Matt Finley & Rio Jazz Swings at Smithfield Church

Matt Finley, Lou Pappas, Larry Ham, and Jeff Siegel by Kevin T McEneaney Cool jazz had its roots in saxophone Prez Lester Young and especially trumpeter Miles Davis’ short-lived nonet…

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Sybarite5 Electrifies the air at The Stissing Center

Suliman Tekalli, Sami Merdinian, Louis Levitt, Laura Andrade, Caeli Smith by Kevin T. McEneaney Five young talented musicians lit up the stage last Sunday at The Stissing Center. This tightly…

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Rio Jazz Quartet at Smithfield Church

Preview by Kevin T McEneaney Next Saturday at 4 pm there is the opportunity to hear a marvelous jazz quartet with Matt Finley on trumpet, Larry Ham on piano, Lou…

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Alejandro Brittes Quartet Dresses in Many Sounds

Charlise Bandeira, André Ely, Alejandro Brittes, Carlos de Césaro At the Stissing Center in Pine Plains last Saturday with a full moon promising drier weather, the Alejandro Brittes Quartet from South…

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Juilliard Quartet at Howland Music Chamber Circle

Areta Zhulla, Ronald Copes, Astrid Schween, Molly Carr by Kevin T McEneaney The Juilliard Quartet at the Howland Chamber Music Circle in Beacon, NY, in a program titled Extra Inspirations…

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Mahler’s Remarkable Sixth Symphony at Bard College

Concertmaster Eniko Samu and Dr. Leon Botstein with TON After Dr. Leon Botstein’s introductory remarks at the podium of a program of music in turn of the century Vienna, The…

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Kent Tritle Tracker Organ Showcase at Smithfield Church

by Kevin T McEneaney Saturday afternoon at Smithfield Church in Amenia Kent Tritle, organist of the New York Philharmonic and the Oratorio Society of New York City, and Music Director…

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Verona Quartet Shines at The Stissing Center

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday night at The Stissing Center, the Verona Quartet, residing at Oberlin University, presented the first concert in the annual Clarion Concert series founded by…

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Borromeo String Quartet Amazes at Music Mountain

Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, Henry Kramer, Yeesun Kim, Melissa Reardon by Kevin T McEneaney It has been nearly a year since I heard the fabulous Borromeo quartet. Their quartet moniker…

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