Mean Streets To Silence: An Evening With Martin Scorsese Presented by Friends of the Erben Organ

On Wednesday, November 14 at 7 PM, on the eve of his 76th birthday, Martin Scorsese returns to his childhood parish, the Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral on Mott and Prince Streets, for a conversation about how his youthful imagination was inspired by his church and his neighborhood of Little Italy.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

261 Mott Street

New York, New York

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Mr. Scorsese was in Italy recently to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ROME Film Festival. Paolo Taviani, who presented the award, described Scorsese as a filmmaker whose films "help us understand who we are."

Friends of the Erben Organ, a 501(c)3 non-profit, of which Martin Scorsese is Honorary Chair, is presenting the event. The group's mission is to preserve and restore the magnificent Civil War era pipe organ and build a community of music and arts education around it.

A noted preservationist, Martin Scorsese last year donated his 75th birthday to the group, which must raise $2 million to restore and preserve the 150-year-old instrument, which is considered one of the most important in the nation. The evening is a benefit for the restoration of the organ.

There will be a pre-event recital on the organ. Basilica Music Director and Organist Jared Lamenzo will play "Suite for Organ Trio and Strings," by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger.

Photo of Martin Scorsese by Brigitte Lacombe.