Five Boroughs Music Festival in Staten Island, 5.17.09!

5BMF returns to Snug Harbor!
Sunday, May 17, 3:00pm

Dear Friends of the Festival,

The Five Boroughs Music Festival is happy to invite you to our final concert of the 2008-09 season!

Hop on the ferry on May 17th as 5BMF returns to the Staten Island's historic Snug Harbor Cultural Center for a beautiful afternoon of British song. Don't miss your chance to hear some gems from "across the pond," and see two exciting artists make their 5BMF debuts!

This special program will feature two 5BMF alumni, pianist Thomas Bagwell and tenor Scott Murphree, who will be joined by two wonderful new additions to our artist roster: baritone Thomas Meglioranza and soprano Tami Petty. The program will feature three lesser-known works of Benjamin Britten: The Poet's Echo, Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente and Tit for Tat, sung in Russian, German and English, respectively.

Sunday, May 17th, 3:00pm
Veterans Memorial Hall
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island

General Admission $25
Students and Staten Island Residents $15

Buy in advance for online discounts! Go to www.5BMF.org and click on the BUY TICKETS link!

ABOUT THE VENUE
This concert marks our second appearance at the historic Snug Harbor Cultural Center. One of New York City's finest hidden treasures, Snug Harbor is only a short, gorgeous ferry ride from lower Manhattan. A nineteenth-century home for retired sailors, and now a Smithsonian Affiliate, Snug Harbor houses such attractions as the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and many other exhibits. Just adjacent is the Staten Island Botanical Garden, which will be in stunning full bloom on May 17th. For more information please visit www.snug-harbor.org.

DIRECTIONS
Getting to Snug Harbor is easier than you may think! And it includes one of the best little adventures in the world, and a FREE one at that: a trip on the Staten Island Ferry! Ferries run every 1/2 hour from the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan, which is accessible by all of the following:

1 train to South Ferry
4,5 trains to Bowling Green
R train to Whitehall St.
J,Z trains to Broad Street

When you arrive at the St. George Terminal, follow the signs for the S40 Bus, which will take you along Richmond Terrace. The ride is only about 8 minutes, and very direct. Just tell the driver you'd like to get off at Snug Harbor. Enter through the main gate, and follow the signs to the Visitor's Center, which is building "C". Veterans Memorial Hall is building "S", just behind the Music Hall ("T").

As always, visit www.5BMF.org for more info.
We hope to see you on May 17th!

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ABOUT 5BMF
5BMF was founded in 2007 by baritone Jesse Blumberg. Under his leadership, with the help of General Manager Donna Breitzer, this exciting new concert series will soon complete two full circuits around New York City, having brought innovative, engaging and high-quality artistic programming to audiences in every borough!

5BMF is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. If you would like to support our activities, please visit our donation page by clicking on the SUPPORT US link at www.5BMF.org. We are always very grateful for any gift, large or small.

Thank you to all of our generous donors, who have sustained us through two full seasons!

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CONTACT US
Five Boroughs Music Festival
P.O. Box 1925
New York, NY 10159
info@5BMF.org