“Edward W. Hardy, who composed the omnipresent music, plays the violin superbly.” – The New York Times Back by popular demand, composer-violinist Edward W. Hardy will return to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Date Night at the Met, a part of the ETHEL and Friends series. He will perform 3 sets on Friday and Saturday from 6 - 8:30 PM and his performances will take place in the Great Hall Balcony Cafe on the 2nd Floor. On April 19th and 20th, member of the Harlem Chamber Players, composer-violinist Edward W. Hardy, will perform music by Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Florence Price, Ray Charles, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nina Simone, Gershwin, Piazzolla, and more; along with some of Hardy’s original works and arrangements. Date Night at the Met With Edward W. Hardy (ETHEL and Friends series at The Met) is free with Museum admission, which is always pay-what-you-wish for New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students with valid ID.