A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Armory strives to provide its audiences with the opportunity to experience masterful and thought-provoking works that are in dialogue with the sweep of the Armory’s unique spaces. And there is no better setting than the Board of Officers Room, with its pristine acoustics and austere elegance, to offer audiences the chance to enjoy the intimacy of recitals and music-making. Now in its fourth year, the recital series showcases more maverick musicians than ever before with an even greater breadth of works spanning more than six centuries. Building on our commitment to the art form that unites song and poetry, we feature the dynamic soprano Lisette Oropesa for an artfully-curated series of Spanish, German, and French art songs and the expressive countertenor Andreas Scholl, who performs a program of English Renaissance and Baroque gems. We take the art form in exciting new directions with the Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth in a performance exploring vocal music of the 21st century, a recital by the JACK Quartet performing the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynold’s FLiGHT, and an interpretation of Nina Simone’s iconic voice through the cello of the intriguing Sonia Wieder-Atherton. We also welcome burnished baritone Roderick Williams as well as Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinettist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, for their thrilling North American recital debuts. Together with a program of Beethoven’s wondrous violin sonatas by Kristof Baráti, a poignant and heartfelt evening of lieder and art song performed by lyric soprano Kate Royal, and our ongoing partnership with the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program that spotlights the next generation of opera greats, this year’s lineup allows even more opportunities than ever before to witness major talent in the most personal of settings. Pierre Audi Artistic Director
2016 RECITAL SERIES IN THE RESTORED BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM
thursday, march 31 at 7:30pm friday, april 1 at 8:00pm
ROOMFUL OF TEETH
The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS, and by The Reed Foundation. The Recital Series is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, The Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation.
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PROGRAM WILLIAM BRITTELLE
High Done No Why To
Roomful of Teeth
MISSY MAZZOLI
Vesper Sparrow
Roomful of Teeth
MICHAEL HARRISON
Just Constellations (New York Premiere) The Opening Constellation The Romantic Constellation The Magic Constellation The Acoustic Constellation
Roomful of Teeth
Hanuman’s Leap The Story So Far Up the Mountain Hanuman on Top Hanuman’s Prayer Hanuman Leaps Baby Hanuman Hanuman Falls Hanuman Falls World Without Air Vayu’s Blues Over the Water The Island
Roomful of Teeth, TIGUE, and Elliot Cole
Intermission ELLIOT COLE
This performance is approximately one hour and twenty minutes in length, performed with intermission.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM High Done No Why To High Done No Why To was written while in residency with Roomful of Teeth and represents my initial attempt to synthesize their many amazing extended vocal techniques into a single, coherent piece. I decided to use words like “sound” instead of “lyrics” in order to stay focused on texture and harmony (rather than getting caught up in an external narrative). The ending of the piece was written from midnight to 6am on the eve of our final rehearsal of the residency and is meant to bring a sense of catharsis to the end of a somewhat restless and angular piece. —William Brittelle Vesper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow was written for Roomful of Teeth at their 2012 residency at Mass MoCA. The text comes from Farnoosh Fathi’s poem “Home State,” from her recent book Great Guns. The piece is an eclectic amalgamation of imaginary birdsong and my own interpretation of Sardinian overtone singing. In this piece I tried to capture the exuberance and energy of these individual singers. —Missy Mazzoli Just Constellations (2015, premiere of 2016 revised version) Ever since the 1980’s, when I started working as La Monte Young’s composition and tuning assistant, I wanted to compose a work like Just Constellations for specialized singers exploring gradually evolving constellations of tones in extended just intonation tunings. However, it was not until Brad Wells commissioned me to compose for Roomful of Teeth that the opportunity finally presented itself. Just Constellations is approximately 18 minutes in duration. It is comprised of four interconnected constellations of justly tuned chords and modes. The first three of these are related to harmonic regions of La Monte Young’s epic The Well-Tuned Piano using tunings based on the harmonic primes 2, 3, and 7. “The Magic Constellation” presents three variations of “The Theme of The Magic Chord,” which is one of the simplest but most profound themes from The Well-Tuned Piano. The Acoustic Constellation is based on the fourth octave of the harmonic series and uses what is often referred to as the “acoustic” mode, using the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th partials of the harmonic series. (I replace the 13th partial with the 27th partial down an octave.) Nom-tom syllables are used throughout the work. Although the sounds of this ancient musical language are derived from mantras they have no literal meaning. Nom-tom has been used by Indian classical vocalists for centuries to create beautiful vocal timbres and rhythmic accentuations. In “The Magic Constellation,” sargam syllables, or the Indian equivalent to solfege, are also used.
