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Organist Curley shares passion for music
Monday, May 5, 2008

SCHENECTADY — Organist Carlo Curley revels in the sounds of the organ. On Sunday afternoon in the final concert of the First United Methodist Church’s concert series, Curley was like a kid in a candy store as he showed what an organist can do if he has an imagination.

Photo of Roots Music Fest offers a tasty batch of bands
Friday, April 25, 2008

Less than a buck a band: That’s all the Roots Music Festival costs tonight at Red Square (338 Broadway, Albany). Good bands, too; some of our finest area performers.
During happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. the program features blues singer Courtney Blackwell, spirituals by the Gospel Train, and Dana Monteith singing alt-country.

Camerata makes up for cancellation with fine early-music program on love
Monday, April 21, 2008

The Boston Camerata, one of the world’s premier early music ensembles, performed a makeup concert at Union College on Sunday afternoon. Every school kid knows some snow days must be made up, and the Camerata returned with a different theme — courtly love Middle Ages style.

Tyminski and his acoustic band rip it up bluegrass-style at The Egg
Monday, April 21, 2008

“Bluegrass is a dangerous business,” warned mandolinist Adam Steffey before the Dan Tyminski Band charged into “Heads You Win Tales I Lose” on Sunday at The Egg’s Swyer Theatre.

Skaggs, Hornsby combo: Crazy, hot and fun
Friday, April 18, 2008

It shouldn’t have worked, but when Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby teamed up at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Thursday, it was ear-to-ear smiles and non-stop fun for two hours.

SSO caps season with all-American program
Monday, April 14, 2008

The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Schneider never sounded better in its final concert of the season Sunday afternoon at Proctors.

Photo of Skaggs, Hornsby will team up, Kottke will play alone
Friday, April 11, 2008

Bruce Hornsby, above, will team up with Ricky Skaggs, below right, to play the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall next Thursday.
Hornsby will bring his versatile piana boogie vibe to go with Skaggs’ masterful bluegrass chops.

Photo of Pianist Woodbury Kasius finds food for soul in music
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Troy resident Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius is composer, pianist, bandleader and collaborator with dance companies and monologist David Greenberger, as well as musicians.

Duo unwraps gifts for Troy audience
Monday, April 7, 2008

David Grisman and John Sebastian: These guys have done this before, but the lessons they learned together 40 years ago still sounded fresh in their minds, hands and voices on Sunday in their duo show at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

A fine Sunday outing for Glens Falls Symphony
Monday, April 7, 2008

The Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Peltz sounded very good in its Sunday afternoon concert at the Alayne Trombley Auditorium at the Maple Avenue Middle School.

The three sisters of the Albers Trio play well together at Union concert
Monday, March 31, 2008

The three sisters who make up the Albers Trio showed Sunday afternoon at Union College’s Memorial Chapel what it’s like when it’s all in the family.

Photo of Buffy Sainte-Marie as spellbinding, passionate as ever
Friday, March 28, 2008

Buffy Sainte-Marie was an eye- and ear-opener from the first moment I saw her walk onstage in 1965 at Niagara University. She still is, as she arrives here on Saturday to play the Eighth Step at Proctors GE Theater (432 State St., Schenectady).

Photo of Self-taught musician Ben Arthur sees rawness as advantage
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A fan of the novelists he calls “the Johns” — Irving, Cheever and Updike — Ben Arthur writes grim and emotionally dark songs, difficult feelings cloaked in pretty pop melodies.

Li builds slowly, dazzles fans in Troy
Monday, March 17, 2008

Pianist Yundi Li sent chills and thrills through the small crowd Sunday evening at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Teatro Lirico gives often compelling performance of 'Tosca'
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Teatro Lirico D'Europa gave an often compelling production of Puccini's "Tosca" Wednesday night at Proctors.


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