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Carmen J
By Carmen J
“Perfect Sound & View”
Oct 2018
Live in concert featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa, Salsa Legend, was an extraordinary night to remember. Accompanied by a 12-piece orchestra and after completing a series of successful worldwide engagements, Gilberto Santa Rosa performed selections from 40 years in the entertainment business. The event was a gathering that underscored Santa Rosa's accomplishments. It was an empowering experience and the sound system was perfect and clear. Musicians rocked the house to a pleasing crowd and the view on the front row mezzanine section was perfect.
“Great concert - need air conditioning!”
Apr 2017
Saw a great concert but not sure why there was no sir conditioning - was very warm & uncomfortable - they opened the side doors briefly but then closed them. Also they made a point of asking us to arrive early but didn't open the venue doors so everyone was crowded into the vestibule . Mercifully the concert was excellent !
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Carmen J
New York City, NY244 contributions
Perfect Sound & View
Live in concert featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa, Salsa Legend, was an extraordinary night to remember. Accompanied by a 12-piece orchestra and after completing a series of successful worldwide engagements, Gilberto Santa Rosa performed selections from 40 years in the entertainment business. The event was a gathering that underscored Santa Rosa's accomplishments. It was an empowering experience and the sound system was perfect and clear. Musicians rocked the house to a pleasing crowd and the view on the front row mezzanine section was perfect.
Written October 28, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
DianaLynnNYC
Forest Hills, NY46 contributions
Great concert - need air conditioning!
Couples
Saw a great concert but not sure why there was no sir conditioning - was very warm & uncomfortable - they opened the side doors briefly but then closed them. Also they made a point of asking us to arrive early but didn't open the venue doors so everyone was crowded into the vestibule . Mercifully the concert was excellent !
Written April 9, 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
mexit
New York City, NY82 contributions
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Colden Center for the Performing Arts has changed it's name to the Kupferberg Center for the Performing Arts. The center is located on the campus of Queens College. Years ago Colden Center was separate from the other performing venues there. Colden auditorium is quite large and has great acoustics. Abutting the auditorium is a theatre, which was set up for the students. The theatre is now called the Goldstein Theatre. Although it doesn't have the best acoustics it does have a stage with Broadway type equipment as well as an orchestra pit. The third part of this complex on the campus is the Lefrak theatere, the smallest and used for music. Great acoustics there as well.

Colden auditorium has lots of concerts. For instance I recently saw an oldies concert with The Associations, Lovin' Spoonful, and The Cowsills. The company doing this rented the theatre. However, there are some great concerts coming up such as Audra McDonald and The Boston Pops. One needs to check out the website for the events coming up.
Written September 2, 2013
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jonathan_ny
Brooklyn, NY112 contributions
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space itself is used for graduations and plays, lots of parking, not much to really see.
Written February 24, 2012
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