Category Archives: Music
Bard SummerScape 2012 Revives Two Neglected Operas of Belle Époque France
Reviving important but neglected operas is one of the ways the Bard SummerScape festival paints a faithfully-nuanced portrait of each past age, and this year’s exploration of “Saint-Saëns and His World” is no exception. To enrich its immersion in the … Continue reading
PianoSummer at New Paltz Presents Its 18th Season
The State University of New York at New Paltz presents the 18th season of PianoSummer at New Paltz Festival/Institute. Under the artistic direction of the internationally-renowned maestro, Vladimir Feltsman, concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and piano competitions, will take place … Continue reading
The Leipzig String Quartet Will Perform at Maverick Concerts July 22
Woodstock, N.Y. Sunday, July 22, at 4:00 pm. Sunday’s program includes Felix Mendelssohn’s spirited String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1; Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135, the last substantial piece he completed; and, in keeping with Maverick’s Tour … Continue reading
The Four Nations Ensemble and the exciting new Latitude 41 Piano Trio will debut at Maverick Hall this Weekend.
A special July 14th BASTILLE DAY CONCERT celebrating the French Baroque at Maverick Hall in Woodstock, 6:30 PM. In their Maverick debut, The Four Nations Ensemble, joined by soprano Dominique Labelle, will perform chamber music from the 17th through 19th … Continue reading
A FESTIVAL IS BORN IN WOODSTOCK
How many Arts Festivals can claim that their first festival has been over a hundred years in the making? This summer’s inaugural Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts, hosted by America’s oldest continuous arts colony, comes as a fitting climax to Byrdcliffe’s extraordinary … Continue reading
MAVERICK CONCERTS’ TOUR DE FRANCE CONTINUES WITH MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET AND PIANO
The Maverick Concert Season continues on Sunday, July 8 with the Shanghai Quartet and Pianist Pedja Muzijevic at 4:00 pm. There will be a 3:00 pm concert prelude with Mr. Muzijevic performing César Franck’s Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue. The 4:00 pm concert … Continue reading
Maverick Concerts opens the 2012 season with IMANI WINDS
This weekend marks the opening of Maverick Concert’s 97th season of “Music in the Woods,” Sunday, July 1, 4:00 PM From Paris to New Orleans. Imani Winds, America’s premier wind ensemble, will begin the season with Sunday afternoon’s concert. Featuring repertoire from … Continue reading
This Weekend at Maverick: Saturday Night Jazz, Featuring the Songs of Cole Porter and A Sunday Concert of (Mostly) French Music for Cello And Piano
Perry Beekman • Terry Blaine Peter Tomlinson • Lou Pappas: Saturday, 28 July, at 6:30 pm. Woodstock guitarist and vocalist Perry Beekman will perform a program titled “Cole Porter in Paris” along with vocalist Terry Blaine, Peter Tomlinson at the piano, and … Continue reading