The 2013 MLB All-Star Charity Concert benefiting Sandy Relief will star Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic with special guest appearance by multiple Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey on Saturday, July 13th, three days in advance of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citi Field, which airs on FOX. The concert, which will be free to fans but requires each attendee to have a ticket, will take place on the iconic Great Lawn at Central Park on July 13th beginning at 7:30PM. Major League Baseball is dedicating Saturday, July 13th to raising funds to benefit Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts. In conjunction with the concert, Major League Baseball will make a $1 million donation for Sandy Relief efforts. Earlier in the day on July 13th, MLB will host the MLB All-Star Game 5K & Fun Run benefiting Sandy Relief presented by Nike in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Including the concert donation, Major League Baseball has committed more than $5 million to various national and local charities as part of the Midsummer Classic. The New York Philharmonic, which will be led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform two sets of New York and baseball-themed music, including Randy Newman’s Suite from The Natural and the world premiere of Mark Isham’s Suite from 42. Special guest Mariah Carey will join the New York Philharmonic to perform a select number of her all time classic hits mixed with tracks off of her new album. In addition, Joe Torre will make a special appearance and read the classic baseball poem “Casey At the Bat,” which was written by Ernest Thayer and first published in 1888, 125-years ago.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:29:30 +0000
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