Smithfield Church Chamber Orchestra in Amenia

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday Matt Finley, trumpeter, arranger, and director led the Church Chamber Orchestra of fourteen musicians in the annual Christmas Concert and Tea sponsored by the…

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Sherman Chamber Thanksgiving Jazz Ensemble

by Kevin T McEneaney The Sherman Chamber Ensemble is not your ordinary ensemble: while it specializes in classical music, it is equally adept at various jazz genres. The sextet that…

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Hudson Valley Chamber Musicians sans strings

by Kevin T McEneaney One of the pleasures of attending a small concert is that one often hears short minor works of interest, which was the case Saturday afternoon at…

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NY Philharmonic at Trinity-Pawling School

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday night at the newly renovated All-Saints Chapel on campus, The New York Philharmonic Quartet delivered a performance that may have exceeded their reputation. After…

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Crescendo: Twentieth Anniversary Concert

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lime Rock, CT,  Crescendo, at a sold-out concert, delivered an extravagant production and performance of miscellaneous Baroque masterworks…

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Celebrating Twenty Years of Achievement at Bard

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday evening Bard College held a celebration for the twentieth anniversary of Sosnoff Theater at the Fisher Center. This year will also be the twentieth…

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Rebirth of Opera at Hudson Hall

by Kevin T McEneaney You need not take the train or car into Manhattan to hear great opera. You can hear it in Hudson, N.Y. G.F. Handel’s Rodelinda, Regina de…

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The Iceman Cometh, Lands with a Bang in Rhinebeck

by Kevin T. McEneaney Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh (1939) has been revived at The Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. The play was likely inspired by Maxim Gorky’s The…

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Clarion: Young Artists Deliver Astonishing Performances

by Kevin T. McEneaney Last Sunday the Clarion Concert directed by Eugenia Zuckerman presented an extraordinary concert at Saint James Place in Great Barrington. Tenor Daniel McGrew, who possesses an…

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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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