It’s January. It’s cloudy. It’s cold, the wind blows, and it’s colder. Yuck. Determined not to sink into this year’s Rochester winter funk, I’ve put together a list to share of where you can find some items and activities to get you hot. Some of these come from personal experience, some were the result of […]
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CLASSICAL PREVIEW: Musical marathon
Pianist Elinor Freer is candid about what draws her to Beethoven. “I find him to be one of the most difficult composers to perform,” she says. “I find it a real challenge. That’s one of the things that I’m drawn to — it’s exhausting to practice and perform.” Freer, piano, and Mimi Hwang, cello, will […]
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CLASSICAL | Music and Poetry for the Feast of Epiphany
Finally feeling the holiday spirit now that boughs are heaped with snow? Then fa-la-la your way up East Avenue to the Church of the Incarnate Word for a concert of classical music celebrating the Feast of Epiphany through music and poetry. Incarnate Word Music Director Michael Unger presents Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and […]
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CLASSICAL | Baroque Organ Concert
Every Sunday afternoon during the school year, a student from the Eastman School of Music gives a 25-minute presentation and mini-recital on the Italian Baroque organ at the Memorial Art Gallery. On December 30, organ graduate student Anne (Cheuk Bun) Lam will perform. Lam graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor’s […]
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HOLIDAY | RPO Gala Holiday Pops
If you’re already singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” why not do it to the sounds of the Rochester Philharmonic Pops in an arrangement by conductor Jeff Tyzik? The RPO POPS will be in concert with the Festival High School Chorale this weekend, performing favorite works like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Hark! The Herald Angels […]
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Concert Review: Lyric Chorale at St. Louis Church
Through a combination of choral music and projected images, the Lyric Chorale presented works inspired by the Virgin Mary in the setting of St. Louis Church in Pittsford on Saturday, December 15. The Lyric Chorale was generous in its offerings during a nearly two-hour program, including various settings of “Ave Maria,” as well as Bach’s […]
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Concert Review: RPO “The Four Seasons”
The temperature at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre rose considerably Thursday night, owing to the sheer madness of the bowing of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster Juliana Athayde, as the violin soloist for Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” Athayde attacked the score with a determination to seize its glory, and, in doing so, she made each note sparkle, […]
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CLASSICAL: Musica Nova
“It’s weird to talk about him in the past tense.” With that heart-felt sentiment, conductor Brad Lubman references the recent death of legendary American composer Elliott Carter. “He was 103 and lived an extremely long and fruitful life,” says Lubman. “At a certain point, you thought he was going to live forever.” On December 14, […]
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CLASSICAL | Madrigalia
Offering comfort in the familiar, this weekend Madrigalia puts on two performances of its annual holiday concert, “Ring Out, Wild Bells!” Program selections on the “bell” theme include “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” and “Carol of the Bells.” Joining Madrigalia for the Friday evening performance will be the […]
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CLASSICAL | Rochester Oratorio Society
Joining together for a worldly holiday concert is the Rochester Oratorio Society ensemble, Resonanz, with guest soloists from the Rochester Lyric Opera (Susan Cotroneo, soprano; Matthew Swensen, tenor). Founded in 1945, the Rochester Oratorio Society numbers approximately 145 voices, and their smaller ensemble, “Resonanz,” is a subset of approximately 40 singers. Diverse carol selections will […]
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Concert Review: Chamber Music Society Rochester presents The Argos Trio
How’s this for a fresh classical concert idea: stage a concert at the Memorial Art Gallery on a Sunday evening, when it is otherwise closed, and during intermission, offer tours of gallery exhibitions to the audience. Sounds good? It is, and it is being brought to you by the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester, […]
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CLASSICAL | Musica Spei
Did you ever wonder when a popular carol originated? Musica Spei’s holiday concert, titled “Evermore and Evermore: Carols Then and Now,” is going to give you the answers. Musica Spei specializes in sacred a cappella music of the Renaissance, and program selections include the likes of Franco-Flemish composers Orlande de Lassus (c1532-1594) and Johannes Ockeghem […]
