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Start: 2026-05-17T10:00:00-04:00
Location: 5th Avenue

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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

The OMNI Ensemble is pleased to announce the conclusion of its 43rd season at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on Saturday evening, May 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm. Music Director/Flutist David Wechsler will host an evening of woodwind quintet and piano music. Compositions are Karel Husa’s Serenade for woodwind quintet and piano, Valerie Coleman’s Afro Cuban Concerto for wind quintet, Chen Yi’s Woodwind Quintet, and David Wechsler’s Divertimento
for Wind Quintet and Piano. Assisting musicians are Elizabeth Kieronski - oboe, Jeffrey Adler - clarinet, Atsuko Sato – bassoon, Eric David - horn, and Sylvia Kahan, piano. 
Continuing as the chamber music group in residence at the Brooklyn Conservatory, The OMNI Ensemble will continue to perform concerts of enormous variety all designed to provide their audience with a musical diversity not ordinarily encountered by one chamber music group. Throughout the season they perform in the recital hall at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. 

Tickets at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music are $25.00, $15.00 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available in advance on the OMNI Ensemble website or at the door prior to the performance. 
For reservations please call 718/859-8649.
For direct purchase of tickets on line please visit our web site: <a href="https://www.theomniensemble.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.theomniensemble.org</a> or go to <a href="https://omnimay226.eventbrite.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://omnimay226.eventbrite.com</a>
The Brooklyn Conservatory is located at 58 Seventh Ave. at the corner of Lincoln Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is in easy access of public transportation, Q or B train to Seventh Ave., or IRT #2 and 3 to Grand Army Plaza. For further information and ticket reservations, call 718 859-8649. 
The OMNI Ensemble is a chamber music created to perform programs of enormous variety, with music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century, including Western classical music, jazz, and electronic and improvised music, all designed to provide their audience with a musical experience not ordinarily encountered in a single music event. Since its inception in 1983 the group has featured many guest artists including multi instrumentalist/composer David Amram, performance artist John Kelley, Singer Erika Banks, Kumongo player Jin Hi Kim, Saxophonist Roy Nathanson, Mezzo Sopranos Catherine Ciesinski and Charlotte Hellekant, Harpsichordists Gerald Ranck and Rebecca Pechefsky, and keyboardist Marco Benevento. The group has commissioned works by David Lang, Lee Hyla, Allen Shearson, &amp; Michael Bushnell, and performed new pieces by Jim Lahti, Eric Klein, and David Wechsler. 



This concert is made possible, in part with funds from The New York State Council on the Arts.

Local Event: The OMNI Ensemble Concludes its 43rd Season

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In this multi-session class we'll go over the 4 steps of making a puzzle—thinking of a theme, placing the black squares, filling the grid, and writing the clues—and dive into the history of puzzles that Natan describes in his book, Across the Universe.
Natan Last is an author, crossword constructor, and humanitarian immigration policy expert. His essays, puzzles, poems, and policy research have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Hyperallergic, and elsewhere. He is the author of Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle, a cultural history of the crossword.
Supplies: Bring a hardbacked notebook or a clipboard and paper for note taking and writing, as well as a pen or pencil of your choice.
Dates: 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Time: 1:00pm Venue Opens / 1:15pm Class Starts (in downstairs Venue)
Enrollment: $150 -- Enrollment cost covers all four classes -- **Limited class size**

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Wednesday, May 6th at 7:30 PM includes…
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Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk returns to Brooklyn May 9-17, 2026. This free, self-guided 1.5 mile event features over 150 emerging and established artists exhibiting in 70+ local shops, galleries, salons, restaurants, and businesses from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront.
Stroll through Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill while exploring artwork across a range of mediums, including painting, photography, mixed media, and drawings. The event is open to all ages and will be held rain or shine.
For updates, participating locations, and the official map, visit <a href="https://www.atlanticave.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.atlanticave.org</a>.
The Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk is presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation (AALDC), a not-for-profit engaged in economic development, historic preservation, and cultural enrichment of Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront in Brooklyn.
For more information, please contact the AALDC at 718-875-8993 or by email at<a href="mailto:pr@atlanticave.org" rel="noopener"> pr@atlanticave.org.</a>

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