All along the Watchtower
By Tonia Shoumatoff “If only men could see that almost all that they know consists of the ruins of destroyed towers, perhaps they would cease to build them. “– P.D. Ouspensky It seems that America has pulled the Tower card ...
Kent Tritle to play at Smithfield Church
Preview by Sharon Webb The Smithfield Church in Amenia, New York, is proud to welcome organ virtuoso Kent Tritle to its historic 1893 Johnson tracker organ for his annual performance in benefit of the Oratorio Society of New York, on ...
Penderecki Quartet Excites at Music Mountain
by Kevin T McEneaney String Quartets, Op. 59 # 1,2,3 (1806) by Ludwig van Beethoven are nicknamed “Razumovsky” after the Russian Count, who commissioned three quartets from Beethoven. Beethoven began working on the first of the three compositions on the ...
The Sherman Ensemble Delivers Stunning Performance
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday night at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, The Sherman Ensemble outdid themselves in a remarkable, historic performance. The program theme, American Genius, was the honoring of immigrant composers who contributed great classical compositions to the ...