Dr. Barbara Podgurski, Executive and Artistic Director
“A musical gem in the Queens community” “...We are grateful to MRP for keeping the music alive"
Musica Reginae Productions (MRP) is dedicated to serving the citizens of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. Artists and audiences at MRP concerts regularly represent this full range of diversity. Through its concerts MRP brings together the diverse populations of Queens in a community-building experience celebrating diverse styles of music. Most MRP concerts feature Queens natives or residents as performers and composers. Other guest artists usually have some connection to our amazing and beautiful borough here in NYC. All of our COMMUNITY CONCERTS have a companion concert tailored specially for kids and families that takes place a few hours prior on the same day and is FREE to the public with reservations recommended. Click here to view our COMMUNITY CONCERTS FOR KIDS.
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Marimba Extraordinaire Makoto Nakura at 60 — A Retrospective
Makoto started building his distinctive career as a marimbist as soon as he arrived in NYC from Japan 30 years ago. This concert shows his journey through the works which he has commissioned along the way. These works from today’s leading composers showcase the expressive possibilities of the marimba…expressive possibilities that keep expanding under Makoto’s ever-growing collection of mallets! You are sure to have a great time not only hearing extraordinary music, but also meeting this extraordinary artist and human being who always gives his audience an incredible show. Don’t forget to wish him a happy 60th birthday if you attend!