“Just intonation is the tuning system of the later ancient Greek modes as codified by Ptolemy; it was the aesthetic ideal of the Renaissance theorists; and it is the tuning practice of a great many musical cultures worldwide, both ancient and modern” (Bob Gilmore, “Maximum Clarity” and Other Writings on Music). It is any musical tuning in which the frequencies of notes are related by ratios of whole numbers. The two notes in any just interval are members of the same harmonic series and are called “just” or pure. Historic just intonation uses only notes derived from multiples of the prime numbers 2, 3, and 5, while “extended” just intonation includes higher primes such as 7, 11, and 13. Just intonation can be contrasted with equal temperament, which dominates most Western instruments, and compromises the purity and harmonic integrity of music for the convenience of having 12 equally spaced notes. —Michael Harrison Just Constellations was commissioned by Roomful of Teeth and supported by fellowships from Yaddo and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Hanuman’s Leap This story comes from the Ramayana, a 2,500-year-old epic poem from India. I read it all summer in 2012, in the luminous prose translation by Ramesh Menon, and could hardly put it down. Whoever you are, you can pick up this wonderful book and find yourself at home, whether you were brought up on Chrétien de Troyes or Star Wars: it’s the story of a kidnapped princess, a daring rescue, and a battle between good and evil. Epic poems are traditionally sung, but few traditions of live performance survived the 20th century. It’s a challenging genre for the modern mind. Bards recite (or, in some cases, improvise) stories that can run for many nights – Manas, the national epic of Kyrgyzstan, is roughly half a million lines long, and the Tibetan epic of Gesar can be twice that. The poetry is sung in short, endlessly-repeating musical phrases that articulate the meter rather than the action, which results in a surface that, to our ears, is undramatic and monotonous. I’ve listened to a lot of it, and I wish I could tell you that it isn’t. The drama, of course, is in the story, and I lamented that I would never hear a traditional epic sung in a language I understand. English has none; we wrote ours down and forgot how to sing them long ago. I wanted to see what it would feel like, and so I started writing a bit of a story I love into verse. Then I started to chant it, then sing it, then dance it. Four years later I’m still discovering what it is and how I can bring it to life. Thanks for listening. —Elliot Cole
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Members of Roomful of Teeth: Estelí Gomez, soprano Martha Cluver, soprano Eliza Bagg, alto Virginia Warnken, alto Eric Dudley, tenor Thomas McCarger, baritone Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Cameron Beauchamp, bass Brad Wells, founder
Members of TIGUE: Matt Evans, percussion Amy Garapic, percussion Carson Moody, percussion
Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy Award-winning vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice. Through study with masters from singing traditions the world over, the eight-voice ensemble continually expands its vocabulary of singing techniques and, through an ongoing commissioning process, forges a new repertoire without borders. Founded in 2009 by Brad Wells, the group gathers annually at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, Massachusetts, where they’ve studied Tuvan throat singing, yodeling, belting, Inuit throat singing, Korean P’ansori, Georgian singing, Sardinian cantu a tenore, Hindustani music, and Persian classical singing with some of the world’s top performers and teachers. Commissioned composers include Rinde Eckert, Judd Greenstein, Caleb Burhans, Merrill Garbus (of tUnE-yArDs), William Brittelle, Anna Clyne, Fred Hersch, Wally Gunn, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Missy Mazzoli, Michael Harrison, Sam Amidon, and Ted Hearne. Projects in 2015-2016 include The Colorado, a music-driven documentary film that explores water, land, and survival in the Colorado River Basin (featuring former Kronos Quartet cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and Wilco’s Glenn Kotche); collaborations with NOW Ensemble, Kanye West, and the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME); performances with the Seattle Symphony featuring Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia; appearances at new music festivals in the U.S., Mexico, and Vancouver; and partnerships with over a dozen higher education institutions across the country.
