Bach, Bach, Bach, and Handel – as in J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and J.C. Bach. And Handel. With cloud cover likely until March, there’s really no excuse not to take in a Sunday afternoon concert at Hochstein presented by musicians from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. On January 12, Daniel Meyer will guest conduct, and concert […]
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World Music | Irondequoit Chorale
There is Christmas music, and then there is the Caribbean Christmas Mass, sung by the Irondequoit Chorale with the Panloco Steel Drum Band. Performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and more, the “Caribbean Mass” was composed by Eastman School of Music instructor Glenn McClure. His work is described as a mixture of classical and ethnic. […]
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Classical | Eastman Philharmonia, Women’s Chorus/Repertory Singers
Sometimes, right in the thick of the holiday season, we all could do with a little break and just relax. As part of your strategy, why not slip quietly into the back row for a lovely pair of concerts by students of the Eastman School of Music? On December 11, the Eastman Philharmonia will be […]
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OSSIA
OSSIA has been a student-run ensemble at the Eastman School of Music since the mid-1970’s. Chances are, even if you’ve heard of it or gone to one of its concerts, you haven’t been behind the scenes to learn that it is more than just an ensemble — it’s an incubator in arts management. With our […]
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Concert Review: RPO’s Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
Beethoven might be the headliner, but the attention grabbers from last night’s Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert were guest cellist Edward Arron performing Saint-Saรซns and living American composer Kevin Puts. Perhaps you have heard of neither? All the more reason to get to Saturday night’s concert. Arron’s performance demonstrated what happens when you do everything right […]
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Classical | Eastman Chorale
“Like a black swan as death came on/Poured forth her song in perfect calm.” With this excerpt from the opening lines of Benjamin Britten’s “Hymn to Saint Cecilia,” the Eastman Chorale will perform at Christ Church, under the baton of William Weinert. The concert will also include “Cantico del sole,” by fellow Englishman William Walton, […]
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Classical | Cordancia Chamber Orchestra
Cordancia brings together musicians from the RPO, ESM, Hochstein, and the Penfield Symphony Orchestra to perform eclectic, vibrant music of the classical genre. When conductor David Harman lifts his baton on Friday the sound that will usher forth is “The Protecting Veil” by John Tavener for cello and strings. The concert will also feature Copeland’s […]
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Concert Review: RPO plays Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Hindemith
If you love Rachmaninoff even half as much as I do, you are going to love the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s delivery of his Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, led by guest conductor Junichi Hirokami. This week’s concert offering of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra packs in nearly an hour of Rachmaninoff in its second half, […]
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Classical | RIT Performing Artists Concert Series
Two hands. Four pianos. This lead-in of double keyboards means double excitement when pianists Benjamin Hopkins and Christopher Goodpasture take the stage at RIT. Hopkins won first prize in the Rio Hondo Symphony Young Artist Competition. In 2008, Hopkins won awards from the Rochester Philharmonic League and debuted with the RPO. In 2011, Goodpasture won […]
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Drum & Dance | Bush Mango
Rochester loves percussion, which makes it a natural home and performance venue for Bush Mango, a 13-member company featuring drumming, dancing, and performance. Bush Mango’s holiday performance on November 16 is titled “Kibola Kei Kei,” which translates as “Moon over Kibola” (a village in Guinea, West Africa). The music is poly-rhythmic; the dancing is dynamic. […]
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Concert Review: RPO Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
Thursday night, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performed under the fourth guest conductor of the season, Christoph Campestrini, in a performance that included orchestral works by Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky and a piano concerto by Mozart that featured pianist Barry Snyder. Russian composers have the ability to take you with them as they rake their souls across […]
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Bluegrass | Third Presbyterian Chancel Choir
In a unique pairing, the 60-voice, classically-oriented Third Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir joins a five-piece bluegrass band to present “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” this weekend. The composition is by American composer Carol Barnett, libretto by Marisha Chamberlain. Director of Music Peter DuBois will lead the Chancel Choir and bluegrass musicians on guitar, mandolin, […]
