Notes from the Captain’s Log
Dear Bargemusic Family,
We’re very excited about the new venue, just a ten-minute stroll from the Barge’s old location. We’re looking forward to seeing you all at The Boathouse, 10 Montague Street at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Cheers!
Mark Peskanov and everyone at Bargemusic
Concerts resume April 5! Click HERE for dates and program information.
Bargemusic (the Barge) at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
Mark Peskanov trying the sound at Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse (photograph: Margo Shohl)
“As Peskanov stated in his note to supporters, concerts under the Bargemusic banner will continue at a new site…the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, where programming is planned to resume on April 5.
‘To have this new, incredible place for the musicians and the whole community, it’s a great miracle and evolution,’ Peskanov wrote in a message.
‘We are very grateful to Eric Landau, the President of Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, and his great team at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.’
Peskanov further credits singer and composer DeBorge Pinnington, a Bargemusic board member, with the ‘amazing, impossible hard work and wisdom’ that made possible what he terms a ‘miraculous transformation’ as the Bargemusic concert series comes ashore for the time being.
The search for a new boat, he added, has already begun. Still, the last voyage of faithful EL 375 truly marks the end of an era.”
–Read the whole article by Steve Smith in “Night after Night” here
“Bargemusic, one of New York City’s most beloved musical venues, sails into the sunset.”
–Steve Smith, “Night after Night”
EL 375, the vessel that long housed Bargemusic, was unmoored and towed away late Monday afternoon. (Photograph: Bill Orme)
“…An observer named Bill Orme documented the barge’s departure yesterday, with poignant photos and a brief note on Instagram:
ormebill Beloved #bargemusic barge being tugged away into the sunset tonight, extracted from the #oldfultonlanding berth where the city’s only small floating impeccably programmed classical music venue has graced the Brooklyn waterfront for decades, since before #dumbo was ‘Dumbo’ and before there was a #brooklynbridgepark – the tug/barge crew hauling it away…”
Bargemusic Presents Concerts at the Boathouse
All Concerts Are Now Admission Free
Beginning April 5, Bargemusic will be hosting its concerts at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, 10 Montague Street. The Boathouse, an achitectural jewel at Pier 5, boasts gorgeous floor-to-ceiling views of the river and lower Manhattan. Nestled below a grassy earthworks crescent that shelters the Boathouse from traffic noise, the wood-paneled hall yields a warm and vibrant sound for chamber music. Full service restroom facilities are to the right of the entrance to the Boathouse. We look forward to seeing you soon!
photograph: Steve Shohl
Upcoming concerts
Select a performance for program information.
2pm: Pianist Adam Tendler Performs Minimalist Masterpieces
4pm: Adam Tendler plays minimalist masterpieces
photograph: Etienne Frossard
