Category: News Desk

  • Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats to Kick off 2022 Tour in Brooklyn with King Buffalo

    Psychedelic rock n’ roll trailblazers Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return to North America in March of 2022, with their first stop slated for Brooklyn Steel. The tour features Rochester heavy psych-rock band King Buffalo, and wraps up on April 3 in Boston.

    uncle acid and the deadbeats

    The brainchild of mercurial Cambridgeshire mystic Kevin Starrs, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats have been making music since 2009. Always too bold and idiosyncratic to be easily pigeonholed, they emerged from an obscure corner of the labyrinthine English underground as shadowy purveyors of a new and overwhelmingly psychedelic take on hard rock and blues, Steeped in both the wayward melodies and mischievous arrangements of psychedelic pop and the dissonant thunder of proto-metal and doom, Starrs’ greatest feat has been to create an entirely fresh sonic world from these most familiar of ingredients.

    The UK band was supposed to tour North America in 2022, but were postponed due to the pandemic. Some of the shows in those cities and venues are included in the 2022 tour dates.

    The band shared the following message with fans:

    WARNING: We’ll be returning to the stages of North America for the first time since 2019. Support from King Buffalo. See you there!

    Tickets for all dates on the upcoming tour are now on sale.

    Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats w/s/g King Buffalo – North American Tour 2022

    March 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
    March 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
    March 4 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Roxian
    March 5 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
    March 7 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
    March 8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
    March 9 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
    March 11 – New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
    March 12 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
    March 13 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
    March 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
    March 16 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
    March 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
    March 18 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theater
    March 21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
    March 22 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore
    March 23 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market
    March 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
    March 26 – Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre
    March 27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
    March 29 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
    March 30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
    April 1 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth
    April 2 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
    April 3 – Boston, MA @ Big Nite Live

  • Wintercourse Returns to the Knitting Factory on January 8, 2022

    After taking a year off in early 2021 during the (still ongoing) pandemic, the annual Wintercourse will return to Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 8, 2022.

    wintercourse

    Wintercourse 2022 boasts a lineup including Brooklyn bands Teddy Midnight, Jam the Radar, Bonus Level (featuring members of Cousin Earth), and headlined by Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, featuring Scales, a world renowned steel pan player who melds fusion, progressive and rock music on steel pans.

    Bonus Level will perform a set of video game jams, featuring members of Cousin Earth, the original hosts of Wintercourse. Synth-driven trio Teddy Midnight will bring in tunes perfect to set the tone for a night of dancing, with newcomers Jam the Radar kicking off the night.

    Past Wintercourse events have featured acts such as Bella’s Bartok, Funky Dawgz Brass Band, The Reformed Whores, Space Bacon, Chromatropic, Teddy Midnight, The Matty Carl Project, Mercury Landing, Stevie and The Lion and many others. Read a take from the 8th annual Wintercourse in 2019:

    After a short break, the night’s hosts “Cousin Earth” quickly set up and opened their Wintercourse set with the Queen staple “Bohemian Rhapsody,” highlighting newest member Melissa Goscinski’s beautiful falsetto, much to the delight of everyone in the room. With their unique ukulele arrangements and stage antics, Cousin Earth provided a set full of surprises.

    “When The Dinosaurs Come Back From Outer Space” saw the appearance of a dancing dinosaur in the crowd before they launched everyone back into the stratosphere with the dance track “Super Fun Laser Beams.” The funky “Alive,” from the recently released album Human Music, paved the way for former vocalist Tara Lawton to come out and rejoin the group on Aretha Franklin’s “Rock Steady.”

    Tickets are available on the Knitting Factory website, or you can Venmo cousinearth@gmail.com for NO-FEE digital tickets in advance. 

