by Kevin T McEneaney Last weekend, under the baton of Dr. Leon Botstein, The Orchestra Now (TŌN) offered an unusual program of rarely performed music that focused on Ukrainian themes.…
Last Saturday afternoon, Smithfield Church in northwest Amenia hosted Bandleader Matt Finley’s Rio Jazz with the most accomplished jazz musicians in/or surrounding Dutchess County. This was a concert that often…
poem by Kevin T McEneaney My brain has been shut down by a majority of frontal brain cells who claim a lack of nutrients emerging from stomach and colon. *…
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday at the Lazlo-Bito Conservatory, under the direction of Jindong Cai, the Ensemble, which features a sophisticated blend of Eastern and Western instruments, presented a…
Picking raspberries is my favorite childhood memory with the sun shining at my back with a gentle, tickling breeze on my nose as drifting clouds scud above, aerial messengers of…
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday, Jindong Cai led the annual China Now Music Festival at Bard Sosnoff Theater with The Orchestra Now. The broad focus of the program selected…
by Kevin T McEneaney PlaywrightKen Ludwig has written two dozen plays plus a few musicals. A Comedy of Tenorsoffers behind-the-curtain satire on hyperventilating tenors more immersed in their private lives…
Preview The Smithfield Church will present Rio JAZZ - Intimate Brazilian Jazz hosted by the Bang Family Concert Series. Saturday, 3 pm, October 11, 2025. Refreshments to follow in the…