St. Patrick’s Day
by Kevin T McEneaney Saint Patrick’s Day was placed on the RC universal church calendar as a feast day in the early 1600s. If Saint Patrick’s Day falls during Holy…
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March 17, 2026
“The Songbird” at Cresendo Event
by Kevin T McEneaney Monody was invented at the Medici court in Florence around 1580 by Vincenzo Galilei, father of the astronomer Galileo, who set a passage from his son’s…
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March 8, 2026
Operetta with a Smile At Bard Sosnoff
by Kevin T McEneaney Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Graduate Vocal Arts Program produced its annual Spring concert under the baton of James Bagwell. The program centered upon…
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March 7, 2026
Kristin Lee & John Novacek at Millbrook Music Salon
by Kevin T McEneaney At Grace Church in Millbrook this past Sunday, the dynamic duo of Kristin Lee on violin and John Novacek on piano thrilled the audience with a…
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March 2, 2026
Notes on Valentine’s Day
by Kevin T McEneaney Emperor Claudius II ruled from 268 to 270 AD. During his reign he adopted the policy of forbidding Roman soldiers to marry, a rule that lasted…
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February 11, 2026
Chinese New Year Extravaganza at Bard College
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday, Sosnoff Hall at Bard College featured The Annual Lunar Chinese Festival, where The Orchestre Now exploded with marvelous panache under the energetic baton of…
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February 8, 2026
Super Species!
by Kevin T McEneaney At a time when reason appears to fail, we are told that a smile will define your life. Since there is AI, we no longer need…
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January 20, 2026
Christmas Lessons & Carols at Lyall Community Church
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday evening, under Music Director Daniel Koch, The Millbrook Community Festival Choir performed its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. They opened with “God…
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December 15, 2025
Smithfield Chamber Orchestra Imparts Seasonal Cheer
By Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday, on December 6, the Smithfield Chamber Orchestra, under the musical direction and arrangement by trumpeter Matt Finley, performed its annual Christmas celebration, marking its…
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December 11, 2025
Crescendo Baroque Chorus Dazzles
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday and Sunday, Crescendo, under the direction of Christine Gevert, provided an unusual choral program from the Baroque era, the Saturday concert being performed at…
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December 9, 2025