The Baldouret Quartet Excites at Grace Church

by Kevin T McEneaney As winners of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award, the Baldouret Quartet delivered an impressive and eclectic concert in Millbrook, NY. They opened with String…

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From Bach to Marsalis at The Stissing Center

The Northern Dutchess Symphony at The Stissing Center this past Friday opened with Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060 (1736)by J.S. Bach. The orchestra captured the exuberant…

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La Traviata soars at the Mahaiwe

by Kevin T McEneaney The good news is that the Berkshire Opera Festival is in its vigorous tenth year of bringing quality opera to the Mahaiwe venue in Great Barrington.…

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The burden of volume

by Kevin T McEneaney Inscape, upscape, downscape, universalscape, living cosmic lens to glorious creation where we are encased uniquely, the sun and planetary system surrounded by a ring of fire…

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Cuarteto Latinoamericano lifts the roof at Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney One of the globe’s greatest quartets, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, which has published over a hundred CDs, performed a selection of well-known and unfamiliar compositions with thrilling éclat!…

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The route of hearts

Vector illustration of the hearts shapes icons. by Kevin T McEneaney The two of hearts gave a daisy to Fran. The three of hearts babysat for Jean-Paul. The four of…

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Oceanic perspective

by Kevin T McEneaney You may have a favorite dawn songbird sing by your window to entertain you, yet only whales and humans have music. * Whales have been trying…

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When time is on vacation

by Kevin T McEneaney There are times when we need a vacation: to loll soft in bed or favorite chair, to do nothing but listen to raindrops patter on roof,…

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Hans Pålsson Astonishes in Ireland

By Kevin T McEneaney On July 24, at the Gerard Manley Hopkins Literary Conference in Newbridge, Ireland, Hans Pålsson, the noted Swedish pianist, presented an unforgettable piano concert. Hans opened…

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Aerial delights

by Kevin T McEneaney Ancient Egyptians worshiped many birds; tombs were often decorated with birds. Known for aerial acrobatic flights, the pied kingfisher can hover in place for a long…

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