Arts & Culture

Bush Mango Announces New Musical Director, Company to Perform this December

Submitted by Kristine Thompson, Community Arts Blogger

Monday, November 7th, 2011, 8:22am

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Bush Mango Drum and Dance announces that Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura, a Master Drummer and Dancer and a native of Guinea, joins the company as its new Musical Director. In his role there, Fana will introduce new content to Bush Mango’s repertory as well as arrange all musical content for its performances, classes and outreach programs. He will also teach a drumming class on Monday evenings. Fana will work closely with Bush Mango’s Artistic Director and Executive Director, Colleen Hendrick, to direct the Company.

Bush Mango will introduce Fana to the community during its annual holiday performance, “Waking D’mba,” at 7:30 pm, Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec.

Fana Bangoura, the new musical director at Bush Mango

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Spencerport STAGE Drama Club to perform "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

Submitted by News 10NBC

Friday, October 28th, 2011, 12:43pm

The Spencerport High School STAGE Drama Club is preparing for its production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The show will be on stage at Spencerport High School's Performing Arts Center on Thursday November 10 through Saturday November 12. Performances will be at 7:30pm each day. There is also a 2pm performance on Saturday.

Tickets cost $8 for students/senior citizens and $10 for adults and will be sold at the Ogden Farmers Library, Spencerport High School Bookstore, Ticket Hotline at 349-5050 (VM#6445), and at the door.

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‘Eastman-China Connection’ Brings Beijing Chamber Ensemble to Rochester

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

Friday, October 14th, 2011, 11:35am

‘Eastman-China Connection’ Brings Beijing Chamber Ensemble to Rochester

As part of a two-year-old cultural exchange between the Eastman School of Music and conservatories in China, the Beijing Chamber Ensemble will present a free recital at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the School’s Hatch Recital Hall.

The Beijing Chamber Ensemble is composed of five faculty members from the School of Arts of Renmin University, including Ge-Fan Yang, former first violinist of the Alexander String Quartet, and pianist Fang Zhang, who received his masters at the Eastman School and pursued further studies here as a Liberace Scholar.

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The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces its 41st Season-Opening Concert at Hochstein

Submitted by Kristine Thompson, Community Arts Blogger

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 9:18am

The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces its 41st Season-Opening Concert at Hochstein

I am thrilled to post the 2011/2012 season schedule for the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO), a symphony orchestra comprised of 105 dedicated young musicians in grades eight through 12 from around the greater Rochester area. Three concerts, including its annual Side-By-Side performance with select members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, plus an appearance on WXXI’s “Backstage Pass,” mark the orchestra’s 41st season. This season is a rich exploration of orchestral music from 19th Century Europe and 20th Century America, led by the RPYO's musical director and conductor Dr. David Harman.

I have a keen interest in this. Not only is the music phenomenal, but my son is part of the RPYO as its tuba player.

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (photo by Jim Ip)

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Brockport Chamber Orchestra presents Fall Dance Concert

Submitted by News 10NBC

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 4:07pm

The Brockport Chamber Orchestra will present their Fall Dance Concert on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30pm in the Seymour College Union Ballroom on Residence Drive at The College at Brockport. There is free parking in adjacent lots and free admission!

Conducted by Jonathan Allentoff, the concert will feature dancers from the Department of Dance with choreography by Kevin Warner, William Evans, Falon Baltzell, Anna Corvera, Amanda McCullum, and Adrian Safar. Bassoon Soloist Meg Walters will premiere Allentoff's arrangement of the St. James Infirmary and Penny Whistle Soloist Dr. William Hullfish will premiere his new composition, Old Grey Cat. The program also includes works by Handel, Rulison, Ravel, Brubeck, Copland, Joplin, Satie, and Piazzola.

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Student choreographers to present DANCE/Hartwell at SUNY Brockport

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Friday, September 30th, 2011, 9:31am

The College at Brockport's Department of Dance will be presenting DANCE/Hartwell with choreography by undergraduate and graduate students in Brockport's prestigious dance program.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 8, in the Hartwell Dance Theater in Hartwell Hall on Kenyon Street.

Tickets cost $15 for the general public. Senior citiznes, alumni, faculty and staff pay $10. Students pay $8. To order tickets, call 585-395-2787 or purchase in person at the Tower Fine Arts Center Box Office.

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Social media's murky side explored in dark play at The College at Brockport

Submitted by News 10NBC

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, 1:27pm

Online bullying incidents and dating website trysts gone awry continue to make news. Carlos Murillo's "dark play, or stories for boys" is the sort of cautionary tale borne from these headlines. The drama will be presented by The College at Brockport's Department of Theatre beginning on Friday October 7 at 7:30pm in the Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage on Holley Street in Brockport.

Other performances will be October 8, 20, 21 and 22 at 7:30pm. There will also be a matinee on Sunday October 9 at 2pm, which will be sign language interpreted. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for seniors and College at Brockport Alumni, Faculty and Staff and $8 for students and are available by calling 395-2787 or at the Tower Fine Arts Center Box Office.

For more information on the show, click here.

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