Presented by Death of Classical and Green-Wood, running from 7-10PM, the inaugural “Three Bs” Fest will feature a cook-off with two competing burger recipes, a tasting of whiskeys, and a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn

The competitors for the coveted Golden Spatula will be Harlem Public and Madcap Cafe, with their burger recipes rated by the audience in real-time via the Burger Club website

Whiskeys will be provided by Angel's Envy, Blackened American Whiskey, Five & 20, NY Distilling Co, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Widow Jane, and more

The Festival kicks off the second season of The Angel’s Share, the acclaimed opera and classical music concert series that takes place in the Green-Wood Catacombs, curated by Andrew Ousley

It will be - and this is an actual fact - the single greatest event ever conceived in the history of humanity

For immediate release - Death of Classical and Green-Wood are wildly excited to announce the first-ever Burgers, Bourbon & Beethoven Festival at Green-Wood Cemetery, May 25, 2019, from 7-10PM. The event will feature competing burger recipes that will be sampled and rated by the audience, a whiskey tasting of boutique bourbons alongside craft cocktails, and a performance of Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, conducted by Eli Spindel.

Vying for the coveted Golden Spatula will be Harlem Public, represented by chef Chad Vigneulle, and Madcap Cafe, represented by chef Heather Fuller. Audience members will taste and rate each recipe via the Burger Club website (www.brgrclub.com), providing a real-time leaderboard of the top burger. Hot dogs will also be available, just because...

The food will be washed down by a sampling of whiskeys generously provided by Angel's Envy, Blackened American Whiskey, Five & 20, NY Distilling Co, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Widow Jane, and more

The evening will conclude - as all good evenings should - with a rousing performance of Beethoven’s towering Fifth Symphony, as well as Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, conducted by Eli Spindel. Matt Abramovitz, Program Director at WQXR, will be the evening's host with the most.

The “Three Bs” Festival will take place on the grounds surrounding Green-Wood’s landmarked Gothic Arch and will officially kick off the second season of The Angel’s Share, the acclaimed opera and classical music concert series that takes place in the Green-Wood’s Catacombs, curated by Andrew Ousley. This year’s performances include a fully-staged production of Purcell’s opera Dido & Aeneas, Baroque ensemble Voyage Sonique, Liszt’s Poetic and Religious Harmonies by pianists Adam Tendler and Jenny Lin, and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn returning to play Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater.