How a night in jail on bogus charges led RPO trumpeter Herb Smith to mentor young Black men.
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CLASSICAL | William Warfield Scholarship Concert
One hundred years after William Warfield was born, the Rochester vocalist’s legacy is still spreading. “My uncle’s career as a singer was really because of the generosity of others,” William’s nephew and singer Thomas Warfield says. With that idea in mind, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund was created in 1977 to offer financial support for […]
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Classical review: RPO with Jon Nakamatsu
On Thursday, Jon Nakamatsu’s finely judged reading of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra was not only drop-dead elegant, but also full of the composer’s signature energy.