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One half new music ensemble, one half art-rock band, TIGUE unites homegrown ethos and conservatory precision. Praised for their energetic and focused performances, the Ohio-born, Brooklyn-based members have worked together extensively on original and composed music for nearly half a decade. Formed in 2012 following their concurrent studies at both the Eastman School of Music and the Ohio State University, TIGUE crystallized out of, and in spite of, the eclectic contemporary, pop, and avant-garde influences inherent in their DNA. TIGUE approaches the role of a performing ensemble with a unique fluidity—collaborating through multi-disciplinary work, commissioning and performing works by living composers, and simultaneously generating material of their own. In 2012, TIGUE began their efforts by leading the commission of Sleeping Giant composer Robert Honstein’s ambitious percussion trio An Index of Possibility. In the fall of 2014 TIGUE worked closely with Ohio/NYC based sculpture artist Michael Mercil developing an evening length performance piece Thoreau’s Desk: Some Assembly Required for the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s “Walden, revisited” exhibition opening. The work is part music performance and part live sculpture creation including an abundant use of power tools and the recitation of selections from John Cage’s text on Henry Thoreau. This past fall, TIGUE teamed up with the conceptual percussion project of Kid Millions “Man Forever” to create and record a series of all-percussion pieces loosely based on the music of Moondog. The recording was partially funded by a New Music USA Project Grant and a selection of these pieces premiered as part of the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival. Alongside collaborative efforts, the members of TIGUE have shaped a personalized compositional language that infuses traditional song forms and pop idioms with compositional complexity and improvisation. Their debut album Peaks was released with New Amsterdam Records in 2015.
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The members of TIGUE are also dedicated to outreach and community projects. In collaboration with Make Music New York, the trio has led two 10-week music education programs with inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island Correctional Facility, featured in both The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Working with inmates in both men’s and women’s facilitates, the trio shared the communicative nature of music through West African musical traditions and hand drumming culminating with inmate performances for the Rikers population. TIGUE has also presented workshops and masterclasses for individuals of all ages. TIGUE is actively performing around the country with recent season highlights including appearances at the Ecstatic Music Festival, Constellation Chicago, the Noguchi Museum, the Greene Space at WNYC, the International Beethoven Festival, the Color Field Festival, the Frieze Festival, Roulette, Dartmouth College, The Ohio State University, The Kitchen, the Short North Stage, Le Poisson Rouge, and National Sawdust. When using sticks and mallets, TIGUE proudly endorses Vic Firth.
Elliott Cole is a composer, singer, and programmer. Postludes, his book of bowed vibraphone quartets, is a new staple of percussion repertoire, having been performed by over 140 ensembles all over the world. He has sung his Hanuman’s Leap, a bardic epic for voices and drums, in 15 cities. His creative friendship (part band, part book club) with Brad and Doug Balliett and Majel Connery has produced opera and lit-hop collaborations with the Chicago Composers Orchestra, New Vintage Baroque, Metropolis Ensemble, the Berkshire Fringe Festival, and the Lucerne Festival Academy, where they were Spotlight Artists in 2011. He lives in Jersey City and teaches at the Manhattan School of Music, The New School, and Sing Sing correctional facility.
