Angelica Negron

Plus, Bryce Dessner of The National’s ‘Concerto for Two Pianos’ will make its NY debut.

NYC FREE is a four-week festival happening at Hudson River Park’s Little Island from August 11 – September 5, featuring music, comedy, dance, theater, art and more, with 460 artists and 160 performances.

Aretha was given a special award for ”her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades.” In other news, composer Ellen Reid was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her work ’p r i s m.’

“The “mesmerizing” () multi-instrumentalist and composer Sxip Shirey (pictured) teams up with Angélica Negrón, composer of “wistfully idiosyncratic and contemplative” (WQXR) music for an evening of fabulously eclectic and sonically wide-ranging collaboration. In addition to working together, the…