Tilted Axes

MUSIC
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
1:00 PM

Make Music Autumn
Astor Place Plaza & environs, East Village, Manhattan

Free
https://makemusicny.org/

A buncha electric guitarists toting portable amps, and a percussionist, commence a procession through the neighborhood at The Cube in Astor Place Plaza, to which they will eventually return after proceeding through the neighborhood. Since they're using Astor Place HairStylists as their home base for this show, let me tell you my own story about a musical procession there. I was getting my hair cut. My barber told me he came from Leningrad; and without thinking I reflexively started whistling the March from Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. The barber joined in — and then started marching, still whistling, around the barbershop. I followed, also whistling. Soon we found ourselves leading a procession of barbers and customers around the shop, all whistling the March. I love this dirty town.

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