Bargemusic

Bargemusic

Bargemusic, formally known as "Bargemusic, Ltd." is a classical music venue and cultural icon in Brooklyn, New York. Bargemusic, founded in 1977, is housed on a converted coffee barge moored at Fulton Ferry Landing on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDB153DF93BA25753C1A9649C8B63&scp=21&sq=&st=nyt|title=My City; Cradled by the Music of the River|accessdate=2008-08-04|year=2002-10-18|author=Jeremy Eichler|work=The New York Times]

History

Olga Bloom founded Bargemusic in 1977 following the transformation of the coffee barge into a music hall in that same year and the programming has evolved over time while not losing the intimacy of the performance space,Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD91331F932A0575BC0A966958260|title=Bargemusic: Brooklyn's Floating Concert Site|accessdate=2008-08-04|year=1990-08-31|author=Allan Kozinn|work=The New York Times] which some compare to a floating living room.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3D9173BF933A1575BC0A967958260|title=Music in Review|accessdate=2008-08-04|year=1991-08-20|author=Allan Kozinn|work=The New York Times] The current barge, 102-feet long and built in 1899 was the third that Bloom purchased for this use after the first two's acoustics did not suit concert performances. She found the current barge near the Statue of Liberty and a tugboat captain advised her of the free slip near the Brooklyn Bridge that still houses the barge.

In 2003, a mishap with a pipe nearly caused the barge to sink.Cite web|url=http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=20213|title=Close Call: Flood Almost Sinks Brooklyn's Bargemusic|accessdate=2008-08-04|publisher=New York Daily News|year=2003-03-10|author=Luis Perez|work=Andante]

Funding

Like many organizations in Lower Manhattan and throughout New York City, Bargemusic's attendance suffered after 9/11 and that caused questions about its continued existence.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE2DC123FF934A25751C0A9649C8B63|title= NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: BROOKLYN HEIGHTS; At Troubled Bargemusic, Discord Amid the Sonatas|accessdate=2008-08-04|year=2002-02-17|author=Tara Bahrampour|work=The New York Times] To make money, Bloom and Bargemusic have rented the barge out for weddings and solicited donations from foundations, corporations and individuals. Some believe that if Bargemusic were given landmark status, it would help secure the necessary corporate sponsorship to ensure the program's continued success.Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2007/10/16/2007-10-16_bargemusic_a_waterfront_music_venue_that.html|title=Bargemusic: a Waterfront Music Venue that's a Cultural Icon|accessdate=2008-08-04|year=2007-10-16|author=Denis Hamill|work=New York Daily News]

References

External links

* [http://bargemusic.org/ Bargemusic]


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