Images | Anniversary Ceremony

9:15 AM Specially designed cake model of Lincoln Center in Alice Tully Hall's Grand Foyer

9:22 AM Lincoln Center Publicity Manger sets up place markers for the photo featuring Lincoln Center leaders and government officials

9:25 AM Juilliard student trumpeters play a fanfare before the celebration begins

9:30 AM Breakfast in the at65 cafe in Alice Tully Hall

9:35 AM Guests at breakfast in Alice Tully Hall's at65 cafe before the show

9:45 AM In front of Alice Tully Hall, Juilliard student trumpeters herald the start of Lincoln Center's 50th Anniversary event with a special fanfare

9:50 AM Crowds in the lobby of Alice Tully Hall before the main event

9:55 AM Audra McDonald does a backstage interview with WABC reporter Lauren Glassberg

9:59 AM Technical crew tests the lighting and stage set-up in Alice Tully hall before the event

10:00 AM Violinist Itzhak Perlman and conductor Alan Gilbert backstage

10:05 AM Tom Brokaw and violinist Ithzak Perlman backstage before the event

10:08 AM Artists backstage before the event. L-R Tom Brokow, conductor Alan Gilbert, violinist Ithzak Perlman, and singer/actor Audra McDonald

10:07 AM 50th Anniversary cake

10:08 Alan Gilbert, Music Director Deisgnate for the New York Philharmonic, backstage before the event

10:09 AM Backstage, special guests gather for a piece of Lincoln Center's 50th Anniversary cake. L-R violinist Itzhak Perlman, conductor Alan Gilbert, pianist Ted Sperling, singer/actor Audra McDonald, and host Tom Brokaw

10:11 AM Artists talk backstage. L-R: Host Tom Brokow, singer/actor Audra McDonald, violinist Ithzak Perlman, and pianist Ted Sperling.

10:12 AM Soprano Audra McDonald and host Tom Brokaw backstage

10:13 AM Stage crew makes final preparations before opening the hall for the event

10:14 AM Juilliard student trumpeters inside Alice Tully Hall before the main event

10:15 AM Lincoln Center President Reynold Levy and Chairman Frank Bennack look over the program for the performance

10:16 Government officals and Lincoln Center leaders gather for a photo in the lobby of Alice Tully Hall

10:17 AM Lincoln Center Chairman Frank Bennack, Governor David Paterson, and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn

10:17 AM Photographers get group shot of Lincoln Center leaders and government officials

10:18 AM Government officials and Lincoln Center leaders pose for a picture in front of Lincoln Center's specially designed 50th Anniversary cake model

10:18 AM Lincoln Center leaders with the specially designed cake model of Lincoln Center

10:19 AM Host Tom Brokaw and Lincoln Center President Reynold Levy pose for a picture

10:20 AM Students from the High School for Arts Imagination and Inquiry in the audience before the event

10:21 AM Lincoln Center Chairman Frank A. Bennack Jr., Host Tom Brokow, and Lincoln Center President Reynold Levy pose for a picture

10:25 AM View of the backstage crossover in Alice Tully Hall and a producer at his desk just before the show begins

10:26 AM Host Tom Brokaw checks his notes from the wings before the event begins

10:28 AM Crew backstage before the performance begins

10:30 AM New York Philharmonic Music Director Designate, Alan Gilbert, enters the stage to open the event with the New York Philharmonic

10:31 AM Alan Gilbert opens the program conducting the New York Philharmonic in Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. At the original groundbreaking ceremony in In May 1959, Leonard Bernstein opened the event conduting the same piece with the New York Philharmonic.

10:35 AM Audra McDonald performs a medley of Of Thee I Sing and America the Beautiful.

10:36 AM Audra McDonald performs

10:38 Senator Charles Schumer takes a call before his entrance backstage

10:40 AM Host Tom Brokow delivers his opening remarks

10:43 AM Lincoln Center Chairman Frank A. Bennack Jr. delivers remarks from the stage

10:49 Host Tom Brokow backstage during the event

10:51 AM Violinist Itzhak Perlman gets ready to make his entrance

10:53 AM Violinist Ithzak Perlman makes his way across the backstage corridor in Alice Tully Hall before making his entrance

10:55 AM Violinist Ithzak Perlman makes his entrance onto the stage

10:57 AM Conductor Alan Gilbert stands in the wings while Ithzak Perlman performs with Alumni from the Perlman Music Program

11:00 AM Senator Charles Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg backstage

11:06 AM Senator Charles Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg backstage

