In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, this Sunday the Eastman School of Music will present a concert featuring current scholarship recipient and mezzo-soprano Alicia Rosser. The program also includes performances by baritone Lawrence Craig, singer and pianist Thomas Warfield, previous scholarship recipient Jason Alexander Holmes, and others. The William […]
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The Rochester 10
Greater Rochester is filled with talented people working to make the region a better place to work, live, and play. But it often seems like the same names grab the headlines, while other no-less-deserving people go unnoticed. The Rochester 10 — an annual project by CITY — is designed to bring some of the community’s […]
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FOLK | A Girl Named Genny
On a cold winter night, there’s nothing like some good ole Americana to warm the soul. A Girl Named Genny will get your blood pumping with its earnest brand of folk. Whether the band is playing lovely down-home ballads or songs fit for a hootenanny, the infectiousness of the music is undeniable. And if some […]
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ROCK | Walrus Junction
If the music lineup at Abilene this Friday were a holiday meal, local quintet Walrus Junction’s set would be the tantalizing appetizer. As part of an already loaded feast that includes Rochester favorites The Fox Sisters and Hinkley, Walrus Junction makes its Abilene debut and opens the evening up during Happy Hour with an energetic […]
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SOUL/ROCK | Meg Gehman
There is something comfortingly familiar about singer-songwriter Meg Gehman’s voice — smooth yet sultry, clear yet spunky. Gehman is an amalgam of some of music’s greatest and most enduring spirits, from Van Morrison to k.d. lang and Bonnie Raitt, with an accessible sound and plenty of tasty vocal hooks. Based in Rochester, Gehman also cites […]
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CLASSICAL | Upton Quartet
Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was a creator of powerful, political symphonies and formidable operas that double as social criticism. Yet among his most affecting works are his visceral string quartets. With commentary by host Stephen Armstrong, the Upton Quartet will perform the composer’s third string quartet on Sunday at the George Eastman Museum as part […]
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VOCAL | Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus
If festive songs sound like holiday fun, the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus has the concert for you. The group will perform “Comfort and Joy” on Friday and Saturday. Whatever your taste might be — from the traditional “What Child Is This?” and the snowy classic “Winter Wonderland” to innocuous tunes like “Recycle the Fruitcake” — […]
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OPERA | Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato is arguably America’s most beloved mezzo-soprano today. On Monday, DiDonato takes the stage at Kodak Hall along with classical ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro to perform a concert intriguingly titled “In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music.” On this program, the mezzo-soprano’s pure tone will convey classic opera arias from the Baroque period. A […]
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Family-run Iron Tug Brewing touts nitro stout
Iron Tug Brewing has an unassuming physical location. If my friend and I had blinked, we might have driven by it entirely. It feels like a small beer hall or public meeting place inside the colored brick building — in fact, the space was formerly a firehouse, and looking up at the ceiling, I could […]
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Album Review: ‘City Lights’
Driftwood “City Lights” Self-released driftwoodtheband.com Americana quartet Driftwood is a long-time regional favorite among folk music lovers. Yet with the release of its fourth studio recording, “City Lights,” the Binghamton-based band delivers a full-fledged pop record chock-full of radio-friendly melodic hooks and head-bobbing rhythms — while still delivering substantive songs brimming with outdoorsy energy, barn-burning […]
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Theater review: “Miracle on 34th Street”
RAPA’s production of “Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical” will put you in the holiday spirit, but just watch out for a dated script.
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CLASSICAL | Ying Quartet with Billy Childs
On Sunday, the Ying Quartet will be joined by jazz and classical pianist and composer Billy Childs for a concert of music both cherished and new. A joint presentation of the Eastman Ranlet Series and the Eastman Piano Series, the program features the world premiere of Child’s Piano Quintet. The multi-Grammy winner’s new composition will […]
