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Hudson Park Sunset Concert!

Date: Friday, August 25

Call Time: 6:00 pm (or as soon as you can get there)

We will store our cases and belongings in the truck for the duration of the performance. Percussion is on truck duty.

Christopher Street between Washington Street and the West Side Highway

(GPS: 179 Christopher Street)

Closest Subway Station

  • Take the 1 train to the Christopher Street station
  • Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!
  • THE STAGE HAS NO LIGHTS, SO PLEASE BRING YOUR MARCHING BOOKLIGHT OR HEADLAMP SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR FLIPFOLDER
  • YOU CAN ALSO BRING YOUR SYMPHONIC BAND BOOKLIGHT AND A MUSIC STAND FOR YOUR FLIPFOLDER IF YOU PREFER
  • Bring your own reusable water bottle (single-use plastic is NOT allowed on premise, so we won’t have our usual water bottles for you)
  • This is a “Stand-and-Play” performance. We will stand on the pier to perform for a stationary audience
  • We will perform for two sets of 45 minutes with a break around 7:45 pm
  • All our performances are rain-or-shine (unless there is lightning)
  • Please review and adhere to the Park Rules
  • If you post on your social media, please use the following tags: @hudsonriverpark @HRPK

Performance Time: 7-9 pm (we will play two sets with a break in between)

Performance Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 45 (the old Christopher Street Pier); WE WILL WARM UP, TUNE, AND STOW OUR CASES/BAGS AT OUR CALL LOCATION, THEN enter the park from the West Side Highway at Christopher Street and walk north one block to Pier 45

  • Your white 2023 “Roar” season tee shirt
  • Blue or black shorts/jean shorts or blue or black pants/jeans
  • Footwear of your choice
  • If it’s chilly (hah!), please wear a long-sleeved white shirt under your tee shirt if possible
  • Tee shirts will be available at the call location if you don’t have one

Everything! The 2023 marching set and also the stand-and-play music:

1. As It Was

2. I Wanna Dance With Somebody

3. Don’t Stop The Music

4. Montero

5. Good 4 U

6. Yeah!

7. 34th Street Chorale

8. I Say A Little Prayer

9. Any Way You Want It

10. Feel It Still

11. I’m Still Standing

12. Mickey

13. Roar

14. Wake Me Up

All music will be available at the call location!

Join us for a Post-performance hang out at The Green at Pier 45! BYO food, or grab food at Drift In (at the end of the pier)

Public restrooms are available at the entrance to Pier 45 between the fountain and restaurant. Water fountains are accessible here as well

For important on-the-ground rehearsal and performance updates all season long, simply text ‘QBAC’ to 41372