11:07 AM Senator Charles Schumer delivers his remarks

11:15 AM Mayor Michael Bloomberg backstage in Alice Tully Hall

11:16 AM Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers his remarks

11:19 AM Stage crew sets up the stage for The Juilliard Orchestra

11:22 AM The Juilliard Orchestra tunes up behind the curtain before their performance

11:28AM The Juilliard Orchestra sets up to play the Overture from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

11:35 AM The Juilliard Orchestra performs The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Alan Gilbert

11:36 AM Alan Gilbert conducts The Juilliard Orchestra performing The Marriage of Figaro

11:37 AM Wynton Marsalis backstage with his trumpet before going on stage to perform

11:38 AM Jazz at Lincoln Center musician warms up backstage

11:43 AM Wynton Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform to close the event

11:45 Host Tom Brokow backstage during Jazz at Lincoln Center's performance

11:49 AM Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

11:52 AM Wynton Marsalis and a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

11:55 AM Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians exit the stage following their performance

11:56 AM Tom Brokow delivers his closing remarks

12:15 PM Alice Tully Hall's glass facade features Lincoln Center's 50th Anniversary logo

Photos by Mark Bussell

Event	Organization	Venue	Date
Target Free Thursdays Free and open to the public		David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center	Beginning November 2009	More Information
Alan Gilbert Conducts the Juilliard Orchestra	The Juilliard School	Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater	April 12, 2010	More Information
The Juilliard School Satellite Exhibit	The Juilliard School	Lila Acheson Wallace Library	Beginning April 12, 2010	More Information
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents The Music of Fats Waller	Jazz at Lincoln Center	Rose Theater	April 16–17, 2010	More Information
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Fats Waller: A Handful of Keys	Jazz at Lincoln Center	The Allen Room	April 16–17, 2010	More Information
New York City Ballet, Spring 2010 Season	New York City Ballet	David H. Koch Theater	Spring 2010	More Information
New York City Ballet Photography Exhibit	New York City Ballet	David H. Koch Theater	Spring 2010	More Information
School of American Ballet Workshop Performances	School of American Ballet	Peter Jay Sharp Theater	Spring 2010	More Information
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents three complete Beethoven cycles	The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center	Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater	2009–2010 Season	More Information
Celebrating 50 Years of the Met	Metropolitan Opera	Metropolitan Opera House	2009–2010 Season	More Information
Imagination Conversations	Lincoln Center Institute		2009-2010 School Year	More Information
Black Rock Coalition	Lincoln Center Institute		2009-2010 School Year	More Information
50th Anniversary series of fine print editions and handmade, collectible posters	Lincoln Center List Fine Art Print and Poster Program		Beginning May 2009	More Information

