Gemma New to conduct the New York Philharmonic in 2021 Memorial Day concert

Gemma New will lead the New York Philharmonic in their annual Memorial Day concert on May 31, 2021 (Photo credit: Sylvia Elzafon)

For Immediate Release

GEMMA NEW TO CONDUCT NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC IN 29TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

NEW YORK (May 17, 2021) — Gemma New will conduct the New York Philharmonic in their 29th Annual Memorial Day Concert on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 7:00pm at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.

Performed without intermission and presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, the program includes works by Mahler, Jessie Montgomery, Mozart, Schubert and Carlos Simon. While the concert will not be open to the public, in compliance with current health and safety guidelines, it will be livestreamed for free on NYPhil+ and on the Philharmonic’s Facebook and YouTube channels and on the Cathedral’s website and Facebook page. The audio of the performance will be broadcast onto the adjacent Pulpit Green, weather permitting. Seating on the Pulpit Green will be limited and physically distanced.

PROGRAM
MAHLER Adagietto (Sehr langsam) from Symphony No. 5
MOZART Masonic Funeral Music, K.477 / 479a
Jessie MONTGOMERY Records from a Vanishing City
Carlos SIMON Fate Now Conquers
SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, “Unfinished”

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The New York Philharmonic performing their 2017 Annual Free Memorial Day Concert at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (Photo credit: Chris Lee / New York Philharmonic)