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ABOUT THE ARMORY Part American palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization, enabling artists to create and audiences to consume epic and adventurous presentations that can not be mounted elsewhere in New York City. In its first eight years, the Armory opened its doors to visionary artists, directors, and impresarios who provided extraordinary experiences in a range of art forms. Such was its impact that in December 2011, The New York Times noted, “Park Avenue Armory… has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.” Built between 1877 and 1881, Park Avenue Armory has been hailed as containing “the single most important collection of nineteenth century interiors to survive intact in one building” by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with an 80-foot-high barrel vaulted roof, is one of the largest unobstructed spaces in New York City. The Armory’s magnificent reception rooms were designed by leaders of the American Aesthetic Movement, among them Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Candace Wheeler, and Herter Brothers. The building is currently undergoing a $200-million renovation designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
PARK AVENUE ARMORY STAFF Rebecca Robertson, President and Executive Producer Pierre Audi, Artistic Director Katrina Berselius, Executive Assistant to the President Liz Bickley, Director of Special Events Jenni Bowman, Producer David Burnhauser, Collection Manager Courtney Caldwell, Venue Events Manager Rebecca Cribbin, Director of Production Leandro Dasso, Porter Khemraj Dat, Accountant Jordana De La Cruz, Special Projects Coordinator Mayra DeLeon, Porter Jay T. Dority, Director of Facilities Marcia Ebaugh-Pallán, Manager of Special Events Melanie Forman, Chief Development Officer Caelan Fortes, Individual Giving Assistant Lissa Frenkel, Managing Director Peter Gee, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Pip Gengenbach, Education Coordinator Jennie Herreid, Ticket Services Manager Reginald Hunter, Building Mechanic Cassidy Jones, Education Director Chelsea Emelie Kelly, Youth Corps Coordinator Nicole Kidston, Deputy Director of Development Allison Kline, Director of Foundation and Government Relations Nicholas Lazzaro, Associate Technical Director 6
Michael Lonergan, Producing Director Wayne Lowery, Security Director Jason Lujan, Operations Manager Ryan Hugh McWilliams, Digital Marketing Manager Rebecca Mosena, Coordinator, Membership and Development Walter Nin, Security Manager Maxine Petry, Manager of Individual Giving Charmaine Portis, Executive Assistant to the Chief Development Officer Kirsten Reoch, Director of Design and Construction Matthew Rymkiewicz, Tessitura Database Manager William Say, Superintendent Jenney Shamash, Production Coordinator Jennifer Smith, Manager of Corporate Relations Tom Trayer, Director of Marketing Brandon Walker, Associate Technical Director Jessica Wasilewski, Producer Monica Weigel, Education Manager Avery Willis Hoffman, Program Director Youth Corps Santiago Budier, Rachel Calabrese, Logan Delgado, Joselin Flores, Lizmarie Garcia, Isatu Jalloh, Sinaia Jones, Terrelle Jones, Destiny Lora, Leidy Dania Carrasco Paulino, Angela Reynoso, Rafael Rosario, Cory Sierra, Keshawn Wallace, Maegan Wright
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NEXT IN THE RECITAL SERIES KRISTÓF BARÁTI, violin KLÁRA WÜRTZ, piano
SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON, cello BRUNO FONTAINE, piano october 7–8
april 27–28
“Baráti’s performance was, in a word, masterful. Probing, austere, meditative, it rang with a rare sense of authenticity and almost majestic scope.” —The Washington Post There is no doubt that the ten Beethoven sonatas represent the most important body of work for violin and piano, setting the standard to which all other composers aspired for many years to come. Having received rave reviews for their recording of these brilliant works, the celebrated duo arrive at the Armory to interpret a selection of these wondrous works.
ANDREAS SCHOLL, countertenor TAMAR HALPERIN, harpsichord may 21–22
“It might be a new Golden Age of the countertenor, but few can equal the sheer beauty of tone and dramatic instinct displayed by Andreas Scholl.” —BBC Music Magazine The countertenor voice came to prominence in the mid17th century before falling from favor. It has since enjoyed a powerful resurgence, with many countertenors now commanding praise on the world’s greatest concert and operatic stages. Andreas Scholl, who possesses one of the most beautiful countertenor voices of his generation, comes to the Board of Officers Room with a program that explores the poetry and artistic expression of the English Renaissance and Baroque at the height of the voice type’s original popularity.
