Multidisciplinary Event Producer and Artistic Programming Professional
Thomas Mulhare has worked nearly every side of a live event: as a performer, director, programmer, producer, and operations leader. For more than 25 years, at institutions such as The Juilliard School, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The New York Botanical Garden, he has built the teams and systems behind the work. Having stood in each of these roles, he knows what an event asks of the people making it and what it owes the people who come.
Based in New York. Available for leadership roles, consultation, and collaboration.
The next generation of great artists showcase their passion and artistry in more than 200 free performances each year. Discover performances of orchestral, choral, chamber, opera, and solo repertoire.
Check Juilliard Event Calendar for weekly lineup.
Juilliard Wind Orchestra
Raymond Mase, Conductor
William Short, Conductor
STARER Serenade for Brass
ERB Sonneries
DVOŘÁK Serenade for Winds in D Minor, Op. 44
Juilliard students perform wind repertoire spanning a range of eras and styles, led by Juilliard faculty members William Short, principal bassoonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Raymond Mase, acclaimed trumpet player and former member of the American Brass Quintet. Check back for program information.
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Richard X and Paula Jeanine Bennett’s new album of jazz-inflected songs, Amaryllis 2, has a layered origin story. Among those layers are Juilliard dancers, who Richard, a pianist, had improvised for during class. We’ll celebrate the couple's album release with a performance featuring the Bennetts and Juilliard dancers, with choreography by Juilliard faculty member Karen Gayle. Join us for an unusual and exciting event at Juilliard Station.
Musicians
Paula Jeanine Bennett, Voice and Percussion
Richard X Bennett, Piano
Allison Lee, Acoustic Bass
Eneko Dieguez, Saxophone
Dancers
Carlee Alicea
Janis Bady
Colin Bendziewicz
Valadie Cammack
Antonia Gonzalez
Sara Guo
Charles Head
James Street
Choreographed by Karen Gayle
Pieces Performed
In the Bright
Bittersweet
Portrait in Sepia
The Poem Is in My Step
Golden Time
The Writing’s on the Wall
Grasslands
Composers
Richard X Bennett, Music
Paula Jeanine Bennett, Lyrics
Performance time: approximately 45 minutes
Please note: Admission to Juilliard Station events is first come first served, and events tend to reach capacity quickly. We recommend arriving early to secure your spot.
Juilliard Station, the new venue just off the 66th Street 1 train subway stop at Broadway, gives New Yorkers and other passersby an opportunity to step away for free music, dance, drama, talks, and master classes. The intimate, glass-walled studio fuses the daily rhythm of New York City with glimpses of the artistry cultivated within Juilliard’s halls.
The Station offers inspiring, 45-minute lunchtime and evening rush hour performances and other events—serving as a gateway to the iconic Lincoln Center campus.
After last season’s launch, Juilliard Station quickly became a highly in-demand ticket. Except, there are no tickets. Performances are all free, open to all ages, and first come, first served.
The Juilliard Jazz Small Ensembles celebrate two foundational figures whose creativity helped define the language of early jazz—a language filled with character, emotion, and, above all, swing. Cornetist Joe “King” Oliver was a bandleader and mentor to Louis Armstrong; pianist, composer, and arranger Jelly Roll Morton demonstrated that a style rooted in improvisation could retain its essential elements when notated. As composers, one gave their collaborators more musical freedom, while the other wanted all musicians to simply “cut the dots,” or play exactly what the composer wrote.
Dave Brubeck Ensemble
Ulysses Owens, Coach
Nicklas Caldwell, Tenor Saxophone
Gustavo Cruz, Tenor Saxophone
Al Romanillos, Trumpet
Grace Rock, Trombone
Nathan Mesler, Vibraphone
William Schwartzman, Piano
Daniel Song, Bass
Max Simas, Drums
Max Roach Ensemble
Charenee Wade, Coach
Miriam Goroff-Behel, Alto Saxophone
Connor MacLeod, Tenor Saxophone
Nathaniel Williford, Trumpet
Luke Ramee, Trombone
Blake Slaughter, Guitar
José André Montaño, Piano
Ahmed McLemore, Bass
Vinton Hines, Drums
The seven Juilliard Jazz Ensembles are each named after a jazz legend, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, and Jelly Roll Morton among them. Throughout the season, these ensembles perform music by a wide range of artists including their respective namesakes, alongside original works and arrangements by ensemble members, embodying the history and interconnectedness of these legends and jazz universally.
