Daniel J. Kushner

The Genesee Chorale — led by its Music Director Ric Jones — will perform Carl Orff’s choral epic, “Carmina Burana,” along with the ubiquitous song “O Fortuna,” this Friday. While the Rochester Oratorio Society performed Orff’s 20th century masterpiece with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra last June, Jones and company will collaborate with pianists Doug Hanson […]

Utilizing a cellos-and-drums instrumentation, the Pittsburgh-based quartet Cello Fury combines classical virtuosity with head-bangin’ rhythms and the kind of relentless energy you expect from your favorite metal bands. Boasting original compositions from its two albums, 2011 self-titled debut and 2013’s “Symphony of Shadows,” Cello Fury’s sound is both brawny and brooding. The band — cellists […]

Rochester’s classical music audiences are accustomed to visits from celebrated international guest conductors and soloists. But an entire orchestra stopping by the Eastman Theatre? That’s a decidedly uncommon occurrence. This Friday, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by its music director, Peter Oundjian, will perform works by J.S. Bach and Dmitri Shostakovich — two composers RPO […]

Touring in support of her 2015 album, “Cocksure,” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson brings her brand of bouncy indie rock to the Bug Jar on Friday. If you like your tunes catchy and hook-laden, look no further: Stevenson’s music is replete with jangly guitars, crunchy choruses chock-full of power chords, honeyed vocals, and a healthy amount […]

Fans of the weekly a cappella Compline service at Christ Church might want to show up early this Sunday for even more sacred music. Presented by the Eastman School of Music, the concert “From Death to Life: Organ and Choral Music From St. Mary’s in Lübeck” is a veritable smorgasbord of seminal Renaissance and Baroque […]