Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet at The Stissing Center

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…

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Crescendo: Renaissance Voice Painting

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…

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Schubert’s Winterreise at Grace Church

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday evening at Grace Church Chapel the newly formed nonprofit Millbrook Music Salon under President Stephen Kaye hosted Baritone Benjamin Appl, accompanied by Bryan Wagorn…

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Blind Injustice: a WOW at Lincoln Center

MasterVoices presents Blind Injustice, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Monday, February 3, 2025. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano by Kevin T McEneaney In the MasterVoices Series under the…

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Sam Gravitte: Cabaret at the Stissing Center

Cabaret is a refreshing venue that transports one to the land of love and humor. Last Saturday night in Pine Plains was the season opening for 2025 with actor Sam…

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Airborne Accident

by Kevin T McEneaney Living in a world of nifty machines, whether cars, trains, airplanes, helicopters, creates considerations of mortality— unexpected death of parents, children. Life is a miracle, and…

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Chinese New Year Concert at Bard

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday at Sosnoff Concert Hall a sampling of Chinese music was performed with The Orchestra Now and soloists from China under the baton of Jingdong…

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Conviction

Review by Kevin T McEneaney How do innocent people who are wrongfully sentenced to prison adjust to their confinement? Intelligent intellectuals, from Socrates to Boethius and Solzhenitsyn, have a long…

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Crescendo Exalts Christmas with Song

by Kevin T McEneaneyLast Saturday afternoon at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Christine Gevert directed a program of Baroque Christmas music and song that flowed more sonorously than your favorite woodland…

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Celtic Christmas Concert in Amenia

by Kevin T McEneaney At the Amenia Town Hall Auditorium last Sunday, a quintet of musicians performed a Santa’s sack of Celtic tunes. Celtic folk music is dancing music that…

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