Relic Baroque Orchestra performs wonders in Millbrook
by Kevin T McEneaney A dozen talented musicians performed an eclectic, uninterrupted two-hour concert presenting thirty-six short Baroque pieces on the Harmony of the Spheres theme at Saint Joseph Church in Millbrook. The acoustics in the Church were amenable, and ...
The Baldouret Quartet Excites at Grace Church
by Kevin T McEneaney As winners of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award, the Baldouret Quartet delivered an impressive and eclectic concert in Millbrook, NY. They opened with String Quartet in One Movement, Op.89 (1929) by Amy Beach (1867-1944), ...
From Bach to Marsalis at The Stissing Center
The Northern Dutchess Symphony at The Stissing Center this past Friday opened with Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060 (1736)by J.S. Bach. The orchestra captured the exuberant joy and tenderness of the work in the three ...
La Traviata soars at the Mahaiwe
by Kevin T McEneaney The good news is that the Berkshire Opera Festival is in its vigorous tenth year of bringing quality opera to the Mahaiwe venue in Great Barrington. Now playing is Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, his most popular ...