  • Aqueous Announce Spring 2022 Tour Dates

    Buffalo’s Aqueous has announced dates for their Spring Tour 2022, including shows at the new Brooklyn Made and Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.

    aqueous spring 2022

    Aqueous will wrap up 2021 with a show at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, with Eggy joining them to close out the year. They’ll venture to New York City for their debut at Brooklyn Made on January 29. After a pair of shows in Colorado in March, the band returns east for a show in Pittsburgh on April 1, Cleveland on April 2, then Saratoga Springs on April 8. The final announced show will be in Chicago on April 23, with one festival date – Great South Bay Music Festival over July 7-10, 2022

    Aqueous Spring Tour 2022 tickets are now on sale at AqueousBand.com

  • Jack White Back With A Bite, Releasing 2022 Tour Dates, Show at Barclays Center

    After a four year hiatus, Jack White has announced the first dates of The Supply Chain Issues Tour with shows in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Finally back to headlining shows, White will begin the tour with two special Fear Of The Dawn album release shows April 8-9, 2022 at Detroit’s Masonic Temple Theatre and arrive in New York on April 21 with a show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. 

    Fear Of the Dawn arrives via Third Man Records on April 8, 2022, and Entering Heaven Alive will follow on July 22, 2022 which will be celebrated on this very tour. But if you can’t wait that long Fear Of The Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive are available for pre-order on vinyl and CD now. But wait, there’s more. 

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    Album art for Fear Of The Dawn

    Along with the standard black vinyl version of Fear Of the Dawn, five limited edition vinyl variants have been announced and are also available for pre-order. The variants include a midnight blue vinyl version with a screen printed jacket available to Third Man Records Vault Members in the Vault Novelties store, astronomical blue vinyl at select independent record stores, moon glow white vinyl at Target, and a split moon glow white & astronomical blue LP with an 11”x11” screen printed poster and Third Man Records compilation CD at Rough Trade Records. You can also find an exclusive slip mat available with the album only at Urban Outfitters. Details on digital pre-orders for both albums and vinyl variants for Entering Heaven Alive will be announced at a later date.

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    Album art for Entering Heaven Alive

    If you’re a Third Man Records Vault Members, feel free to take advantage of the first presale tickets beginning Monday, December 13 at 10am local time. Additionally, olny Citi card members, those holding the official card of Jack White and The Supply Chain Issues Tour, will have access to presale tickets for US shows beginning Tuesday, December 14 at 10am local time until Thursday, December 16 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. Fans can also register for a Thursday, December 16 presale by saving “Taking Me Back” HERE. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am local time on Friday, December 17. A limited number of VIP packages will be available for each show. Check ticket listings for more details and information.

    Jack White “The Supply Chain Issues” 2022 World Tour

    April 08 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre

    April 09 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre

    April 10 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena

    April 12 – Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Arena

    April 13 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center

    April 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center

    April 16 – Laval, QC – Place Bell

    April 17 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena

    April 19 – Washington, DC – The Anthem

    April 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

    April 23 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion 

    April 24 – North Charleston, SC – High Water Festival *

    April 26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

    April 27 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

    April 28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

    April 30 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater

    May 01 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater

    May 23 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

    May 24 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

    May 25 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

    May 27 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum

    May 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre

    May 29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan

    May 31 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater

    June 01 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater

    June 03 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center

    June 04 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

    June 06 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

    June 07 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum

    June 08 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

    June 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

    June 11 – Broomfield, CO – 1STBANK Center

    June 27 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo 

    June 28 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo 

    June 30 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium

    July 01 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live

    July 02 – Leipzig, Germany – Haus Auensee

    July 04 – Berlin, Germany – Verti Music Hall

    July 07 – Lyon, France – Le Radiant

    July 10 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival * 

    July 14 – Zurich, Switzerland – Samsung Hall

    July 15 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle

    July 16 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National

    July 18 – Paris, France – L’Olympia

    July 19 – Paris, France – L’Olympia

    July 20 – Paris, France – L’Olympia

    August 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory

    August 16 – Milwaukee, WI – UWM Panther Arena

    August 17 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

    August 19 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

    August 21 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark

    August 23 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena

    August 24 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion

    August 25 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

    August 27 – Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater

    August 28 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park

    August 29 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

  • A New Year’s Eve Celebration will take the Stage at the Universal Preservation Hall Featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers

    A New Year’s Eve celebration has been announced at Universal Preservation Hall and will be featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers. The festive concert will take place at 7PM on December 31, 2021 and is presented by Opera Saratoga and Proctors Collaborative. The concert will feature a variety of popular, Broadway, and classical favorites. It  will also culminate in Opera Saratoga’s much anticipated announcement of its 2022 Summer Festival Programming.

