Renaissance String Quartet at The Thorne Center

by Kevin T McEneaney In co-operation with the Kovner Foundation, The Millbrook Music Salon, under Artistic Music Director Sophia Zhou, and The Thorne Center produced an eclectic concert of notable…

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Espressivo! at Bard, Olin Hall

Last Sunday, the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle at Olin Hall offered an unusual concert program by Espressivo! The opener presented a once-in-a-lifetime experience of hearing an unpublished piano quartet…

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Landowska’s World with Christine Gevert

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Lakeville, CT, Christine Gevert of Crescendo conducted a solo recital celebrating Wanda Landowska (1879-1959), the first modern musician-scholar…

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Aeolus Quartet at Olin Hall, Bard College

by Kevin T McEneaney The Aeolus Quartet opened with String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 (1783) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This work is nicknamed "the second Haydn Quartet"…

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The Parker Quartet at Olin Hall

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday, The Parker Quartet, currently in residence at Harvard University, performed an exciting program at Bard College, Olin Hall. They opened with String Quartet No.…

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Smithfield Church Pops Chamber Orchestra Swings

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday afternoon, the Bang Family Concert Series produced its 6th Annual Spring “Pops” Concert under the baton of Michelle Demko, who chose most of the…

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Baldouret Quartet at Lyall Church

by Kevin T McEneaney The Baldouret Quartet became a Quintet on Friday afternoon in a free concert sponsored by The Millbrook Music Salon. Sophia Zhou, the Artistic Director of the…

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The Concert Truck at Bennett Park

Susan Zhang and Sophia Zhou by Kevin T McEneaney A Memorial Day celebration at Bennett Park opened with the roving Concert Truck at 1 pm. Krista Thorne delivered a short…

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Spring Concert at Lyall Church

by Kevin T McEneaney To celebrate 100th anniversary of Lyall Church this past Sunday, The Millbrook Community Festival Choir presented Foundations, under Music and Choral Director Daniel Michael Koch who…

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All-Strauss program at Bard Sosnoff

by Kevin T McEneaney Richard Strauss began composing at the age of nine. At the age of 21, he composed a Serenade and a Burleske in D minor (1886, revised…

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