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The Festival was founded in 1953 by violinist
and neighbor Alexander Schneider, member of the
famed Budapest String Quartet, and the
Washington Square Association. Over the years
the concerts have become a venerable summer
tradition, shaped by Peggy Friedman, executive
director, the late music director Henry Schuman,
and the current music director, Lutz Rath, as
well as countless patrons, volunteers and
neighborhood agencies that make the Festival
such a popular Tuesday evening event.
The Washington Square Music Festival is made
possible with additional funding from:
The Washington Square Park Council
With public funds from:
the New York State Office
of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
through the good offices of
Senator Thomas K.
Duane and Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick
The New York State Council on the Arts
City Councilmember Alan J. Gerson and
The New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs
US Recording Companies fund in part the
instrumental
music for the series, as arranged
by Local 802, American Federation of Musicians
The Estate of Maria Muriel Bryce
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation,
The Washington Square Association,
New York
University
Community Fund,
Carmine Street Block Association,
Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust,
Greenwich Village
Block Associations,
Elaine Biseo Wiig, Emigrant Savings Bank
Independence
Community Foundation
The Washington Square Hotel
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