Tuesday night, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, performing with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, brought down the house at the Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua (CMAC). For a good two hours McLachlan sang from more than 20 years of songs, ranging from classics we know by heart (“Adia,” “Building a Mystery”) to selections from her […]
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Making the popular classical
“The way to pull something off like this is to do your homework before you get on the stage and to hire great symphonies. These [orchestras] are all A-list players that are used to sight reading and playing things right the first time. It’s not a typical rehearsal schedule.” So says Sean McLoughlin, the conductor […]
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Mambo Kings
Thursday will see the final concert of the season in the Hochstein “Spotlight on Faculty” series, and it promises to be a hot night of Latin jazz. Mambo Kings has been presenting music that is a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythm and contemporary jazz since 1995. Many of the group’s compositions are original to Richard DeLaney, […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: RPO “Pictures at an Exhibition”
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra brought down the house Thursday night for its final program of the season. The strategy of ending with “Pictures at an Exhibition” was brilliant. How can you fail to excite the audience when the final moments of “The Great Gate of Kiev” involve huge, loud sounds, including chimes and drums and […]
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DISH ’12: Park Avenue food guide
Ever marveled at the array of signs for food along Park Avenue? With more than 30 restaurants, bars, and specialty food shops, it took me two full afternoons to visit every one. From favorites I know and love to businesses I’d never have noticed without a map, Park Avenue offers something for everyone’s appetite and […]
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HOLIDAY GUIDE ’11: Music preview
Tear your holiday shopping list in half, right down the middle. Keep the left-hand list of names of loved ones, ditch the right-hand list of whatever you were thinking about buying. I’ve got your holiday-shopping solution, and it is a perfect fit for 99 percent of the people who are on your list. This holiday […]
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FALL GUIDE ’11: Classical music preview
If the 2010-2011 season was the best classical programming Rochester has seen in 20 years — anchored by the grand finale season of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor and Music Director Christopher Seaman — the 2011-2012 season will be the year of the GPS. Classical music fans: start your engines, because we are going to be […]
