From Mozart to modern and more, the Brockport Symphony Orchestra will present a showcase of soloists in its upcoming concert. William Hullfish, pennywhistle, and the Golden Eagle String Band will perform Celtic dance. Among Hullfish’s credentials is a gold medal from the Smithsonian for his cultural contributions. Also performing is Peter Ferry, vibraphone, performing a […]
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Concert Review: RPO’s “Exquisite Puccini”
Thursday night at Kodak Hall the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presented a lovely evening of the music of love by Rossini, Puccini, Respighi, and Verdi, led by guest conductor Neil Varon. Soloists Karin Wolverton, soprano, and Dinyar Vania, tenor, gave exquisite performances from “La Boheme” and “Madama Butterfly.” The program will be repeated Saturday; it’s a […]
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CLASSICAL | Lyman Brothers
Brothers Zachary and Thatcher Lyman will present a concert of music for trumpet and organ Tuesday, March 5, at St. Mary’s Church, featuring works by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda and American composers Vincent Persichetti and David Sampson. Organist Thatcher Lyman will also perform solo organ works by Felix Mendelssohn and Anton Heiller. Thatcher is currently […]
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CLASSICAL | Pegasus Early Music
During this season of Lent, Pegasus Early Music offers a special program this Sunday of the “Mystery Sonatas” of Franz Ignaz Biber, depicting the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary. The 15 sonatas in the group are also thought to reflect the “15 Mysteries of the Rosary,” causing the work also to be referenced […]
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CLASSICAL | Eastman Horn Choir
Let the sound of brass awaken your soul. The 26-member Eastman Horn Choir will perform this Sunday at the historic St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1968, the Eastman Horn Choir places emphasis on Renaissance music, but also encourages modern composers to write new works for multiple horns. “Eastman at St. Michael’s” is a […]
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CLASSICAL CROSSOVER | “Re:Percussion”
If you’re like me and you’ve had it up to your ears with grey skies, get up off your sofa and turn your cabin fever into foot-stomping, body-moving percussion fever. This weekend composer and percussion guru Ivan Trevino leads Rebecca Gilbert, flute, Melissa Matson, viola, and Kathleen Murphy Kemp, cello, in a concert that includes […]
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CLASSICAL | Brass and Bagpipes
Joining forces in a single concert event are the University of Rochester Brass Choir and the Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums. The big sounds of the concert will include fanfares, marches, hymns, and traditional pipe band selections like “Scotland the Brave” and “Amazing Grace.” The UofR Brass Choir is led by founder and director Josef […]
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CLASSICAL: Alarm Will Sound
They’re calling it a “Rochester homecoming” on the Alarm Will Sound website. Indeed, for founding members of the ensemble, Alan Pierson and Gavin Chuck, the February 19 concert is precisely this. Pierson and Chuck graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2006, and the years in between have been a rapid climb to the […]
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Review: RPO’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
The only way to start a review of Thursday night’s concert by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, led by guest conductor Ward Stare, is to discuss the final work on the program. Given the grey winter skies outside and the earlier program works being full of dissonances, “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin, featuring pianist Terrence […]
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CHORAL | Greater Rochester Choral Consortium
Sunday, February 10 Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 4 p.m. | Free | 303-6305, choral-rochester.org. Imagine a choral concert so great that the number of singers scheduled to perform equals more than one-third of the seats at the Eastman Theatre. Imagine no more, as more than 800 singers from 19 choral groups […]
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Concert Review: RPO & RCB “New York Cityscapes”
Friday night, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra POPS presented “New York Cityscapes,” a work in five parts composed by conductor Jeff Tyzik, accompanied by the original choreography of Jamey Leverett, artistic director, for the Rochester City Ballet. The performance will be repeated Saturday at 8 pm. The performance was so exciting that all I can say […]
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CLASSICAL | Craighead Memorial Concerts
A cherished member of the Eastman School of Music organ community, David Craighead, died last March, and on Friday, February 1, the ESM Organ Department is presenting a two-location memorial concert in his honor. The first program will be held at Christ Church at 6 p.m. on the Craighead-Saunders organ, which was constructed based upon […]
