Beach Boys' concert exceeds expectations
Reviewed by Rebecca Sheriff I must admit I went into [...]
Full performance week planned at BU
Submitted by Sarah Kuras Hello, readers! It has been a [...]
Russian ballet charms at BU
Reviewed by Sarah Roche Last night (April 6), the Russian Classical [...]
Soovin Kim goes the distance with BPO
American violinist Soovin Kim was featured soloist as the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra performed Antonín Dvo?ák’s "Violin Concerto in A-minor, op. 53" on Saturday, April 2, at Binghamton University’s Anderson Center. It was a convincing demonstration of endurance in a composition uncharacteristically demanding of both bowing and fingering for long periods of time throughout its 32 minutes. The solo violin seemed to rise smoothly out of the ensemble, the orchestra deferring to the virtuoso’s cadenza passages, then just as smoothly ramping up again. The performance was met with an enthusiastic standing ovation from the full house. The program opened with John Mackey's Redline Tango and concluded with Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, showing off many individual artists in the orchestra.
Binghamton Philharmonic to honor Syracuse Symphony tickets for remainder of 2010-2011 season
The Binghamton Philharmonic will honor Syracuse Symphony Orchestra concert tickets [...]
Caressing the keys, Nakamatsu enthralls
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu was at one with his instrument Feb. 27 at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Having visited last March, he returned this year to play a whole concert in the Binghamton Philharmonic's Chamber Series. It was an exquisite program of Rameau, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin. Nakamatsu's hands occasionally flew over the keys in a blur, but most notable was his gentle, delicate touch that gave great expression to the works.
University Symphony offers a slice of Americana
The Binghamton University Symphony, under direction of Timothy Perry and student conductors Heather Worden and Zachary Nobile Kampler, presented a program Dec. 4 of music by American composers Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Spanning a period of just 25 years (1935 to 1955), the pieces showed influences of the American West, African-American jazz and Latin rhythms. The concert showcased a number of instruments from the 78-member orchestra.
At BU concert, Metheny re-invents jazz
Reviewed by Tony Villecco On Tuesday (Oct. 19), the Anderson [...]
Former TCO tenor presents wonderful recital at BU
Reviewed by Tony Villecco Tenor Raul Melo offered an extremely [...]
Ballet music shows BPO musicians are really on their toes
A well-earned standing ovation greeted the first Binghamton Philharmonic concert of the season.
