Carnegie Hall FREE Citywide series

FREE concerts. Star musicians. MANHATTAN | BRONX | BROOKLYN | STATEN ISLAND. MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG.

Carnegie Hall Citywide is a FREE concert series featuring incredibly talented musicians. This spring/summer season takes place (at mostly outdoor venues) in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Take advantage of your “in New York” privilege and expand your musical brain—whether visiting, transplanted, or born’n’bred, these shows are FREE to enjoy!

SUN, MAY 18

Emiliano Messiez, Piano
part of Carnegie Hall Citywide series

Live music | Library | FREE! | AFTERNOON | BROOKLYN

SUN, MAY 18

4:00p

FREE!

Brooklyn Public Library - Central Branch - Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center
(10 Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush Avenue), BROOKLYN 11238)

A FREE concerts from Latin-Grammy-Award–nominated pianist and composer Emiliano Messiez—one of the most sought-after tango musicians in the US.

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THU, JUNE 5

BaroQUEER: Historically Informed
part of Carnegie Hall Citywide series

Live music | Pride Month | FREE! | MANHATTAN

THU, JUNE 5

7:30p

FREE!

Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South, MANHATTAN 10012)

The iconoclastic Brooklyn collective ChamberQUEER (CQ) teams up with the Grammy-Award–winning Boston institution Handel and Haydn Society and countertenor, Reginald Mobley, for BaroQUEER: Historically Informed. Presented by Carnegie Hall Citywide on the opening night of CQ’s 2025 Pride Festival, Queer Ancestry, and curated by Reginald Mobley and CQ co-founders Brian Mummert and Jules Biber, this concert asks: whose histories inform the way we play and perceive Baroque music, and what would it mean to center performers’ voices and stories?

PROGRAM: OLIVEROS The Tuning Meditation | BRITTEN Allegro calmo, senza rigore from String Quartet No. 2 in C Major | HANDEL Cantata HWV 132b: Mi palpita il cor | CAROLINE SHAW Other Song | HANDEL Love in her eyes sits playing from Acis and Galatea | PRICE Allegro from String Quartet No. 2, Juba | PRICE Night (arr. Brian Mummert) | LULLY Le sommeil from Atys | CORELLI Trio Sonata in E major, Op. 2, No.10 | DOWLAND Flow, my tears, fall from your springs | BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND Ever New (arr. Brian Mummert) | LUSITANO Quid montes Musae | EASTMAN Stay On It

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THU, JUNE 12

Brass Queens
part of Carnegie Hall Citywide series

Live music | Outdoor venue | FREE! | EARLY EVENING | TIMES SQUARE PLAZA | MANHATTAN

THU, JUNE 12

5:00p

FREE!

Times Square - Broadway Plaza (Broadway b/w 45th + 46th streets, MANHATTAN 10036)

Electrifying and bold, Brass Queens fuses the New Orleans brass tradition with NYC energy. This powerhouse, women-led band has captivated audiences since 2019, from Brooklyn streets to global stages. Fresh off the all-original album Hot Tub Sessions Vol. I, the group brings a high-energy performance to Times Square as part of Carnegie Hall Citywide.

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THU, JUNE 26

Endea Owens and The Cookout
part of Carnegie Hall Citywide series

Live music | Outdoor venue | FREE! | WAVE HILL GARDENS | BRONX

THU, JUNE 26

7:00p

FREE!

Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center (4900 Independence Avenue, BRONX 10471)

Bassist, composer, and bandleader Endea Owens brings her high-energy ensemble, The Cookout, for an unforgettable evening of feel-good music that blends jazz, soul, and global influences into a sound that’s both vibrant and deeply personal. An alum of The Juilliard School and member of The Late Show Band (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Owens has collaborated with jazz greats including Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Marcus Belgrave.

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