Kent Tritle Mesmerizes at Smithfield Church

by Kevin T McEneaney This was the fourteenth appearance of Kent Tritle in the intimate setting of the historic Smithfield Church. In addition to his renown on the tracker organ…

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Gernsheim Revival at Bard Sosnoff

Friday night at Sosnoff Theater time went backward. One can, of course, instruct and highlight by going backward or forward. The evening opened with a rarely performed gem by Friedrich…

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Nocturnal life

by Kevin T McEneaney Most adult moths live only a few days, although some manage to live a few weeks. Most moths live for seven or ten days' * Essential…

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All along the Watchtower

By Tonia Shoumatoff "If only men could see that almost all that they know consists of the ruins of destroyed towers, perhaps they would cease to build them. "-- P.D. Ouspensky…

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Kent Tritle to play at Smithfield Church

Preview by Sharon Webb The Smithfield Church in Amenia, New York, is proud to welcome organ virtuoso Kent Tritle to its historic 1893 Johnson tracker organ for his annual performance…

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Memories

by Kevin T McEneaney Stories are always a journey through time that progress toward a realization with characters who are thought to be “real.” * We are quite good at…

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Penderecki Quartet Excites at Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney String Quartets, Op. 59 # 1,2,3 (1806) by Ludwig van Beethoven are nicknamed “Razumovsky” after the Russian Count, who commissioned three quartets from Beethoven. Beethoven began…

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The Sherman Ensemble Delivers Stunning Performance

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday night at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, The Sherman Ensemble outdid themselves in a remarkable, historic performance. The program theme, American Genius, was the honoring…

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What have you heard?

by Kevin T McEneaney Writing began due to economics. There was a need to record transactions, receipts of payment and receipts of debt. * The first standardization of vowels appeared…

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Cassatt String Quartet Amuses at Music Mountain

The 2 pm pre-concert talk by Fred Baumgarten was on the American composer Anthony Philip Heinrich (March 11, 1781 – May 3, 1861), the first "full-time" America composer who is…

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