Make Music New York's Mobile Hallelujah
Saturday, December 21, 2024
12:00-2:00pm
Throughout Midtown Manhattan
Visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEEto9CqyfAUcKZuuERrHo800Og2ce4c2773TnCLiKgQ9wbw/viewform
Conductor Douglas Anderson and producer Melissa Gerstein again team up to lead “Mobile Hallelujah,” bringing the oldest continuously performed piece of Classical music to the streets of NYC. Participating singers will gather at seven popular midtown locations to sing the famously uplifting “Hallelujah Chorus” from George Fredric Handel’s Messiah, surprising passersby with seemingly spontaneous outbursts of the most famous choral piece in history.
Any singer who knows their part to the chorus is welcomed and encouraged to participate simply by showing up to their preferred location by the start time, but we encourage you to register ahead of time via the Google document at this link:
https://forms.gle/dqUXazYccJBDWipS9
Pop-up locations and approximate performance start times
(travel time is worked into the schedule):
o 12:00pm at the main branch of the New York Public Library, 476 5th Avenue (on Fifth Ave between the lions)
o 12:15pm at One Vanderbilt Ave (in front, next to the exit from Grand Central Terminal)
o 12:30pm at St. Patrick’s front steps
o 12:45pm at Duffy Square (7th Ave and 46th St, in front of the George M. Cohan statue)
o 1:00pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue (On 57th St., in front of main entrance)
o 1:15pm in the 59th St. Subway Station (At Turnstyle Underground Market)
o 1:30pm at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza (In front of the fountain, facing east]
In preparation, prior to the evening of the vocal parade, you can also download the sheet music for free at < http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/a/af/IMSLP41602-PMLP90564-Hallelujah_Chorus_Chorus_and_Piano_Only.pdf > . And if you want to practice your part ahead of time, free files are available on Cyberbass < https://cyberbass.org/ >
Questions? Reach out to Melissa at: [email protected]
How to make donations to the Owl's Head Park Volunteers
Owl's Head Park Volunteers is a friend's group of Owl's Head Park located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. We are registered with Partnerships for Parks and are a member of the City Parks Foundation's fiscal sponsorship program.
To make a monetary donation to Owl's Head Park Volunteers, you can use our fiscal sponsor's online portal at City Parks Foundation.
Go to: https://cityparksfoundation.org/give-now/
Choose the option CityParks Build (Partnerships for Parks) for the question: What would you like your donation to support?
In the comment box, write Owl's Head Park Volunteers, FC500
We also accept donations for tools, soil, hand sanitizers, snacks and bottled water for volunteers. Please email us at: [email protected] and we will instruct you how you can make these donations.
Community Baby Shower
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Bay Ridge Senior Center at 15 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn
11am to 2pm
Join NYU Langone and the 68th Precinct in a community baby shower to benefit domestic violence centers. They are collecting NEW items for babies and toddlers including: diapers, diaper bags, bottles, blankets, onesies, pajamas, baby toiletries, socks, baby wipes, toys, coats, hats, and gift cards. Donations can be dropped off on March 14 at the Bay Ridge Senior Center OR prior to March 14 at: the 68th Precinct (333 65th Street, Brooklyn), Brooklyn Community Board 10 office (8119 5th Avenue, Brooklyn), Fort Hamilton Senior Center (9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn), Mancini’s Wood Fired Pizza restaurant (8504 5th Avenue, Brooklyn), and NIA office (6614 11th Avenue, Brooklyn).
