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…
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…
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…
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,…
Last Sunday, the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, in the Clarion Concert series, delivered a memorable performance at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains. They opened with String Quartet in…
by Kevin T McEneaney Violinist Leonard Fu and pianist Baron Fenwick provided the second concert at Grace Church in the newly formed Millbrook Music Salon series. Introduced by Artistic Director…
by Kevin T McEneaney The performance of TAKE3 in the Gardiner Theater on Friday night in the Pawling Concert Series at Trinity-Pawling High School was, by turns, ecstatic and electric.…
by Kevin T McEneaney Under the baton of Dr. Leon Botstein, the Bard Conservatory Orchestra opened its March 15th concert with Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56A (1873).…
by Kevin T McEneaney The tango (a fight, a lewd dance, a celebration) was born between 1880 and 1900 in brothels and/or prisons on the South American continent. The most…
by Kevin T McEneaney This past Sunday at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, Crescendo offered a choral presentation, predominantly by female authors who are not well-known. The program, under…