Sunrise

by Kevin T McEneaney While the sun appears to rise in the East, we are aware that it is an illusion due to the Earth spinning on its axis. We…

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“The Songbird” at Cresendo Event

by Kevin T McEneaney Monody was invented at the Medici court in Florence around 1580 by Vincenzo Galilei, father of the astronomer Galileo, who set a passage from his son’s…

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Operetta with a Smile At Bard Sosnoff

by Kevin T McEneaney Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Graduate Vocal Arts Program produced its annual Spring concert under the baton of James Bagwell. The program centered upon…

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Everlasting echo

by Kevin T McEneaney If you hear static on the radio, you are hearing the Big Bang afterglow, which resonates throughout the universe. * We are still attempting to understand…

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Kristin Lee & John Novacek at Millbrook Music Salon

by Kevin T McEneaney At Grace Church in Millbrook this past Sunday, the dynamic duo of Kristin Lee on violin and John Novacek on piano thrilled the audience with a…

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Lost Radio Rounders at The Millbrook Library

by Kevin T McEneaney Kudos to The Millbrook Library for hosting Lost Radio Rounders in a free concert in the library last Saturday. Based in Albany, they are a folk…

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The Ancient Kiss

by Kevin T McEneaney Can you recollect the first kiss you had? Apes have been kissing for millennia. Sometimes a kiss carries an electric charge… * Have there been more…

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February fever

Valiant Valentine discovered the door to mythological reputation that has endured for many centuries with folksy embellishment, and why not? * A holiday for romantic lovers offers a welcome toast…

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Notes on Valentine’s Day

by Kevin T McEneaney Emperor Claudius II ruled from 268 to 270 AD. During his reign he adopted the policy of forbidding Roman soldiers to marry, a rule that lasted…

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Chinese New Year Extravaganza at Bard College

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday, Sosnoff Hall at Bard College featured The Annual Lunar Chinese Festival, where The Orchestre Now exploded with marvelous panache under the energetic baton of…

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