Flight

by Kevin T McEneaney Butterflies adopt a royal schedule— they don’t rise from sleep until 10 am, when most humans are working hard at jobs. Then butterflies flit about at…

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Natalie Zhu & Company at Music Mountain

Che-Hung Chen, J Freivogel, Natalie Zhu, Rachel Henderson Freivogel Pianist Natalie Zhu, recent recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and other numerous awards, displayed her dexterous fingers in four…

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The Amazing Isidore Quartet at Bard, Olin Hall

From left: Phoenix Avalon, Adrian Steele, Joshua McClendon, Devin Moore by Kevin T McEneaney The Isidore Quartet, named after famed violinist Isidore Cohen of the Julliard Quartet, they offered a…

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Fiddler on the Roof in Rhinebeck

Front row: Howie Riggs as Lazar Wolf, Joseph Beem, Jr as Tevye, Mark Grunblatt as Rabbi by Kevin T McEneaney The 1964 classic Fiddler on the Roof at The Center…

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Arial Surprise

by Kevin T McEneaney With widest spectrum of color among all birds, they are the smallest birds, excelling in hues of blue, green, purple. Smaller hummingbirds beat gossamer wings at…

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From Bach to Mozart at Music Mountain

Music Mountain Music Shed Under a cool panorama of gray clouds, the four-month program of heightened, altitude music with summer air-conditioning and vista views opened at Music Mountain with Benjamin…

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Espressivo! Quartet Soars at Bard’s Olin Hall

Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Milena Pájaro-Van De Stadt, Anna Polonsky by Kevin T McEneaney Rebecca Clarke’s Morpheus (1917) for piano and viola may not be familiar to many concert attendees…

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Twelfth Night Baroque Surprise at The Stissing Center

Rachell Ellen Wong, David Belkovski, Nicoletta Berry, Nathan Whittaker, Amelie Sie by Kevin T McEneaney Opening with brief stage discussion with harpsichordist David Belkovski, The Twelfth Night Baroque Ensemble (here…

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A peony for you

photo by KTM by Kevin T McEneaney Peonies are not instant protégées. You will need to get dirt in fingernails, and possess patience three years ticking before any satisfaction arrives…

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