Rite of Summer Music Festival's Sixth Season Comes to a Close with John Luther Adams's INUKSUIT

Rite of Summer Music Festival's sixth season comes to a thrilling close with John Luther Adams's Inuksuit, a work The New York Times has called "the ultimate environmental piece" on Saturday, August 27th at 2pm. Taking place at Governors Island's newest opened section The Hills and led by percussionist and Music Director Amy Garapic, more than 60 percussionists will come together to perform this epic outdoor piece that has helped to redefine what live musical experience can be in the 21st-century.

The Inuksuit Band will include musicians from New York and beyond and will feature drummers Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) and Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), as well as members of many of New York City's top percussion groups and schools including: TIGUE, Mantra Percussion, Ensemble et al, Sandbox Percussion, Iktus Percussion, Contemporaneous, Loop 2.4.3, Palladium Percussion and students from Stony Brook, Queens College, NYU and Mantra Youth Percussion. Rite of Summer Music Festival presents free outdoor concerts from May through late August curated by Co-Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen.

In a locale The New York Times has called a "Playground for the Arts," the aim of the Festival is simple: to present the highest quality live performances, and to bring free contemporary classical music to as many people as possible in a relaxed, fun, outdoor setting. Audiences should feel free to walk by, stop and listen, lay down a picnic blanket and relax, eat lunch, mingle, and take in these engaging live performances. Governors Island is a short 5-minute ferry ride from South Ferry, in lower Manhattan and a 3-minute ride from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Concerts are free; ferries are $2 after 12pm (free from 10am-12pm on weekends).

For a full ferry schedule, please visit www.govisland.com.

For more information on the festival, please visit http://riteofsummer.com/