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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
by Antonia Shoumatoff Last Sunday, the “Family Organ Experience,” as it was billed in the program, was attended by young and old alike, with scores of children sitting in chairs…