Rite of Summer Musical Festival Continues with Sonatas and Interludes

Rite of Summer Music Festival continues its seventh stellar season with John Cage's prepared-piano masterpiece "Sonatas and Interludes," featuring pianists Phyllis Chen, Blair McMillen, Anthony De Mare, and Pam Goldberg performing two free shows at 1pm & 3pm on Saturday, June 24th. Rite of Summer has commissioned 4 Interludes for the occasion, written by composers Angélica Negrón, Justin Hines, Daniel Felsenfeld, and Eleonor Sandresky. Taking place at Nolan Park on Governors Island, Rite of Summer presents free outdoor concerts through August curated by Co-Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen. In a locale The New York Times has called a "Playground for the Arts," the aim of the Festival is simple: to present the highest quality live performances, and to bring free contemporary classical music to as many people as possible in a relaxed, fun, outdoor setting.

Next up on Saturday, July 8th, Pamela Z performs a program of Works for Voice & Electronics. And on Saturday, August 12th, Contemporaneous presents The Two Halves, music by Ian Gottlieb, Emma O'Halloran, and Finnegan Shanahan.

of Summer shows will be presented twice the same day, at 1pm and 3pm, for each respective date. Audiences should feel free to walk by, stop and listen, lay down a picnic blanket and relax, eat lunch, mingle, and take in these engaging live performances.

Island is a short 5-minute ferry ride from South Ferry, in lower Manhattan and a 3-minute ride from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Concerts are free; ferries are $2 after 12pm (free from 10am-12pm on weekends). For a full ferry schedule, please visit www.govisland.com.

For more information, visit www.riteofsummer.com.