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Josh Groban has been
a household name in music for 15 years. In a recent phone interview, Groban talked about his
vocal sound and delivery, his new album “Bridges,” and how he broke free from a
constricting public image.
Eastman Opera Theatre’s new production of composer Ricky Ian Gordon’s “The Tibetan Book of
the Dead” is thought-provoking, and most of all, curious.
Though Smugtown Mushrooms doesn’t host live music often, it has developed a reputation for high-energy rock shows featuring relevant local bands that don’t toe the mainstream line. Exhibit A is Saturday’s lineup, which features two Carbon Records bands playing a joint album release show presented by The Psychic Garden. The trio Nod has been a […]
Composer Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera “The Tibetan Book of the Dead” is being revived by Eastman Opera Theatre more than 20 years after its premiere. Gordon recently spoke over the phone about revisiting the harrowing times in which the opera was written.
It’s only October, and there’s already big news in local jazz. The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival announced major changes this morning for its 2019 event, including two new venues – Parcel 5 and Geva – and a more user-friendly club pass policy. The festival, which will run from June 21 to 29, will stage […]
It’s a rare treat anytime movie lovers get a chance to take in a silent film with live musical accompaniment. It’s even more special when that music is an original score written and performed by artists operating outside their comfort zones. But that’s exactly what you’ll get Tuesday, on the eve of Halloween, when local […]
The Golden Link Folk Society kicks off its 2018-19 season on Saturday with the dynamic, Vermont-based quartet Windborne. Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Mahoney Rowan, and Will Thomas Rowan specialize in cohesive, heart-warming harmonies. With a charming, traditional aesthetic, Windborne’s songs also boast impressive cultural range. In predominantly a cappella arrangements, the group is as […]
Since 2002, the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival has been an incomparable exploration of the organ. The festival brings together organists, instrument builders, and scholars from all around the world. This year’s edition, entitled “Beyond the Stops: Finding the Organ’s Voices,” also marks the 10th anniversaries of three major organ installations in the Rochester area […]
Listen to just a few notes from masterful pianist Sandro Russo, and his command of the instrument is undeniably mesmerizing. Excelling in works from the Romantic era, Russo’s charismatic phrasing and eloquent approach to melody will be on full display this Friday at Kilbourn Hall. Appearing as part of Eastman School of Music’s Fernando Laires […]
DJ Steve Aoki specializes in the kind of heart-pumping dance anthems that pack arenas and drive EDM fans wild. On Friday, Aoki brings his high-energy grooves to Rochester in a show being billed as “Wicked Halloween – Radioactive Wasteland.” This bass-bumping, synth-heavy concert will be a bona fide party. Rapper Joyner Lucas will also perform. […]
Auld Lang Syne ‘Kokopelli’ Self-released auldlangsyne.bandcamp.com Auld Lang Syne may be itinerant, but the incomparable duo will always be a Rochester band to me. Set for release on October 20, “Kokopelli” is Auld Lang Syne’s latest batch of exquisitely crafted indie folk songs, and it’s a consummate return to form. Last year’s album “Positively Phototactic” […]
On Thursday at Kilbourn Hall, Musica Nova and its music director Brad Lubman presented an engaging concert of 20th- and 21st-century works with bold compositional personalities. The program included an poignant tribute to the late composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.
