Park Avenue Armory Gala
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we pay tribute to three extraordinary artists who are helping transform the Armory into one of the City’s most audacious and groundbreaking arts organizations:
Pritzker-prize winning architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and iconic composer Philip Glass.
The evening will feature special performances by Philip Glass and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
6:30pm Cocktails
7:30pm Dinner & Program
Cocktail Attire
Wade Thompson Drill Hall
Tickets start at $1,000. For additional information, please contact Laureen Bilodeau at (212) 616-3951 or GALA@ARMORYONPARK.ORG.
About Philip Glass
A prolific composer of operas, symphonies, concertos, and soundtracks, and a major collaborator with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, and Leonard Cohen to Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times.
Celebrating his 75th birthday, Glass is the co-curator and featured artist for the Armory’s 2012 Tune-In Music Festival, which will include his iconic work, Music in Twelve Parts, an evening with longtime friend Patti Smith, a world premiere commission with Hal Willner, and many special guests, illustrating how a composer’s life informs the artistic lives of others.
About Herzog & de Meuron
Renowned for their imagination, virtuosity, and capacity to astonish, Herzog & de Meuron is the Pritzker Prize-winning practice behind the Armory’s historic and innovative renovation plans. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron established their practice in Basel, Switzerland in 1978. The partnership has grown over the years to an international team working on projects that range from the small scale of a private home to the large scale of urban design.
Herzog & de Meuron utilize innovative construction and new materials and techniques for their projects around the world including Tate Modern in London, CaixaForum in Madrid, Schaulager/Laurenz
Foundation in Basel, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) in Beijing, Prada Aoyama in Tokyo and the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
Gala Chairs
Karen & Bill Ackman
Honorary Gala Chairs
Susan & Elihu Rose
Angela E. Thompson
Gala Vice Chairs
Laurie Anderson
David Byrne
Meagan Wilson & Shane Dinneen
Evette & Scott Ferguson
Bruce Flatt
Olivia & Adam Flatto
Marjorie & Gurnee Hart
Josefin & Paul Hilal
Ryan Israel
Ken Kuchin
Almudena & Pablo Legorreta
Ali Namvar
Miuccia Prada
Janet C. Ross
Daryl & Steven Roth
Jordan Rubin
Robert Wilson
Gala Corporate Supporter
Gala Corporate Patron
Additional support provided by
Orange Mountain Music
Vineyard 7 and 8
StarChefs.com