Ahh, the sounds of the subway. Trains rolling in and out of stations, service announcements over the speakers, the rushing footsteps of And now, a washboard? Yup, if Fred Gillen Jr.
has his way. audition for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Music Under New York. While plenty of people toot horns or sing their way through the system, there are only about 100 or so acts that are officially recognized by the MTA, getting prime performing spaces in some of the busiest stations.
Every year, about 20 spaces open up on the roster, so auditions are held to fill them. guitar. The friends, both music professionals, looked to the subway to provide looking for you but yet all of a sudden are right there in front of you," Turk The program, which started as a pilot in 1985, is part of the MTA's Arts for Transit, which also places visual art in the subway system.
Music Under New York organizes more than 150 performances a week at 25 locations, including Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station and the subway stations at Times Square and Union Square. The roster includes everything from a barbershop quartet to a "In many ways it really is a gift to the city and to other New Yorkers," said Sandra Bloodworth, director of Arts for Transit. and make requests for time slots.
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