Brier, James, McDowell, Patterson, Reynolds and More Set for Free Arts and Artists Holiday Concert

By Andrew Gans
07 Dec 2009

Wil Reynolds
Wil Reynolds

The Songbook series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul's — will continue Dec. 13 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Manhattan.

Produced, directed and hosted by John Znidarsic, the free afternoon, entitled Holiday Songbook, will begin at 2:30 PM.

Performers are scheduled to include Julie Bearden, Lauren Blackman, Aly Brier, Bobb Goldstein, Ritt Henn, Jennifer Houston, Nikki James, Aaron Jodoin, Kevin Loreque, Robert Manganaro, Sue Matsuki, Tracy McDowell, Mary Liz McNamara, Ross Patterson, Will Reynolds, Kyla Schoer, Etai Ben Shlmo, Cheryl Stern, Gabrielle Stravelli, Alison Weisgall and Jason "Sweet Tooth" Williams.

The aforementioned artists will perform tunes penned by Gaby Alter, Kellen Blair, Peter Brash, David Caldwell, Andrew Zachary Cohen, Maggie Coleman, Sara Cooper, Oran Eldor, Bobb Goldtein, Kirsten Guenther, Ritt Henn, Joe Iconis, Anna Jacobs, Sukari Jones, Joe Kinosian, Peter Lerman, Robert Manganaro, Jordan Mann, Sue Matsuki, Mary Liz McNamara, Tommy Newman, Zach Redler, Will Reynolds, Steven Silverstein, Joan Ross Sorkin, Paul Stephan, Joy Son, Jeff Thomson, Robert Vest, Sam Willmott and Jay Alan Zimmerman.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium is located at 111 Amsterdam Avenue and 65th Street.