ANDREAS OTTENSAMER, clarinet JOSÉ GALLARDO, piano september 7–9
“Sonia Wieder-Atherton has created a tribute to Nina Simone that is more than the sum of its parts and a world away from a straightforward set of cover songs.” —The Strad Having delighted Armory audiences in 2015 with her program of Benjamin Britten’s powerful suites and Sylvia Plath’s haunting poetry, renowned cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton returns to the Board of Officers Room with the North American premiere of a program that boldly re-imagines the radical, sometimes fierce music of Nina Simone. With her cello taking the role of the torch singer’s voice, WiederAtherton digs deep into Simone’s universe and delivers a kaleidoscope of emotions, from honey-sweet to raw and uncompromising, and an exploration of diverse styles in this musical tour de force.
JACK QUARTET october 30-31
“Every JACK concert transcends a run-of-the-mill performance and becomes a true event.” —Time Out New York Known as “superheroes of the new music world” (The Boston Globe), JACK Quartet has emerged over the past decade as the go-to ensemble for contemporary music with their impeccable musicianship, intellectual ferocity, and a take-no-prisoners sense of commitment. This virtuosic young ensemble perform the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynolds’s FLiGHT, an exploration of humankind’s aspirations to fly through musical composition for string quartet, real-time computer-derived sound, readings, and projections.
“One of the leading clarinetists working today.” —The Independent (UK) Born into a musical family in Vienna, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer dabbled with the piano and cello before taking up the clarinet. The young Austrian prodigy has gone on to become principal clarinetist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, capturing audiences and critics alike with his diverse musicality and the singular beauty of tone that he coaxes from the instrument. He makes his North American recital debut in the Board of Officers Room with a program that perfectly showcases what the clarinet can do in a space that highlights the sheer beauty of chamber music.
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NEXT AT THE ARMORY HOPELESSNESS: ANOHNI
TARYN SIMON
“Hopelessness is the genius of Anohni and her masterful songwriting. The long low sexy beats, the skittering colorful and playful rhythms surround her voice, which is the silky center. Anohni has replaced the stories of abandonment, pain and desire with the biggest issues of our time. This revolutionary move is truly astounding.” —Laurie Anderson
“One of the leading artists to understand our moment in history.” —Interview Magazine
may 18–19
september 13–25
Park Avenue Armory and Red Bull Music Academy present the world premiere of Anohni’s live show for her new album Hopelessness on two consecutive evenings in New York. Featuring original films co-directed by Anohni and Australian artist Lynette Wallworth, the celebrated singer, composer, and visual artist will bring her politically charged masterpiece to audiences in an environment unlike any other. With her haunting work in Antony and the Johnsons and her flooring contributions to the Hercules & Love Affair project, Anohni has established herself as one of the most fragile and fiercest vocalists around. Expect to see another breathtaking chapter to her story take shape for the first time ever.
THE BACK DOOR: MARTIN CREED june 8–august 7
“Clever, dumb, smart and stupidly gorgeous. Whatever Creed does ...he brings a joyousness, lightness and objectivity to the task.” —The Guardian (UK)
Groundbreaking artist Taryn Simon creates an immersive new work unlike any other, in which the subjects themselves become the objects of exhibition. Simon directs and designs both an environment and experience created specifically for the drill hall that defies mediums and the lines between performer and viewer. Experienced after sundown under the cover of darkness, this multifaceted work – at once intensely solitary and somberly communal – blends performance, sound, and architecture.
CIRCLE MAP
october 13–14 “To journey into Saariaho’s music is to be confronted with the darkest and most dazzling dimensions of your subconscious.” —The Guardian (UK) The revered New York Philharmonic returns to the Armory for the New York premiere of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s Circle Map, a new work for orchestra and electronics that builds out from six stanzas by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, and D’om la Vrai Sens. The evening also includes the U.S. premiere of Lumiére et Pesanteur as well as Lonh, a work that combines medieval love poetry sung by rising soprano Jennifer Zetlan with an electronic score that manipulates sounds from nature to evoke a distant, luminous landscape.