The named ensembles and their coaches:
Dave Brubeck Ensemble, in the spirit of integrating the arts, coached by Jennifer Krupa
Betty Carter Ensemble, in the spirit of scatting, musical freedom, and reimagination, coached by Donald Vega
Dizzy Gillespie Ensemble, in the spirit of innovation, dance, Afro-Latin music, humor, and teaching, coached by Elio Villafranca
Jelly Roll Morton Ensemble, in the spirit of interpreting the original meanings of jazz, coached by Doug Wamble
Max Roach Ensemble, in the spirit of Civil Rights experimentation and understanding of the African Diaspora, coached by Isaiah J. Thompson
Mary Lou Williams Ensemble, in the spirit of stride piano, arranging, and intellectual discourse about music techniques and meaning, coached by Bruce Williams
Duke Ellington Ensemble (Artist Diploma Ensemble), in the spirit of being ambassadors to the world, coached by Ben Wolfe
Juilliard Station, the new venue just off the 66th Street 1 train subway stop at Broadway, gives New Yorkers and other passersby an opportunity to step away for free music, dance, drama, talks, and master classes. The intimate, glass-walled studio fuses the daily rhythm of New York City with glimpses of the artistry cultivated within Juilliard’s halls.
The Station offers inspiring, 45-minute lunchtime and evening rush hour performances and other events—serving as a gateway to the iconic Lincoln Center campus.
After last season’s launch, Juilliard Station quickly became a highly in-demand ticket. Except, there are no tickets. Performances are all free, open to all ages, and first come, first served.
Juilliard Drama Presents August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Written by August Wilson
Directed by LisaGay Hamilton (Group 18)
Juilliard Drama launches the fourth-year actors’ season with August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning play, directed by alum LisaGay Hamilton (Group 18), who was a member of the original Broadway cast.
In the midst of the Great Depression, Boy Willie arrives in Pittsburgh with a truck filled with watermelons, a dream of buying his own land, and a complicated relationship with the past. As he battles his sister, Berniece, over the sale of their inherited piano, old traumas resurface. In August Wilson’s own words, The Piano Lesson asks: “Can you acquire a sense of self-worth by denying your past?”
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson runs from October 7 to 10.
Juilliard Station, the new venue just off the 66th Street 1 train subway stop at Broadway, gives New Yorkers and other passersby an opportunity to step away for free music, dance, drama, talks, and master classes. The intimate, glass-walled studio fuses the daily rhythm of New York City with glimpses of the artistry cultivated within Juilliard’s halls.
The Station offers inspiring, 45-minute lunchtime and evening rush hour performances and other events—serving as a gateway to the iconic Lincoln Center campus.
After last season’s launch, Juilliard Station quickly became a highly in-demand ticket. Except, there are no tickets. Performances are all free, open to all ages, and first come, first served.
Juilliard Drama Presents August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Written by August Wilson
Directed by LisaGay Hamilton (Group 18)
Juilliard Drama launches the fourth-year actors’ season with August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning play, directed by alum LisaGay Hamilton (Group 18), who was a member of the original Broadway cast.
In the midst of the Great Depression, Boy Willie arrives in Pittsburgh with a truck filled with watermelons, a dream of buying his own land, and a complicated relationship with the past. As he battles his sister, Berniece, over the sale of their inherited piano, old traumas resurface. In August Wilson’s own words, The Piano Lesson asks: “Can you acquire a sense of self-worth by denying your past?”
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson runs from October 7 to 10.
Juilliard Station, the new venue just off the 66th Street 1 train subway stop at Broadway, gives New Yorkers and other passersby an opportunity to step away for free music, dance, drama, talks, and master classes. The intimate, glass-walled studio fuses the daily rhythm of New York City with glimpses of the artistry cultivated within Juilliard’s halls.
The Station offers inspiring, 45-minute lunchtime and evening rush hour performances and other events—serving as a gateway to the iconic Lincoln Center campus.
After last season’s launch, Juilliard Station quickly became a highly in-demand ticket. Except, there are no tickets. Performances are all free, open to all ages, and first come, first served.
Join the Whitney for a performance by Marc Ribot at Free Friday Nights, co-presented by Brooklyn-based performance venue and community space Public Records.
Marc Ribot, who The New York Times describes as “a deceptively articulate artist who uses inarticulateness as an expressive device,” has released 25 albums under his own name over a 40-year career, exploring everything from the pioneering jazz of Albert Ayler to the Cuban son of Arsenio Rodríguez. In 2025, Ribot released “Map of a Blue City,” a collection of songs that features Ribot’s imaginative playing and leads to what may be his definitive statement as an instrumentalist, as a songwriter, and even as a singer. Jazzwise Magazine’s 4-star review states, “Ribot needs no introduction. But nothing prepares us for Map of a Blue City... Beyond jazz, steeped in humanity... an album of the year.”
Admission is free to all visitors every Friday evening from 5–10 pm. In addition to music, join us for world-class exhibitions of contemporary American art, cocktails with views at Studio Bar, and more.
If you’re ready to build something extraordinary, so am I.