    New Year’s Eve Celebration

    Zachary James is well known to local audiences for his remarkable portrayal of the title role in Opera Saratoga’s production of Man of La Mancha this past summer on the SPAC Amphitheater Stage. He also starred on Broadway as Lurch in The Addams Family and has also appeared in South Pacific and Coram Boy. His Off-Broadway credits include The Most Happy Fella, Irma La Douce, Sweeney Todd, and The Pirates of Penzance. His work on the opera stage includes the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Teatro Real, Opera Philadelphia, LA Opera, Opera Queensland, Arizona Opera, Virginia Opera, Nashville Opera, Anchorage Opera, Central City Opera, and more. Zachary has recorded multiple solo albums including his most recent Christmas release, Wonder and Joy

    Laurie Rogers who has been the Opera Saratoga’s Head of Music Staff and Director of the company’s Young Artist Program for the past ten years will be performing alongside Zachary James on piano. Laurie has served as Associate Conductor with LA Opera and has prepared productions for San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, Minnesota Opera, American Lyric Theater, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera, Arizona Opera, and Washington National Opera, among many others. In addition to her role at Opera Saratoga, she currently serves as the Music Director for Opera at The Peabody Institute, and conducts and concertizes nationally.  

     Philip Morris who is the CEO of Proctors Collaborative spoke on the upcoming event saying, “We are the Proctors Collaborative because we love to partner with our neighbor cultural organizations.  This is a great way to open the New Year and restart what we hope will be an ever-expanding relationship with Opera Saratoga,”

    Tickets are available online at www.operasaratoga.org or www.universalpreservationhall.org. Tickets are free, but seating is limited, and advance reservations are highly recommended. All attendees will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to enter UPH and must remain masked at all times in the venue.

    For more information on the New Year’s Eve celebration featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers visit Opera Saratoga’s website or Universal Preservation Hall’s website.

  • A Bowie Celebration Is Coming Back for its Second Year

    A Bowie celebration is coming back for its second year to Rolling Live Studios steaming virtually on January 8, 2022 which would have been Bowie’s 75th birthday if the legend was still with us. 

    A Bowie Celebration Poster

    This will be the second renditionA Bowie Celebration will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of Labyrinth, the classic fantasy film and Jim Henson/David Bowie collaboration, with a special performance from actress Evan Rachel Wood, and an appearance by Brian Henson. The show will be dedicated to frequent Bowie photographer Mick Rock, and will include never-before-seen interview footage.

    The celebration will feature big names like Def Leppard and lead singer Joe Elliott, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Living Colour, Rob Thomas, Gary Oldman, Walk the Moon, Jake Wesley Rogers along with a special appearance by Ricky Gervais. The band performing will be composed of former Bowie alumni band members from throughout his legendary career, led by Mike Garson, who was the rock icon’s longest running and most frequently used band member. Other band members will include Earl Slick, Charlie Sexton, Alan Childs, Steve Elson, Mark Guiliana, Omar Hakim, Stan Harrison, Tim Lefebvre, Gerry Leonard and Carmine Rojas.

    A Bowie Celebration

    Additional guest vocalists set to perform Bowie favorites include Gail Ann Dorsey, Bernard Fowler, Judith Hill, Gaby Moreno, Gretchen Parlato ,and  Joe Sumner. More special guests are yet to be  announced as well as the  line-up being subject to change.

    A portion of the ticket sales are going to be donated to the Save the Children organization which is a charity that was important to Bowie.  Save the Children was the beneficiary of money raised during Bowie’s 50th Birthday Concert which was held back  in 1997 at Madison Square Garden. The event, like last year’s inaugural live stream, will be available on RollingLiveStudios.com to enjoy worldwide for 24 hours.

    For more information on the upcoming second rendition of A Bowie Celebration visit Rolling Live Studios Website.

    Updated on December 17, 2021: Noel Gallagher has been added to the A Bowie Celebration line-up and $2 per ticket purchase will be donated to the Save the Children organization according to the newest press release.

  • Billie Eilish Is Happier Than Ever On SNL Double Duty

    Billie Eilish returned to Saturday Night Live, this time as both host and musical guest. She previously played the stage in September 2019, where she performed her breakout hit, “Bad Guy.” Last night’s hosting debut makes her the first SNL host to be born in the 21st century.

