Photo credit: Fadi Kheir
UPDATE AS OF 6/30/2026: THIS CONCERT WILL NOW BEGIN AT 8 PM
Due to the high temperatures forecast on Friday, July 3, The Knights' performance at Bryant Park will now start at 8 pm. The lawn will open at 7 pm. Please arrive at the park no earlier than 7 pm and exercise caution.
For anyone who is temperature sensitive, the performance will be livestreamed. Please follow the link below to watch and listen. The livestream will remain available on the Bryant Park website for listening after the concert.
The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Concertmaster
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Conductor
Curtis Stewart, Violin
Jeremy Kittel, Violin
The Knights celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a bold new festival across iconic New York City parks and the historic Caramoor Center. In a three-part musical showcase, audiences will experience the multifaceted potential and power of American music—rooted in history, alive in the present, shaped by many voices, and brimming with possibility.
Curtis Stewart joins The Knights as soloist for his arrangement of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 24 Negro Melodies for Violin and Orchestra, while Jeremy Kittel brings his Stones River to life. Drawing on the multicultural currents of Revolutionary and Civil War–era music, these works connect past to present and illuminate the deep roots of American sound. Songs woven throughout the program remind us that American music lives not only in concert halls, but in the voices and communities that continue to shape it.
No tickets are required to attend this celebratory outdoor performance presented by Carnegie Hall Citywide, and seating will be offered on a first come first serve basis.
Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Bryant Park. Lead support for Carnegie Hall Citywide is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Hearst Foundations. Additional support provided by Northwell Health, Official Healthcare Partner of Carnegie Hall.
Program:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 3 Selections from 24 Negro Melodies for Violin and Orchestra (arr. Curtis Stewart)
Curtis Stewart, violin
Jeremy Kittel Stones River
Jeremy Kittel, violin
Colin Jacobsen Sheriff’s Freud
Alex Sopp, vocals
Traditional “Simple Gifts” (arr. Colin Jacobsen)
Paul Simon “American Tune” (arr. Colin Jacobsen)