Catch Underground Performers Above Ground

New Summer Concert Series

If you’re been enchanted by the sounds of New York’s underground, you’re in for a treat. The sounds of the diverse music styles and stylists you’ve enjoyed in the subways as part of MTA Arts for Transit’s Music Under New York (MUNY) are expanding the program with a new summer series, Above Ground.

Some of your favorite individuals and groups will be performing mini-concerts on New York City streets and busy locations such as Shea Stadium, the American Museum of Natural History, and Harlem throughout the summer and into late October. You’ll be able to hear the flutes and drums of the Andes, the sounds of a jazz trio, the sounds of classical/Cajun cello, and other equally original and intriguing music, all free, of course.

“Music Under New York has made the subway ride an enjoyable experience and Above Ground is a great way to share the success of the program with new audiences all around New York,” said MTA Chairman Peter S. Kalikow. “Music is part of New York’s summer excitement, and we’re very pleased that MUNY musicians are enlivening the transit system with above and underground performances.”

The mini-concerts will include the Andean Raices group, and classical/Cajun cellist Sean Grissom as well as others.

Since 1987, MTA Arts for Transit’s Music Under New York has provided opportunities for individuals and groups to perform in some of the busiest, most visible locations of the New York City subway system. It sponsors more than 100 individual performers and ensembles in diverse musical idioms ranging from classical to Cajun, African to South American, and jazz to folk in over 150 weekly performances at over 25 locations throughout the transit system.

Music Under New York and Above Ground are two of several of MTA Arts for Transit’s programs. For the latest Above Ground schedule, log on to the MTA web site.