Climb
by Bill Keller I can't call this a climb, this gradual ascent up the gravel path into morning sun. To lay the railroad tracks, men dug and blasted hills, hauled…
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June 3, 2025
Benjamin Hochman & friends open 96th Season at Music Mountain
by Stephen Kaye The 96th season of Music Mountain in Falls Village opened on a chilly June 1 with a piano trio by Beethoven (Piano Trio Op. 97, “Archduke”) and a…
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June 2, 2025
Music Mountain’s 96th Summer Festival Opens with Eight Stellar Concerts in June
by Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director Photo by Omri Ben David FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Music Mountain Summer Festival, one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the world, opens…
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May 24, 2025
Smithfield Church “Pops” Orchestra Concert Returns
by Kevin T McEneaney This annual end-of-May concert offers a lively selection of classical music and jazz, directed by trumpeter Matt Finley. Finley has selected an eclectic and entertaining program…
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May 23, 2025
The Balourdet Quartet at Bard, Olin Hall
Preview by Kevin T McEneaney The Hudson Valley Music Circle opens at Bard College’s Olin Hall with its 75th Anniversary June series at 4 pm, June 1. The prize-winning Balourdet Quartet…
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May 22, 2025
We should all hold hands
by Kevin T McEneaney In Havana, Castro censored John Lennon, banning the Fab Four in 1964. Cubans defiantly smuggled in tapes of the smash hit “I Want to Hold Your…
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May 13, 2025
Mishka Rushdie Momen at Grace Church
After receiving enthusiastic reviews on her tour of England, Momen is currently touring the U.S. Sophia Zhou, the Artistic Director of the Millbrook Music Salon, introduced Momen. With long, graceful…
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May 10, 2025
Endangering endangered species
by Bill Schlesinger In the matter of the proposed revision of the Endangered Species Act, we should strongly oppose the removal of the word “harm” from the list of prohibited…
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May 7, 2025
The cormorant as hero
by Kevin T McEneaney Cormorants are superb fishers, diving deep into the ocean, rivers, and lakes where they catch fish with their powerful bills. Humans have long employed them to…
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May 6, 2025
Elliot & Zhou: Transcendence at The Stissing Center
by Kevin T McEneaney In a program titled Cello Americana! young cellist Sterling Elliot and pianist Sophia Zhou performed works by four noted American composers. They opened with Four Sketches,…
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May 5, 2025