New York Philharmonic Announces Programming for First Week of NY Phil Bandwagon 2

NY Phil Bandwagon 2 will begin this weekend at Domino Park in Brooklyn. Programmed in collaboration with Bandwagon 2 partner El Puente, the three-day festival celebrating Mother's Day and Mother Earth takes place from a customized 20-foot shipping container and is hosted by Los Sures civic leader and El Puente CADRE member Esteban Duran. The lineup features:

The World Premiere of Mark Grey's Birds in the Moon, a mobile chamber opera with a libretto by Júlia Canosa i Serra, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer, exploring themes of migration, the environment, and mother-daughter relationships. Performers include a string quartet of New York Philharmonic musicians, soprano Maria Elena Altany, and actor Austin Spangler.

Composer / singer Juana Luna and dancer Elisa Toro Franky - both El Puente CADRE artists - perform in collaboration with a Philharmonic string quartet.

Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino

Kool Element Latin Jazz joined by three Philharmonic musicians

The El Puente Youth Dance Ensemble

Puerto Rican musical ensemble Alma Adentro

BombaYo brings the ancestral rhythms of Bomba, an African-derived music and dance tradition developed in Puerto Rico.

DJ Rekha closes the weekend with a dance party featuring dhol drummer and dancers Avish Dholi and Ajna Dance.

Programming is subject to change.

NY Phil Bandwagon 2 is being planned in adherence to the New York State Department of Health's COVID-19 protocols. Masks, social distancing, and self-screening will be required at all performances.

For more information visit: https://nyphil.org/