Turner Prize-winning, British artist Martin Creed continues his ongoing exploration into rhythm, scale, and order in his largest installation in the U.S. to date, a survey of his work from its most minimal moments to extravagant, larger-thanlife installations. Crossing all media including painting, drawing, music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, fashion, and more unclassifiable items such as runners or lights going on and off, his practice transforms the everyday into surprising meditations on existence and the invisible structures that shape our lives.
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ARTISTS STUDIO
Join us for a new series of events inspired by the exotic beauty of the newly reopened Veterans Room and the inventive spirit of the designers who conceived it. Curated by jazz pianist, composer, artist, and MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran, these performances feature a diverse mix of contemporary classical, performative art, and an improvisational approach to jazz. upcoming performances:
PAULINE OLIVEROS & IONE april 1–2 CONRAD TAO & TYSHAWN SOREY may 20 MILFORD GRAVES & DEANTONI PARKS june 13 TALES OF LOVE AND FEAR: LUCY RAVEN september 29–30 CAMILLE NORMENT & CRAIG TABORN october 16 RYAN TRECARTIN & LIZZIE FITCH november 21
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OTHER HAPPENINGS AT THE ARMORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SERIES
FAMILY PROGRAMS
“A residency like the Armory’s can be life changing for an artist. With unlimited access to studio space and total creative freedom, even the wildest idea can be attempted.” —The Wall Street Journal Get an inside look into the creative process of the Armory’s artists-in-residence, who set up studios and offer intimate public previews of works-in-progress, including dance, theater, music, and visual art. The Armory’s period rooms provide a unique backdrop for their workshops, serving as both inspiration and as a collaborator in the development of their work. Previous artists-in-residence have included director and designer Julian Crouch, choreographers Faye Driscoll and Wally Cardona, soprano Lauren Flanigan, artist Ralph Lemon, maverick musician and composer Meredith Monk, postclassical string quartet ETHEL, writer and critic Sasha FrereJones, playwright and director Young Jean Lee, performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili, Trusty Sidekick Theater Company, and Shen Wei Dance Arts.
ARMORY AFTER HOURS
Salon culture has enlivened art since the 19th century, when friends gathered in elegant chambers to hear intimate performances and share artistic insights. Join us following select performances for libations with fellow attendees as we revive this tradition in our historic period rooms. You may also get to talk with the evening’s artists, who often greet friends and audience members following their performances.
Park Avenue Armory invites parents and children to participate in interactive art-making workshops in our historic period rooms. Drawing upon the Armory’s castle-like setting and unique artistic offerings, these programs are offered monthly during the school year and designed to spark the imagination of children of all ages.
ARTIST TALKS
Held in our historic period rooms, these insightful dialogues give audiences the opportunity to hear directly from the artists, and explore the inspirations, ideas, and themes behind their work.
MALKIN LECTURE SERIES
Each fall, the popular Malkin Lecture Series presents scholars and experts on topics relating to the Armory and the civic, cultural, and aesthetic life of New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lecture topics have ranged from history makers like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt to Gilded Age society’s favorite restaurants and the Hudson River painters.
HISTORIC INTERIORS TOURS
Get an insider’s look at the Armory with a guided walking tour of the building with our staff historian. From the soaring 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall to the extraordinary interiors designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Herter Brothers, and others, and learn about the design plans by acclaimed architects Herzog & de Meuron.
Go to armoryonpark.org for more information on all of these programs.
