Crescendo with Nicholas Tamagna

by Kevin T McEneaney For one hour at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Countertenor Nicholas Tamagna held forth with a formidable menu of excerpts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with…

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Agate String Quartet at Trinity Pawling

by Kevin T McEneaney Agate String Quartet, four players from France, are currently on a tour of the Once-United States. They performed in the acoustically favorable All Saints Chapel in…

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Crescendo: Latin American Chamber Music

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, Christine Gevert showcased elements of Latin American music with indigenous origins. Gevert played a virginal keyboard and…

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Ukrainian Music Thunders at Bard Sosnoff

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.…

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Rio Jazz Excites & Surprises at Smithfield Church

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…

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Bard East/West Ensemble Delights

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…

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Music in Motion at Bard Sosnoff Theater

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…

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Rio Jazz at Smithfield Church

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…

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