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.
Daniel J. Kushner
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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 […]
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CLASSICAL | Cirque de la Symphonie
There is a sense of expectation and wonder that comes with the quickly approaching holiday season. On Friday and Saturday, that magic arrives early when the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, Ward Stare, present Cirque de la Symphonie in the appropriately grand Kodak Hall. Beautiful and compelling classical music joins forces with stunning […]
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Opera like no other
Collaboration between Eastman School, PUSH Physical Theatre, and Mexican arts organizations gives birth to weird, impressive new work It has been more than 60 years since an opera by an Eastman School of Music faculty member premiered in the illustrious Kodak Hall. Now, two Eastman professors of composition — the Mexican-born musicians Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez and […]
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CLASSICAL | Renée Fleming with Eastman Philharmonia
Sure, any concert featuring the preeminent American soprano Renée Fleming is going to make waves. But on Saturday, the Eastman Philharmonia — led by Neil Varon — will present a program that is bound to be a tremendous source of pride for Rochester and a cause for excitement among contemporary classical music fans. Raised in […]
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Opera review: “The Turn of the Screw”
Entering Kilbourn Hall, you see a largely barren stage and behind it, a wall seemingly deteriorating from age and poor maintenance. Only wisps and spatterings of white paint adorn the wall, and an ominous staircase ascends to nowhere. The odd, vaguely disturbing architecture of a makeshift fort, consisting of blankets, a table, and a stray […]
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OPERA/THEATER | “The Turn of the Screw”
Benjamin Britten’s music is at once engaging yet challenging and inscrutable. These qualities are well-suited to the subject matter for the 20th century English composer’s opera “The Turn of the Screw,” based on a novella by American writer Henry James. With a running time of 150 minutes, the story — directed here by Stephen Carr […]
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VOCAL | Kelli O’Hara
To say that Kelli O’Hara is an accomplished singer with an impressive resume would be a major understatement. The Tony Award-winning artist has impressed audiences and critics alike with her acclaimed performances: as Anna Leonowens in “The King and I,” her turn in the musical version of “The Bridges of Madison County,” a momentous debut […]
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CLASSICAL | Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival
I don’t have the exact statistic, but Rochester must have the most festivals per capita. And they’re not just in the summertime. Starting Wednesday, October 26, and running through Friday, October 28, Eastman School of Music hosts the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival, with the theme “Breath for Singing: The Organ and the Human […]
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SOUL | Ellis Hall
In what promises to an impassioned, fun performance filled with poignancy, the stunning singer Ellis Hall will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik in Kodak Hall for a set of classic tunes from some of the best singer-songwriters in 20th century popular music: David Bowie, Sam Cooke, George Harrison, Lerner […]
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CLASSICAL | Gossamer Edge Trio
As the last few warm days come and go, and the autumn season settles in, local classical trio Gossamer Edge will bring the evocatively titled program “Garden of Delights” to the Lyric Theatre on Saturday. The instrumentation of the trio — with pianist Paula Rodney Bobb, flutist Rita George Simmons, and mezzo-soprano Allyn Van Dusen […]
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CELLO ROCK | Break of Reality
Alt-classical ensemble Break of Reality returns to the place of its birth on Thursday for a performance in Kodak Hall to open the 2016-17 Eastman Presents series. For 13 years, founding members, and Eastman School alums, Patrick Laird (cello) and Ivan Trevino (drums) — along with a rotating cadre of top-flight cellists — have delivered […]