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JOIN THE ARMORY MEMBERSHIP Become a member of Park Avenue Armory and support the presentation of epic, unconventional arts and educational programming in the Armory’s landmarked building. Members have access to the best seats for Armory productions during exclusive presales, and are invited to experience the Armory and its artists through preview parties, open rehearsals, members-only viewing hours, building tours, and special events. friend $100 »» Exclusive access to seats for Armory performances through members-only presale »» Invitations to opening night previews for Armory visual art installations »» Free admission to Armory visual art installations »» Discounts on Artist Talks »» Invitations to select open rehearsals »» Special members-only viewing hours for select exhibitions »» Discount on tickets to the Malkin Lecture Series »» Free admission for guided tours of the Armory supporter $250 All benefits of the Friend membership plus: »» Pre-registration for educational workshops »» Special access to talks, programs, and tours »» Up to two ticket exchanges per season*
armory avant-garde $350 or $600 This exciting group invites forward-thinking individuals in their 20s through early 40s to experience new, surprising, and innovative ideas in art, and provides access to the Armory and its artists through exclusive events designed for younger supporters. chairman’s circle starting at $2,500 Members of this exclusive group are provided unique and intimate opportunities to experience the Armory, including invitations to private tours and VIP receptions with world class artists; access to premium seats and concierge ticket service; and an invitation for two to the annual Chairman’s Circle Reception. Members at the $5,000 level and above are invited to join the Armory travel program. education committee starting at $5,000 The Armory’s arts education program reaches thousands of public school students each year, immersing them in the creative process of exceptional visual and performing artists and teaching them to explore their own creative instincts. Education Committee members are invited to special events, meetings, and workshops that allow them to witness the students’ progress and contribute to the growth of the program.
associate $500 All benefits of the Supporter membership plus: »» Access to VIP lounge in one of the Armory’s historic rooms during performance intermissions »» Recognition in Armory printed programs »» Two complimentary passes to an art fair**
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PARK AVENUE ARMORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Co-Chairman Elihu Rose, PhD. Co-Chairman Adam R. Flatto President and Executive Producer Rebecca Robertson
Marina Abramović Harrison M. Bains Wendy Belzberg Emma Bloomberg Carolyn Brody Cora Cahan Peter C. Charrington Hélène Comfort Paul Cronson Sanford B. Ehrenkranz David Fox Marjorie L. Hart Karl Katz Edward G. Klein, Major General NYNG (Ret.) Ken Kuchin Mary T. Kush Pablo Legorreta
Ralph Lemon Heidi McWilliams David S. Moross Gwendolyn Adams Norton Joel Press Genie H. Rice Amanda J.T. Riegel Janet C. Ross Jeffrey Silverman Joan Steinberg Emanuel Stern Angela E. Thompson Deborah C. van Eck Founding Chairman, 2000-2009 Wade F.B. Thompson
SUPPORTERS Park Avenue Armory expresses its deep appreciation to the individuals and organizations listed here for their generous support for its annual and capital campaigns. $1,000,000 + Charina Endowment Fund Empire State Local Development Corporation Richard and Ronay Menschel New York City Council and Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Pershing Square Foundation Susan and Elihu Rose The Arthur Ross Foundation and J & AR Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow The Thompson Family Foundation Wade F.B. Thompson* The Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable Trust Anonymous $500,000 to $999,999 Citi Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Almudena and Pablo Legorreta The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Donna and Marvin Schwartz Liz and Emanuel Stern
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ABOUT THE BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM “The restoration of the Park Avenue Armory seems destined to set a new standard, not so much for its scale, but for its level of respect and imagination.” – The New York Times The Board of Officers Room is one of the most important historic rooms in America and one of the few remaining interiors by Herter Brothers. After decades of progressive damage and neglect, the room completed a revitalization in 2013 by the architecture team at Herzog & de Meuron and executive architects Platt Byard Dovell White Architects to transform the space into a state-of-the- art salon for intimate performances and other contemporary art programing. The Board of Officers Room is the third period room at the Armory completed (out of 18) and represents the full range of design tools utilized by the team including the removal of accumulated layers on the surfaces, the addition of contemporary lighting to the 1897 chandeliers, new interpretations of the stencil patterns on areas of loss, the addition of metallic finishes on new materials, new programming infrastructure, and custom designed furniture.
The room’s restoration is part of an ongoing $200-million transformation, which is guided by the understanding that the Armory’s rich history and the patina of time are essential to its character. A defining component of the design process for the period rooms is the close collaboration between architect and artisan. Highly skilled craftspeople working in wood, paint, plaster, and metals were employed in the creation of the building’s original interiors and the expertise – and hand – of similar artisans has been drawn upon for the renovation work throughout.
The renovation of the Board of Officers Room was made possible through the generosity of The Thompson Family Foundation. Cover photo by James Ewing.