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LongPlay Fest: Braxton Comp. 19 // Fort Greene Park
Saturday, May 3, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY
LONGPLAY FESTIVAL 2025
Anthony Braxton’s Composition No. 19 (For 100 Tubas)
Sat, May 3 12:00pm
Fort Greene Park
Dekalb Avenue &, S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Fort Greene Park
LongPlay Event
Anthony Braxton is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and was a key early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Composed in the early 1970s, Braxton’s Composition No. 19 is a processional performance for 100 Tubas.
FREE in Fort Greene Park!