# Event Details - **Event Name**: Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for the opening celebration of Serpentine Sibyls, the new public art installation by Daniel Rothbart. The program will feature Jeffrey Lependorf, a master player of the shakuhachi (traditional Japanese bamboo flute) will perform an improvised musical meditation. For approximately 40 minutes, he will blend traditional Zen meditation and avant-garde musical techniques and traditions in musical response to three of Rothbart’s floating sculptural installations. When: July 11 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where: The Pond (between P3 and P4) (View Directions and Site Map) Admission: Tiered ticketing/pay what you wish: (Registration Required) $0 $5 $10 (suggested) $15 $20 Biography Jeffrey Lependorf, a composer, musician, and visual artist, also serves as Executive Director of the John Cage Trust and directs the Art Omi: Music International Musicians Residency, a collaborative music-making program he created. He received a doctorate and masters in music composition from Columbia University and his undergraduate degree from Oberlin Conservatory. He is additionally a certified master of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. He received the venerable honorific name “Kôkū” (“empty nothingness”) from Kinko shakuhachi master Yoshinobu Taniguchi. He has performed, and his music has been performed, around the globe—literally, in fact: a recording of his "Night Pond" for solo shakuhachi was launched into space when the shuttle Atlantis took off on May 15, 1997, and remained for a year aboard the Russian space station Mir. He has received numerous awards and honors, and his “Masterpieces of Western Music” audio-course is available through Barnes & Noble’s “Portable Professor” series as well as for download through Audible.com. jeffreylependorf.com for more information. About Serpentine Sibyls The installation takes its title from the Sibyls—female prophetesses and oracles consulted in times of crisis. In an era marked by floods, heat waves, and wildfires, their presence resonates anew, reflecting the growing precarity of human life amid climate change and environmental loss. Rothbart’s sculptures evoke aquatic organisms and botanical forms from a distant past, conjuring life forms that feel at once primordial and speculative, alien yet strangely familiar. Rooted in deep history while gesturing toward an uncertain future, the works occupy a threshold between memory and prophecy. Situated within Snug Harbor’s historic landscape—a former refuge for sailors—the installation becomes a space for contemplation on where humanity has been and where it may be headed. Once set afloat, Rothbart’s sculptures are animated by wind and water. Through a visual language of structure, light, buoyancy, and motion, they transform perceptions of the surrounding environment. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/serpentine-sibyls-opening-with-shakuhachi-flute-performance/200030280930008 - **Event Categories**: music, live-music, art, health-wellness, entertainment, meditation - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 36 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden - **lat**: 40.64209354784 - **long**: -74.102611541748 - **full address**: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace,New York, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/14f80ffc0ce6f86070e6882bd8f32860f9bcc2317e51df1bd6ae96d99f21d6d5-rimg-w1200-h800-dc434846-gmir?v=1783431314 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance being held? - **A:** Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance takes place on Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace,New York, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance? - **A:** Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance is organized by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Serpentine Sibyls: Opening with Shakuhachi Flute Performance is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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