NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Manhattan New Music Project

Manhattan

Manhattan New Music Project (MNMP) is a performing and arts education organization that engages both youth and adult audiences in innovative music programming throughout New York City.

Mercury Lounge

Manhattan

Opened in 1993, this small, storefront music venue on the Lower East Side can accommodate 250 rock fans. Live shows are held every night of the week with few off-night exceptions. The stage, elevated only a few feet off the ground, promotes an intimate connection between audience and band.

Merkin Concert Hall

Manhattan

Famous for its innovative programming, intimate scale and near perfect acoustics, Merkin Concert Hall presents concerts spanning a wide range of genres, from classical and jazz to musical theater and performances for children and families.

Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble

Staten Island

MCCE is Staten Island’s only classical chamber music ensemble. It holds residency projects, season series, recording activities and composer-in-residence initiatives. Its concerts present classical music alongside jazz and Broadway and world music.

Musica Sacra

Manhattan

Musica Sacra is the longest continuously performing professional chorus in New York City. The repertoire represents the masterpieces of choral music – the motets, cantatas, passions, and B Minor Mass of Bach, the masses of Mozart and Haydn, the Requiems of Mozart, Brahms and Fauré, Bloch’s Sacred Service, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and more.