Smithfield Church by Denise Jordan Finley After the 10 AM Sunday service on November 7 at the historic Smithfield Church in a rural valley of Amenia, NY, I was delighted…
Stephanie Blythe by Kevin T McEneaney In The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Lady Bracknell declares, as she leaves the drawing room: “French songs I cannot possibly allow.…
Xak Bjerken and Steven Banks by Kevin T McEneaney Eugenia Zukerman’s Clarion Concert series is back! At St. James Place in Great Barrington, Saxophonist Steven Banks and Pianist Xak Bjerken…
Huang Ruo by Kevin T McEneaney Some people avoid reviews because they reject the proposition of an answer before the proposal of a question; others bread review with skeptical curiosity…
Shai Wosner at The Stissing Center. Photo by KTM by Kevin T McEneaney Shortly after Beethoven huddled with his unstable brother Carl’s household, just outside of Vienna during Napoleon’s canon…
Jenny Lin by Kevin T McEneaney The much-recorded and legendary pianist Jenny Lin, who has often worked with William Bolcom and Philip Glass, performed their works amid the wonderful acoustics…
Interview with Kevin T McEneaney KM: How did your organization arrive at the name Aston Magna, Great Astonishment? DS: The name derives from an estate in Great Barrington. Aston Magna…
Daniel Stepner, Michael Sponseller, Laura Jeppesen, Catherine Liddell. Photo by Leila Hawken by Kevin T McEneaney Aston Magna opened with J.S. Bach at Saint James Place in Great Barrington Sunday…
Aaron Dean, Gina Coleman, Seth Fleischmann by Kevin T McEneaney While most contemporary pop bands are fussing over how outrageous and flashing their goof attire and make-up can be (how…
From left: Stephanie Zyzak, Sophia Zhou, Yasmina Spiegelberg by Kevin T McEneaney Sunday’s concert at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains focused on the theme of dance. Pianist Sophia Zhou…