Espressivo! Quartet Soars at Bard’s Olin Hall

Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Milena Pájaro-Van De Stadt, Anna Polonsky by Kevin T McEneaney Rebecca Clarke’s Morpheus (1917) for piano and viola may not be familiar to many concert attendees…

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Twelfth Night Baroque Surprise at The Stissing Center

Rachell Ellen Wong, David Belkovski, Nicoletta Berry, Nathan Whittaker, Amelie Sie by Kevin T McEneaney Opening with brief stage discussion with harpsichordist David Belkovski, The Twelfth Night Baroque Ensemble (here…

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The Smithfield Church Orchestra Pops Memories

Matt Finley, Jean Vilkelis, Rob Murphy, Lou Pappas, Piotr Kargul by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday at Smithfield Church in Amenia their annual Memorial Day concert with the Smithfield Chamber…

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Daniel Stepner & a well-caught trout

Daniel Stepner, David Hyun-su Kim, Jacques Lee Wood, Anne Black by Kevin T McEneaney In Great Barrington last Sunday afternoon at Saint James Place, there was an all-Schubert concert to…

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Jennifer Koh Amazes and Thrills

Jennifer Kho by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday afternoon at the Astor Dairy Barns in Rhinebeck, violinist Jennifer Koh was the featured performer at the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle…

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Tossed on the Allegorical Sea at Bard

Violinist Yida An and Conductor Tan Dun by Kevin T McEneaney The organizing theme of this concert was water under the baton of Conductor Tan Dun. The concert opened with…

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Exploding Lyricism at Smithfield Church

Sophia Zhou by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday afternoon at Smithfield Church in Amenia, Sophia Zhou, Director of The Stissing Center Chamber Music Program, delivered an amazing one-hour performance on…

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Triumph of the Duo at The Stissing Center

Stella Chen and Giles Vonsattel by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday afternoon at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains, the classical chamber series curated by Sophia Zhou, presented Art of…

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Freedom & Fate at Bard

by Kevin T McEneaney Over this weekend Dr. Leon Botstein with The Orchestra Now conducted a concert titled Before & After Soviet Communism. The Before was Karol Szymanski’s late Songs…

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Crescendo Chorale: Beyond Fabulous

From left: Jermaine Otis Woodard, Jr. and Igor Ferreira by Kevin T McEneaney Under superb direction of Christine Gevert, Crescendo Chorale at Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT. delivered choral astonishment! The…

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