On its sophomore release, the modern classical ensemble fivebyfive puts the charm back in chamber music by prioritizing accessible sounds.
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A gospel cleansing, Thomas Warfield, and a fiery performance at Rochester Fringe
Halfway through 2022 Rochester Fringe, Sunday had a little bit of everything: gospel music, a Thomas Warfield celebration, and broken glass.
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For the ‘Year of Glass,’ chamber musicians and glassblowers collaborate in ‘More Fire’
Rochester chamber music ensemble fivebyfive has collaborated with visual artists in the past, but never with glass blowers.
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Fivebyfive gets ‘heavy’ with ARTISANworks concert Sunday
As the chamber music group fivebyfive begins a new creative chapter, looking back at the track “Blue Jewel” from its debut album provides insight.
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The year of living dangerously — a 2021 arts recap
The Rochester arts scene did its best to dance beyond the reach of COVID in 2021.
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Fivebyfive turns classical music loose with new album ‘Of and Between’
The Rochester chamber ensemble fivebyfive continues to turn classical music on its head with the art-inspired album “Of and Between.”
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Fivebyfive blends music and meditation in interactive online event
The Zoom performance of Pauline Oliveros’s “Tuning Meditation” on June 6 is open for anyone to participate, even without a musical background.
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Calendar preview: Time to vote
This week’s events are all about the vote, featuring music, dance, films, lectures, readings, and more– plus CITY’s handy election guide.
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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL | ‘It Can’t Not Be Dance Music’ [POSTPONED]
Chamber ensemble fivebyfive will give the world premieres of two new compositions inspired by the dance-themed photography of James Welling.
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Music video review: ‘Pandemic Blues Improv’
For the video “Pandemic Blues Improv,” Rochester guitarist Sungmin Shin creates a Zoom-esque experience with plenty of note-bending fire.
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Music video review: fivebyfive performs ‘Waiting in the Rain for Snow’
On November 17, Rochester chamber ensemble fivebyfive released its music video for “Waiting in the Rain for Snow” by composer David Crowell — just in time for the slushy in-between season that surely awaits us.