    The episode’s cold open featured a briefing about the Omicron variant from Anthony Fauci, played by Kate McKinnon. Cecily Strong and Chloe Fineman also appeared as Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Lauren Boebert, both armed with assault rifles. When Fauci tried to find common ground between the divided members of Congress, Taylor-Greene cocked her gun and said “We can all agree that the Fox News Christmas tree arsonist must be executed.”

    During her opening monologue, Billie Eilish revealed that her mother dissuaded her from pursuing acting while encouraging her brother FINNEAS. The singer-producer sibling duo’s mother then appeared onstage, wearing a shirt that said “Finneas’ Mom.” Eilish also poked fun at her past wardrobe of baggy clothes, saying it was to hide secretly being two children on each other’s shoulders in order to get into R-rated movies.

    Eilish appeared in the next sketch, where Miley Cyrus had a surprise cameo. She played herself posing for Punkie Johnson’s Christmas card, who insulted her music but threatened to call her racist if she declined a photo. As for Eilish, she played a grown-up high school bully who continued to taunt her victims through annual Christmas cards. Other sketches showed Eilish as a Christmas lounge singer, a TikToking nurse and a concierge at a lackluster hotel.

    Eilish’s first song of the night was “Happier Than Ever,” the hit single off her album of the same name. Beginning as a 50s traditional pop song not unlike Julie London’s “Cry Me a River,” it builds into a cathartic rock release. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and saw nominations for both Song and Record of the Year at the 2022 Grammys.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdeJ8v0z64w

    While “Happier Than Ever” gleefully burns all bridges with its subject, the night’s second song, “Male Fantasy,” expresses some regrets. In the chorus, Eilish admits she still has feelings for him and can’t fully hate him. Both songs are back to back at the end of the album, ending it on a surprisingly hopeful note.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfDy6sdWRR4
  • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to Return To Saratoga Springs

    Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced they will again partner with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, renewing an annual residency. “CMS at the Meadows,” hosted at Pitney Meadows Community Farm open-air High Tunnel greenhouse, will present twelve performances in 2022, spanning June, July, and August. The diverse orchestra will take on masterworks by the likes of Beethoven, Mozart, and Dvořák. 

    ‘CMS at the Meadows’ at Pitney Meadows Community Farm.

    “One of the highlights of this past summer’s programming was the glorious confluence of stunning music-making in a magnificent natural setting. Thanks to our partners at The Farm, we are excited to be going back there for the summer 2022 season,” said SPAC President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol. 

    Led by artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will highlight a diverse array of performers and composers. Some CMS guests, like the acclaimed Escher String Quartet, make a welcome return to Saratoga Springs. Others, like German clarinetist Sebastian Manz, Brazilian oboist Hugo Zouza, Taiwanese-American violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, and American hornists David Byrd-Marrow and Kevin Rivard, will appear at SPAC for the first time ever. 

    A previous performance of CMS at the Meadows holds an open-air crowd mesmerized.

    In addition to highlighting both familiar classics and new frontiers, CMS will also continue their intentional efforts to highlight BIPOC music and musicians. A special Juneteenth concert will see acclaimed BIPOC composers Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price, and William Grant Still make their SPAC debuts. 

    “It will be an exciting summer, and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it,” Finckel and Wu Han shared in a statement. 

    The Hill Tunnel at Pitney Meadows Community Farm.

    Tickets to all six Chamber Music Society programs (performed at 3 pm and 6 pm rain or shine) will be available for purchase at spac.org, beginning on December 10th with a presale for SPAC members. The general public will be able to purchase tickets starting December 17th. See the full summer schedule below: 

    Sunday, June 12 @ 3PM & 7PM: Quintessential Quintets

    ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin

    IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin

    PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola

    STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola

    DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

    Mozart: Quintet in G minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 516 (1787)

    Dvořák: Quintet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 97, “American” (1893)

    Sunday, June 19 @ 3PM & 7PM: From the Harlem Renaissance to Today  

    MSIMELELO MBALI, Bassbaritone

    WU QIAN, Piano

    STELLA CHEN, Violin

    GUILLERMO FIGUEROA, Violin

    TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola

    NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

    Still: Suite for Violin and Piano (1943)

    Montgomery: Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)

