RON DELSENER - City Parks Foundation
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RON DELSENER - City Parks Foundation
Each year we present the People and Parks Award to a recipient who shares our commitment to enriching New York City’s culture. This year we honor Ron Delsener, a maverick, innovator, and G A LA CO N C ERT & D I N N ER AT one of the most influential promoters in the history of the music industry. Mr. Delsener’s legendary career began in 1964, when he assisted the promoter of the Beatles’ first outdoor concert at Forest Hills, Queens. He pioneered concerts in Central Park, beginning in 1966, by engaging seminal artists including Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis, to perform at the HONORING RON DELSENER Rheingold Central Park Music Festival, which evolved into the historic Schaefer Music Festival beginning in 1968. He conceived of and promoted Simon & Garfunkel’s legendary 1981 Concert in Central Park; presented Sting at the Metropolitan Opera House; and presented Neil Young at Carnegie Hall. In 1983, Delsener reinvented the Jones Beach Amphitheater and launched its famed concert series, which continues today. Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, Delsener continues his impressive work, and the spirit of his ground breaking outdoor concerts lives on, inspiring our SummerStage series today. We are thrilled to recognize his extraordinary contributions to the field and to the cultural life of New York City. Cover art inspired by original concert posters promoting the Schaefer Music Festival created and produced by Ron Delsener from 1968 through 1976. GAL A CO NC ERT & D I N N ER H ONORING RON DELSENER P E R FO R M A N C E S BY JON BON JOVI IDINA MENZEL DAVID SANBORN MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 Under the stars at SummerStage Central Park 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue Cocktails at 6:30 pm Dinner & Concert Performance at 7:30 pm Cocktail Party Attire Rain or Shine (Tented Venue) FATHER GUIDO SARDUCCI (DON NOVELLO) Please RSVP by Friday, June 3 PAUL SHAFFER AND THE PARK RANGERS reply form enclosed A N D OT H E R S U R P R I S E G U E S T S www.CityParksFoundation.org/Gala or