The sky above

by Kevin T McEneaney Those cool drizzling days of Spring effusion evoke wonder, delight, despite cold nights, as rugged dandelions bloom with weeds across multitudinous fickle lawns where drizzle resembles…

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Gustav Mahler’s Titan at Bard Sosnoff Theater

Last Saturday night at Sosnoff Theater, The Bard Conservatory Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Leon Botstein opened with Hymne á la Justice, Op. 14 (1903) by Albert Magnard, a…

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Morning querries

by Kevin T McEneaney Each day of your life is like a miracle. The likelihood of you being alive is an extremely minuscule event amid billions of wandering planets. *…

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Sophia Zhou Excels at Smithfield Church

Sophia Zhou, soloist and chamber musician, performed a solo concert last Sunday afternoon at Smithfield Church in Amenia, an old venue with excellent acoustics. She has performed at Carnegie Weil…

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Tan Dun andThe Orchestra Now at Bard College

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday evening at Sosnoff Theater, Eastern and Western elements blended under the hypnotic baton of Conductor and Composer Tan Dun in an exciting blend of…

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Gilbert and Sullivan Players in Pawling

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday in Gardiner Theater at Trinity School in Pawling, the Gilbert and Sullivan Players performed a slightly abbreviated version of H.M.S. Pinafore; or The Lass…

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My cat Pascal and mortality

by Kevin T McEneaney Pity the door mouse, which is edible— at least some Romans had that opinion, since they kept doormice in tiny cages or boxes, and ate them…

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Pasquale Grasso Trio at The Stissing Center

The Pasquale Grasso Trio delivered an amazing performance last Saturday at The Stissing Center. Pasquale is a southern Italian guitarist who has been living in New York City for the…

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Millbrook Music Salon at the Cary Institute

by Kevin T McEneaney Introduced by Artistic Director Sophie Zhou from the Millbrook Music Salon, this past Saturday afternoon at the Cary Institute Thomas Lovejoy Auditorium, violinist/violist Luosha Fang and…

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On the shelf

by Kevin T McEneaney There is a new science about aging. The name of the three-hundred-page-plus book is Ageless, a volume that speculates on improving body telomeres and mitochondrial quality…

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