Arts & Culture

Music at Noon series continues collaboration with Hochstein School of Music

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 9:58am

During the 2011-2012 season, the Music at Noon Series will welcome faculty and student ensembles from Rochester’s Hochstein School of Music and Dance.

On Wednesday, March 7th, the series will highlight FEM VINDAR (a woodwind quintet).

The free concert takes place at 12 p.m. in the Drake Memorial Library’s atrium on the campus of The College at Brockport.

Parking for off-campus visitors is available in Lot V, near the Library, on New Campus Drive. Parking permits are available for $4 at the Raye H. Conrad Welcome Center, at the corner of New Campus and Commencement Drives.

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Brockport AlumniDance Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Concerts

Submitted by News 10NBC

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012, 12:00am

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Brockport AlumniDance, the organization will present REVISITED: A Brockport AlumniDance Showcase on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 7:30 pm in the Rose L. Strasser Studio in Hartwell Hall, Kenyon Street.

The performance is free, but tickets are required, and are available at the Tower Fine Arts Center Box Office, 180 Holley Street, Brockport, or by calling 585-395-2787... Read More

The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Performs this Spring

Submitted by Kristine Thompson, Community Arts Blogger

Friday, February 10th, 2012, 2:00pm

The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Performs this Spring

I'm looking forward to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO) spring concert season for several reasons: the music is exemplary and...my son plays the tuba in it. If you're free on Sunday, March 4th or Sunday, May 13th, check out these concerts. You'll be delighted by the quality of the performances.

The RPYO is a symphony orchestra comprised of 100 dedicated young musicians in grades eight through 12 from around the greater Rochester area. These two spring concerts conclude the orchestra's 2011/2012 41st season. The March one includes its annual side-by-side concert with members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. All performances are led by Dr. David Harman, music director and conductor of the RPYO.

“Our students have enormous talent and passion for music and incredible drive,” said Dr.

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Gary Lewis & the Playboys to Perform a Benefit Concert for the Mendon Public Library

Submitted by Kristine Thompson, Community Arts Blogger

Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 5:10am

Gary Lewis & the Playboys to Perform a Benefit Concert for the Mendon Public Library

The Friends of the Mendon Public Library will hold a “Heart Beats for Mendon” benefit at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at the Mendon Golf Club. Featuring a performance with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, the benefit will raise funds for the completion of the new Mendon Public Library building project. I met Gary Lewis and his wife, Donna, recently and am excited about this upcoming event! The community spirit is alive in Mendon and the number of people volunteering their time to benefit the library - Gary included - is amazing.

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Spencerport High School Jazz Band to present "Evening of Jazz"

Submitted by News 10NBC

Monday, January 9th, 2012, 10:00am

You don't have to wait until the Xerox International Jazz Festival to hear some good jazz. The Spencerport High School Jazz Band will present its 14th annual Evening of Jazz, on Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

An Evening of Jazz will feature special guest artist Eric Marienthal, the lead alto sax player for the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band. The evening will also include performances by the jazz bands of Cosgrove Middle School, Hilton High School, Fairport High School and Spencerport High School Friday Jazz..

Tickets are $10 adults, $7 students/senior citizens, with beverages and desserts included. Live and silent auctions will take place throughout the night.

For more information, call Mr. Viavattine at 349-5217.

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Music celebrates Rochester's connection to Russia

Submitted by Helene Snihur, Assistant Director of Public Relations, Eastman School of Music

Friday, December 30th, 2011, 10:46am

For the sixth year in a row, the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) and Linkages of Rochester Inc. are collaborating on a special “Russian-American Friendship” concert. The annual free event features music by Russian composers and celebrates the connection with Rochester’s sister city Velikiy Novgorod.

The concert is held in the first week of January (the Russian Orthodox celebrate Christmas on January 7 according to the Julian Calendar) and this year it’s on Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Besides music by ECMS faculty and students, there’ll be an exhibit of works by local artist Rand Darrow, who writes, illustrates, and composes music for his own stories based on Slavic mythology. In addition, concert patrons will see photographs of Novgorod, which is located in northwest Russia and dates back to the 10th century.

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Eastman Community Music School's Homecoming Celebrates the Holidays

Submitted by Helene Snihur, Assistant Director of Public Relations, Eastman School of Music

Thursday, December 15th, 2011, 3:33pm

Eastman Community Music School's Homecoming Celebrates the Holidays

Did you ever take classes at the Eastman Community Music School? Well, even if you didn’t, everyone’s welcome to the School’s annual “Holiday Homecoming” this Saturday (Dec. 17).

The celebration includes concerts in several different locations around Eastman, starting at 9 a.m. and going till about 6:30. They’re free and feature ensembles of all ages, from middle school through adult. And you can enjoy all types of music, like holiday favorites, jazz, musical theatre, and classical, and all types of instruments: guitar, trumpet, hammered dulcimer, flute, harp, marimba, trombone, saxophone, cello, and the human voice.

Check out the online schedule, and stop by and enjoy the performances. If you’re not a student yet, you might just want to start some classes next month!