events.