Duke Special Performs at Metropolitan Museum 3/24

Duke Special Performs at Metropolitan Museum on March 24- Concert Features New Songs Inspired by the
Photography Exhibition Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand

EVENT
Irish musical sensation Duke Special will debut all-new songs on March 24 at 7 p.m. in a performance presented by Spectrum at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this concert conceived specifically for the Met, Duke Special has been inspired by Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand, the Museum's current exhibition of three masters of early 20th-century photography: Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Paul Strand.

Duke Special's signature atmospheric sound will take listeners back to a bygone era of steam trains, tycoons, grandes dames, and artists-a world of foggy city streets and tranquil country scenes. On this extraordinary night of music, Duke Special will be accompanied by members of the Orchestre de Chambre Miniature, a string quartet founded by violinist Olivier Manchon of the popular indie band Clare and the Reasons.

The stage design company 59 Productions (creator of the sets of "War Horse" on the West End and Broadway) will bring the space to life with projections of photographs by Stieglitz, Steichen, and Strand.

DATE & TIME
Thursday, March 24, 2011
7 p.m.

LOCATION & TICKETS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, Manhattan
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Tickets are $18 and can be ordered online: http://www.metmuseum.org/spectrum/