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The lineup for this year's Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival is here, with free outdoor concerts scheduled from July 20 to August 7. Its opening night features a performance by Patti Smith with collaborators Lenny Kaye and Tony Shanahan at the Damrosch Park Bandshell. Other highlights include Nigerian pop star Davido, rock & roll singer Darlene Love, indie-rock guitarist M. Ward and The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed. The fest will also present the world premiere of David Lang’s the public domain, which is "a site-specific work performed by a chorus of up to 1,000 volunteer amateur and professional singers," as well as a two-week residency by the International Contemporary Ensemble. Check out the full schedule below.
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival 2016
Wednesday, July 20
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
A Night of Words and Music with Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, and Tony Shanahan
Mariachi Flor de Toloache
Thursday, July 21
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
The Hallelujah Train featuring Pastor Brady Blade Sr., Brian Blade, Daniel Lanois, and guests
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Friday, July 22
7pm – Hearst Plaza
Barbara Lynn
7:30pm –Damrosch Park Bandshell
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Simone Porter, violin (Mostly Mozart debut)
All-Mozart program
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K.216
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551 (“Jupiter”)
Saturday, July 23
Family Day
11am – Josie Robertson Plaza
Lincoln Center Block Party with Illstyle & Peace
1pm – Location TBD
Dance Theatre of Harlem Performance and Demonstration
2pm – Josie Robertson Plaza
Illstyle & Peace Dance Performance
Time TBD – Hearst Plaza
She’s a Rebel
Evening Programming
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
An Evening with Darlene Love
Sunday, July 24
1pm – Hearst Plaza
Heritage Sunday
Global Beat of The Bronx: From Bambara to Breakbeats featuring
Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble
Bombazo Dance Company
Chief Joseph Chatoyer Dance Company
Full Circle Souljahs
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz
Miramar
Wednesday, July 27
7pm – Hearst Plaza
Dane Terry
7pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
AFROPUNK Girrrl Riot @ Lincoln Center
SATE
The VeeVees
Thursday, July 28
7pm – Hearst Plaza
Jaime Woods
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Maurice Hines Tappin’ Thru Life
Michael Mwenso & The Shakes
Friday, July 29
7pm – Hearst Plaza
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
7:30pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Okayafrica: Afrobeat x Afrobeats
Davido
Antibalas
Saturday, July 30
The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed
Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 – LA CASITA
Saturday, July 30 at 2pm
Teatro Pregones, 571 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
Sunday, July 31 at 12pm
Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center
Sunday, July 31
7pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Songs of Freedom
Ky-Mani Marley
Finotee
Wednesday, August 3
7pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca
Manhattan Camerata Tango-Fado Project featuring Nathalie Pires
Thursday, August 4
7pm – Damrosch Park Bandshell
NPR Music: Live in Concert
Hosted by Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton of All Songs Considered, and Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd of Alt. Latino
Friday, August 5
7pm - Hearst Plaza
Zé Renato with special guests Vinícius Cantuária and Ricardo Silveira
7:30pm - Damrosch Park Bandshell
M. Ward
Margaret Glaspy
Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7 – ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC
Special Events:
July 27 to August 7
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Micro-Concerts
Wednesday, July 27
1pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
The string orchestra of Elementary School 316 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Phyllis Chen, toy piano, Jacob Greenberg, piano, and Joshua Modney, violin
Jeff Snyder: ICE Blocks (World premiere)
ICE Blocks 2 (World premiere)
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Gareth Flowers, trumpet, Ross Karre, percussion, Michael Lormand, trombone, and Joshua Modney, violin
Rama Gottfried: Speckle (World premiere)
Thursday, July 28
1pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Young Composers Concert No. 1
Claire Chase, flute
Rand Steiger: New Work (World premiere)
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Cory Smythe, piano; Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Okkyung Lee: ha-yeom (World premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey: 15 (World premiere)
Friday, July 29
1pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Daniel Lippel, guitar; Nuiko Wadden, harp
Mikel Kuehn: Entanglements (World premiere)
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Claire Chase, flute, Jennifer Curtis, violin, and Nathan Davis, percussion
Pauchi Sasaki: MAYU (World premiere)
Saturday, July 30
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Wendy Richman, viola, Daniel Lippel, guitar, and Nathan Davis, percussion
Ken Ueno: The First Morning of the World (World premiere)
Sunday, July 31
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Monte Weber: For Katinka Kleijn (New York premiere)
Wednesday, August 3
1pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Nathan Davis, dulcimer
Nathan Davis: New Work (World premiere)
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Peter Tantsits, tenor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: New Work (World premiere)
Thursday, August 4
1pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Young Composers Concert No. 2
High school composers from the Walden School: New Work (World premiere)
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Tony Arnold, soprano; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Suzanne Farrin: New Work (World premiere)
Doug Balliett: New Work (World premiere)
Friday, August 5
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jacob Greenberg, piano
Amy Williams: Cineshape 4 (World premiere)
Alex Freeman: New Work (World premiere)
Saturday, August 6
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Ross Karre and Eli Keszler, percussion and electronics
Ashley Fure: New Work (World premiere)
Eli Keszler: New Work (World premiere)
Sunday, August 7
6:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Young Composers Concert No. 3
Rebekah Heller, bassoon; Ryan Muncy, saxophone; Michael Lormand, trombone, and Claire Chase, flute
with Levy Lorenzo, electronics
Natacha Diels: New Work (World premiere)
Composers from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Young Composers Fellowship program (World premieres) and Youth Orchestra L.A. (New York premieres)
the public domain
Saturday, August 13
5:00 pm – JOSIE ROBERTSON PLAZA
David Lang: the public domain (World premiere)
David Lang, composer
the public domain Chorus
Simon Halsey, conductor (Mostly Mozart debut)
Annie-B Parson, movement director (Mostly Mozart debut)