Local Arts Index: Anita Brown
For over a century, our region has been the home of extraordinary artists from the major disciplines such as: performance (Helen Hayes), visual arts (Edward Hopper), literature (Carson McCullers), and music (Kurt Weill). Local Arts Index, a new weekly feature on NyackNewsAndViews, highlights the work of an artist who continues our community’s rich creative legacy.
On September 10, 2011, Brown premiered Stand: A Symphony for Jazz Orchestra. The commemoration and orchestral depiction of the American experience surrounding our national tragedy of 9/11 was performed by Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra in Memorial Park and featured the United States Marine Corp Silent Drill Platoon.
It’s a week of rhythm and blues as Nyack hosts Jazz Week through Saturday 7/31.
