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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 – Grand Central Station, NYC
By APB Staff Writer
The New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority held auditions for its “Music Under New York” program this morning inside Grand Central station. This is the first session since 2019 where performers auditioned in Grand Central’s LIRR Concourse.
MTA’a Music Under New York is one of the many visual and performing arts programs administered by MTA Arts & Design that enhances the transit environment for customers. MTA MUSIC began as a pilot program in 1985 and became an Arts & Design program in January 1987, with the interest of the commuting public.
More than 350 individual performers and ensembles participate in over 12,000 annual performances in approximately 40 locations throughout the MTA’s transit system. These performances encompass classical strings, jazz ensembles, world music bands, folk, a cappella groups, singer-songwriters, and more, featuring a wide range of instruments such as the Gambian kora, Korean drum, West Indian steel drums, Andean pipes, Cajun cello, Celtic and Baroque harps, guitars, violins, hammered dulcimers, and musical saws.
