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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King Lear Triumphant at TheatreWorks

King Lear, one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays, is now running at TheaterWorks in New Milford, CT, with a superb cast of superior actors under the lean and keen direction…

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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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Polonsky and Wiley at The Stissing Center

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday at the Stissing House in Pine Plains, cellist Peter Wiley from Bard College teamed up with Russian-born pianist Anna Polonsky from Vassar College to…

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Green Room Ensemble at Millbrook Music Salon

by Kevin T McEneaneyLast Saturday evening in Chelsea Morrison Theater at Millbrook School, Green Room Ensemble delivered a delightful program with a wink at the past and a plunge into…

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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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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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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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