Ben Verdery & Friends: Some Towns and Cities / with special guests including JIJI, guitar; Rie Schmidt, flute; Wayne Escoffery, saxophone; Yale Guitar Ensemble, and more - The 92nd Street Y, New York

Your Cart

Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season

Ben Verdery & Friends: Some Towns and Cities

with special guests including JIJI, guitar; Rie Schmidt, flute; Wayne Escoffery, saxophone; Yale Guitar Ensemble, and more
Ben Verdery

In a very special Art of the Guitar event, guitarist and longtime series artistic director Ben Verdery joins us for his NYC farewell concert.

92NY’s Art of the Guitar is now in its 27th year, with Verdery serving as artistic director for 13 seasons, beginning in 2007. As curator of the series, he championed young artists, expanded the guitar repertoire with new commissions, presented premieres by masters including Egberto Gismonti, Sérgio Assad, Tan Dun, and others, ran Guitar Marathons, hosted a series of Guitar Talks, and more. A collaborator above all, Verdery is joined by special guests including the brilliant guitarist (and former student of Verdery) JIJI, flutist Rie Schmidt, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, the Yale Guitar Ensemble, and others – for an evening of music composed by him as part of his longtime Some Towns and Cities project, and a celebration of his extraordinary contributions to all things classical guitar.

Did you know that donations cover nearly half of our costs?
As a nonprofit community and cultural center, The 92nd Street Y, New York relies on support from people like you. Your donation today helps us continue connecting you to the programs you love, no matter where in the world you are.
DONATE NOW

MORE ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM

In-Person programs:
Plan Your visit

Online programs:
An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.

You might also like

Dover Quartet & Michelle Cann, piano

Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season

Curtis at 92NY: Dover Quartet & Michelle Cann, piano

Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Hagen Quartet

Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season

Hagen Quartet

Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake

Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season

Ian Bostridge, tenor & Julius Drake, piano

Wed, Mar 5, 2025
Midori

Marshall Weinberg Classical Music Season

Midori, violin & Özgür Aydin, piano

Sun, Mar 9, 2025

Please note that all 92Y regularly scheduled in-person programs are suspended.