The passing of artist Armondo Dellasanta
It is with great sadness [...]
Were the arts part of your holiday?
Our house has been filled with classical music. How have [...]
Bronzissimo! rings in holiday spirit
Bronzissimo! select handbell choir performed its winter concert last Saturday (Dec. 18) at Memorial Park Baptist/St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Vestal. The program featured familiar sacred, secular and classical holiday music. Flute, oboe, English horn, organ and percussion instruments complemented the handbells.
Were the arts part of your week?
Did you attend "Messiah" like Leo Cotnoir did (see review [...]
'Messiah' by the Downtown Singers: A sparkling tradition continues
Reviewed by Leo Cotnoir Before moving to Binghamton a decade [...]
'Legally Blonde' is legally funny
Reviewed by Nicholas Linnehan As I have stated before, I [...]
Did you have an art-full week?
My week in the arts began Tuesday (Dec. 7) at [...]
'Amahl' singers share real meaning of Christmas
Reviewed by Tony Villecco This past weekend, the Binghamton University [...]
St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble sings of Russian traditions
The St. Petersburg (Russia) Men's Ensemble presented a concert of a cappella Russian sacred and folk music Dec. 4 at First United Methodist Church in Endicott. The group, consisting of tenors Evgeny Vishnevsky and Vadim Smantsev, baritone and director Kirill Sokolov and bass Sergey Shapinskiy, sang an antiphon, troparion and other sacred anthems and liturgical music, including the Kedrov Otce Nas (Lord's Prayer). The second half of the program featured 10 traditional Russian folk songs, including the familiar "Carol of the Bells" by Mykola Leontovych.
'Alto on the Loose' heats up Firehouse Stage
Mezzo-soprano Hilerie Klein-Rensi and pianist Pej Reitz combined forces to present their fourth staging of "Alto on the Loose" Sunday (Dec. 5) at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage. Klein-Rensi sang more than 20 show tunes -- some silly, some serious, some sublime -- all to illustrate the point that, while sopranos are the darlings of song, altos often portray more interesting, complex roles in musical theater. Reitz accompanied with her usual exuberance and intensity.