Past Events	Organization	Venue	Date
50th Tribute Window Display Free and open to the public		Empire State Building	Starting May 1, 2009	More Information
Lincoln Center at the Times Center		The Times Center	May 4, 2009 and Fall 2009	More Information
StoryCorps		Damrosch Park	May 6-23, 2009	More Information
Lincoln Center Resource Fair		Morgan Stanley Lobby in Alice Tully Hall	May 7, 2009	More Information
50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony		Alice Tully Hall	May 11, 2009	More Information
The Empire State Building’s Tower Lights lit in Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary colors		Empire State Building	May 11, 2009	More Information
Screenings at the Paley Center for Media		Paley Center for Media	May 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 2009	More Information
Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet	Live From Lincoln Center	PBS	May 21, 2009	More Information
Art at Lincoln Center: The Public Art and List Print and Poster Collections (Book Publication)	Lincoln Center List Fine Art Print and Poster Program		May 2009	More Information
On Paper: Highlights from the Lincoln Center/List Collection (Exhibtion) Free and open to the public		Time Warner Center	June 1-21, 2009	More Information
Celebration of Student Songs	Lincoln Center Theater	Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater	June 8, 2009	More Information
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma Free Event	Live From Lincoln Center	Damrosch Park, PBS	June 9, 2009	More Information
Bergdorf Goodman window display Free and open to the public		Bergdorf Goodman	June 8-23, 2009	More Information
Scholarships	Lincoln Center Institute	High School for Arts, Imagination and Inquiry	June 27, 2009	More Information
The Lincoln Center Theater Review	Lincoln Center Theater		July 2009	More Information
A Year-Round Hall Leads To A Year-Round Contract	The New York Philharmonic	Bruno Walter Gallery in Avery Fisher Hall	July–August 2009	More Information
The Film Society presents a marathon of film musicals	Film Society of Lincoln Center	Walter Reade Theater	July 3–5, 2009	More Information
Chubby Checker	Midsummer Night Swing	Damrosch Park	July 8, 2009	More Information
Shen Wei Dance Arts in Re– (I, II, III)	Lincoln Center Festival	Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater	July 9–11, 2009	More Information
Big 3 Palladium Orchestra: The Music of Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente	Midsummer Night Swing	Damrosch Park	July 11, 2009	More Information
In Love with Opera; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Staten Island, NYPL Richmondtown Branch Librar	July 11, 2009	More Information
Emanuel Gat Dance Winter Variations / Silent Ballet	Lincoln Center Festival	Rose Theater	July 14, 16, 17, 2009	More Information
In Love with Opera; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	The Bronx, NYPL Belmont Branch Library	July 16, 2009	More Information
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Queens Library Forest Hills Branch Library	July 18, 2009	More Information
Resurgence of Spanish Dance; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Brooklyn Public Library Williamsburgh Branch Library	July 21, 2009	More Information
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	The Bronx, NYPL Bronx Library Center	July 25, 2009	More Information
Resurgence of Spanish Dance; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Staten Island, NYPL Port Richmond Branch Library	August 1, 2009	More Information
The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out @ 50 Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Large Ensemble Free Event	Lincoln Center Out of Doors	Damrosch Park	August 5, 2009	More Information
Asphalt Orchestra	Lincoln Center Out of Doors	On the Plazas of Lincoln Center	August 5–9, 2009	More Information
Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe	Mostly Mozart Festival	Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater	August 9–10, 2009	More Information
John Adams’ A Flowering Tree	Mostly Mozart Festival	Rose Theater	August 13, 14, 16, 2009	More Information
In Love with Opera; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Queens Library Flushing Branch Library	August 15, 2009	More Information
Resurgence of Spanish Dance; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	The Bronx, NYPL Bronx Library Center	August 15, 2009	More Information
Mark Morris Dance Group	Mostly Mozart Festival	Rose Theater	August 19–22, 2009	More Information
In Love with Opera; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Brooklyn Public Library Kings Highway Branch Library	August 26, 2009	More Information
Shakespeare Seen by Scene; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Staten Island, NYPL St. George Library Center	September 12, 2009	More Information
Musical Comedy Improv; Meet the Artist Library Program	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts	Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, Dweck Center	September 26, 2009	More Information
"A Trip to the Library": An Evening of Songs and Readings	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	September 21, 2009	More Information
Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Irwin Reese, John Shelhart, singers; Robert Rogers, piano	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 3, 2009	More Information
Clurman and Kazan: Two Giants of the Theater	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 5, 2009	More Information
Imagination First: An Imagination Conversation	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 8, 2009	More Information
Concert for Juilliard’s 40th Anniversary	The Juilliard School	Paul Recital Hall	October 8, 2009	More Information
Lincoln Center: Culture New York Style, a Lecture by Thomas Mellins Free and open to the public	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 15, 2009	More Information
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Film Screenings	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 20, 2009	More Information
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Film Screenings	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 23, 2009	More Information
Bruno Eicher, violin; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, piano	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	October 29, 2009	More Information
Lecture at the New-York Historical Society		The New-York Historical Society	November 5, 2009	More Information
Vincent Persichetti: The Man and His Music	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	November 5, 2009	More Information
Anthony de Mare, Piano	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	November 9, 2009	More Information
Some Enchanted Evenings: The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at 40	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	November 12, 2009	More Information
New York City Opera Presents Esther	New York City Opera	David H. Koch Theater	November 7–19, 2009	More Information
Pictures Reframed	Great Performers	Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater	November 13–14, 2009	More Information
North/South Consonance Performance	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	November 14, 2009	More Information
A Very Lively Art: Producing Public Programs at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	December 3, 2009	More Information
Darynn Zimmer, soprano; Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Webster, baritone	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	December 5, 2009	More Information
50th Anniversary Exhibition Lincoln Center: Celebrating 50 Years Free and open to the public	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Donald and Nancy Oenslager Gallery	October 15, 2009–January 16, 2010	More Information
Jazz and Art II	Jazz at Lincoln Center	Rose Theater	February 4–6, 2010	More Information
Lecture at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts with Dr. Joseph Polisi Free and open to the public	New York Public Library for the Performing Arts	Bruno Walter Auditorium	February 8, 2010	More Information

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