From left: Daniel Stepner, tenor Frank Kelley, soprano Kristen Watson by Kevin T McEneaney This unusual Aston Magna concert featured a double bill: Naples-born Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Humanity and Lucifer” (1704)…
Daniel Stepner Preview by Kevin T McEneaney I spoke to virtuoso violinist Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director of Aston Magna for the past thirty years, about his upcoming series of concerts:…
Zhu Wang at the keys. Photo by Brian Keeler by Kevin T McEneaney Pianist Zhu Wang was introduced by Artistic Director Shuhui (Sophia) Zhou who noted that Zhu Wang won…
Kazemde George, Tyron Allen II, Kayvon Gordon. Photo by Tonia Shoumatoff by Kevin T McEneaney When it comes to jazz, the first image that appears with enhanced approval in my…
Mishka Rushdie Momen by Kevin T McEneaney Champions of Salon Music offered a taste of mid-18th century salon music from Berlin, played by Mishka Rushdie Momen from England. Momen was…
Juan A. Mesa, Hideki Yamaya, Christine Gevert Claudio Merulo by Kevin T McEneaney Trinity Church in Lime Rock, CT, hosted a Baroque concert, “The Art of Improvisation” by Crescendo last…
Conductor Peter Askim and orchestra by Kevin T McEneaney Sometimes one can be transported or teleported to another planet by attending a concert; it was one of those magical Saturday…
by Kevin T McEneaney The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, a program for composers and young performers in their mid-twenties, opened their Stissing Center chamber music concert with Paris Skies…
Preview by Kevin T McEneaney NEXT is an annual event: The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, brainchild of composer, conductor, and double-bassist Peter Askim, is coming to our area! This…
Preview by Kevin T McEneaney Last May, the Smithfield Church Chamber Orchestra in northwestern Amenia was the first group of musicians to offer a Spring in-person concert Memorial Day weekend…