UPDATED 6/25/13 with the name of John Sneider, the guest trumpet player who performed with the Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra. Monday was Day 4 of the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, but for me it was the first night out.I’m contributing coverage to City this Monday through Friday. I arrived early and got to […]
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VOCAL | Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus
It’s time for a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus at its upcoming concert, “The Rainbow Connection.” The concert doubles as a celebration of National LGBT Pride Month with songs of pride, empowerment, and celebration. RGMC includes more than 40 voices and is currently led by Artistic Director Dr. Robert […]
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CLASSICAL/ROCK | Musica Spei
We think of early composers of sacred music as having a clear line to heaven and hell. But, what if Renaissance sacred music was actually inspired by the music of the masses being sung, hummed, and whistled on the streets? Join the a cappella group Musica Spei for a performance of Renaissance sacred music influenced […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: RPO’s “The Rite of Spring, and Rachmaninoff”
Guest conductor Tito Munoz pulled out all the stops Thursday night as he conducted the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in Igor Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”). The musicians of the orchestra filled the stage, including no fewer than 10 kettledrums and a gong struck by a huge mallet. It was precisely the […]
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CLASSICAL | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
In these final days of this reluctant spring, head over to Gibbs Street for the final RPO concert of the season featuring Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” The other tried-and-true classic on the program will be the Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 30, featuring up-and-coming pianist Leonardo Colafelice. City […]
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CLASSICAL | Madrigalia W/cordancia Chamber Orchestra
“Of Heaven and Earth.” The concert title offers such promise that one has only to read the program listings and know a bit about Madrigalia and Cordancia to know it will be a special evening. The program will include works for small orchestra and chorus by Vaughan Williams (“Flos Campi”), Mendelssohn (“Kyrie in D Minor”), […]
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CLASSICAL | Celebration of the Piano
Let’s see. If it’s two hands, that’s 10 fingers. That’s 8.8 keys per finger. That’s…that’s too many unplayed notes! The work-around is to add more pianists, and that’s exactly what the piano faculty at the Hochstein School of Music & Dance will do in its 2nd Annual Celebration of the Piano. Performing music for two […]
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BLUEGRASS | The Lyric Chorale
The last time I heard them, it was sacred classical. But the 40-voice community chorus of The Lyric Chorale is contemporary bluegrass for its spring concert, “Black Ties and Blue Grass.” The concert will feature American music, including “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” by Carol Barnett. Librettist Marisha Chamberlain described the mass as coming […]
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Concert Review: NEXUS and the RPO
The audience at Thursday night’s Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performance (Peter Bay, guest conductor) was treated to a “sound bath” – there is no other way to describe the beautiful and interesting composition “From Me Flows What You Call Time,” by Toru Takemitsu, performed with NEXUS percussion ensemble. Paired with Karen Tanaka’s “Water of Life,” this […]
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CLASSICAL | Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra
Looking to add a classical touch to your Mother’s Day? Join the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra for its annual Mother’s Day concert. The program includes the lovely Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Tchaikovsky, which Director Casey Springstead says is the most challenging piece this year for the HYSO. Additional composers on the program include […]
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CLASSICAL/FOLK | War Music
This weekend it’s a double-header for war music, at home and abroad, in a pair of performances ranging from large-scale classical to period recreation. On Friday, May 3, William Weinert will conduct Benjamin Britten’s massive “War Requiem,” written to celebrate the opening of an English church destroyed during a World War II. A 90-minute work […]
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WORLD MUSIC | Chinese Choral Society of Rochester
“Flow, River, Flow” is the title of the upcoming 30th anniversary concert of the Chinese Choral Society of Rochester. Founded in 1983, the group focuses mostly on Chinese repertoire to enrich its members’ cultural heritage. The group will perform in Mandarin with English translation. Performers at the concert will also include Ai-Ze Wang, soprano; Caleb […]
