Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today detailed the programs for the commemorative gatherings the City will host on September 11th in all five boroughs. The twilight gatherings will begin in each borough at 7:00 p.m. and include music and candle-lighting. The lighting of an eternal flame in historic Battery Park will be broadcast live at each of these events, followed by commemorative musical performances. All New Yorkers are encouraged to attend the gathering in their own borough at the locations listed below and to bring candles to join in the lighting at each.

All of the borough concerts will feature a vocalist, symphony, jazz group, and youth choir. The programs for each will differ slightly but the following works will be performed at all five concerts: "America the Beautiful," George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," an orchestral performance accompanied by a live reader. "God Bless America" will conclude the concerts at 9:00 p.m. when President Bush's address to the nation will be broadcast at each of the gatherings.

Concert information by borough (additional performers may be added):

BRONX - VAN CORTLANDT PARK, Parade Grounds
Performers:
Marin Mazzie (Tony-nominated star of "Kiss Me Kate"); Bronx Arts Ensemble; Highbridge Voices; Dave Valentin Quintet; Adlai Stevenson High School Gospel Choir

Reader of "Lincoln Portrait":
Jason Danieley (Broadway star of "Full Monty")

BROOKLYN - PROSPECT PARK, The Bandshell
Performers:
Christine Goerke (New York City Opera alumna); Terrance Wilson (pianist); The Brooklyn Philharmonic; Brooklyn Youth Chorus; Valerie Capers Ensemble

Reader of "Lincoln Portrait":
Kate Burton (Tony-nominated star of "Hedda Gabler" and "The Elephant Man")

MANHATTAN - CENTRAL PARK, Great Lawn, 79th to 86th Streets, mid-park
Performers:
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; André-Michel Shub (Van Cliburn Competition-winning pianist)

Reader of "Lincoln Portrait":
Meryl Streep (Academy Award winning actress)

QUEENS - FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK, Unisphere Promenade
Performers:
Shuler Hensley (Tony Award winner of Broadway musical "Oklahoma"); Queens Symphony Orchestra; Arvell Shaw and the Louis Armstrong Legacy Band (Shaw was Armstrong's bass player; he will be joined by Armstrong's pianist, Marty Napoleon); Bayside High School Chorus

Reader of "Lincoln Portrait":
Marian Seldes (Tony Award-winning stage actress)

STATEN ISLAND - SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER, South Meadow
Performers:
Louise Pitre (Tony-nominated star of "Mama Mia"); Staten Island Symphony; Curtis High School Jazz Ensemble; Curtis Guitar Ensemble; New York City Housing Authority Youth Chorus

Reader of "Lincoln Portrait":
Jennifer Esposito ("Spin City" actress)