    Price: Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello

    Additional vocal works TBA

    Sunday, July 10 @ 3PM & 7PM: The Magic of Mixed Ensembles

    MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

    CHAD HOOPES, Violin

    KEITH ROBINSON, Cello

    TOMMASO LONQUICH, Clarinet

    KEVIN RIVARD, Horn

    TBA, Viola

    Mozart: Quartet in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 478 (1785)

    Schoenfield: Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1986)

    Dohnányi: Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37 (1935)

    Sunday, July 17 @ 3PM & 7PM: Astounding Winds

    JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

    ADAM WALKER, Flute

    HUGO SOUZA, Oboe

    SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet

    MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon

    DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

    Reicha: Quintet in E minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 88, No. 1 (1811-17)

    Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16 (1796)

    Françaix: L’heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1947)

    Poulenc: Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1932-39)

    Sunday, August 14 @ 3PM & 7PM: The Escher Quartet

    ESCHER STRING QUARTET

    ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin

    BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin

    PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola

    BROOK SPELTZ, Cello

    Haydn: Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Hob. III:78, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise” (1797)

    Walker: Lyric for String Quartet (1946)

    Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905)

    Dvořák: Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 51 (1878-79)

    Sunday, August 21 @ 3PM & 7PM: Beethoven’s Archduke

    WU HAN, Piano

    ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin

    DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

    Beethoven: Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3 (1794-95)

    Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1810-11)

  • Alice Tully Hall To Resonate With Mozart’s Greatest Hits on December 14

    The American Classical Orchestra has joined in on celebrating indoor concerts and will be performing an all-Mozart program at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on December 14th, titled “Restore.”

    Alice Tully Hall and Julliard School

    New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra is back in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall conducted by the Orchestra’s Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford and includes the composer’s substantial masterpiece, the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. In Crawford’s piece he’ll feature soloists Aisslinn Nosky, violin, and Maureen Murchie, viola. Later he’ll feature the Flute and Harp Concerto with harpist Parker Ramsay and flutist Emi Ferguson, in addition to Mozart’s popular Symphony No. 29.

    We’ll hear from harpist Parker Ramsay and the Handel and Haydn Society’s Principal Flutist Emi Ferguson first on Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra. At just 18 years old, Mozart wrote the light-hearted Symphony No. 29 which remained a foundational piece in the composer’s career, posing as a signature of his classical style. For Sinfonia Concertante, showcase violist Maureen Munchie will have to tune her viola a half-tone higher where Mozart wanted to create a brighter sound.

    Alice Tully Hall

    Munchie has performed on both modern and Baroque violin and viola across the US and overseas with Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, all the way to Broadway’s pit of Tootsie, so fortunately for her this will be an easy feat. The “a fearsomely powerful musician” violinist Aisslinn Nosky will also be a featured soloist, channeling skills she’s learned from hailed The Toronto Star, the Eybler Quartet, and being Concertmaster of the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

    Restore 

    Parker Ramsay, harp; Emi Ferguson, flute; Aisslinn Nosky, violin; Maureen Murchie, viola

    All-Mozart Program:      

    Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299

    Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201                                  

    Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat Major, K. 364 (320d)

    Tickets priced at $35–$75 are available online at lincolncenter.org or by calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500. Concertgoers will need to comply with Lincoln Center’s visitor guidelines, including COVID protocols, which can be found here.

  • Caroga Lake WinterFest Returns December 16-19

    World-class musicians from the Caroga Lake Music Festival will return to Fulton County over December 16-19 to celebrate the holiday season during WinterFest. Performances are slated for the towns of Caroga, Johnstown and Gloversville.

    caroga lake winterfest

    Among the four scheduled performances over December 16 to 19 will be musical festivities featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Bach, Corelli, holiday sing-along favorites and more. See below for a schedule of Caroga Lake Music Festival WinterFest events in the Mohawk Valley.

    Encore! Jazz Sessions: A Low-Key Christmas 

    Thursday, December 16 – 7:00pm – Nick Stoner Inn, Caroga Lake – Tickets: $15 

    Featuring Grammy Award-winning bassist Geoff Saunders and friends

    CLMF WinterFest at Paul Nigra Center 

    Friday, December 17 – 7:00pm – Paul Nigra Center for the Creative Arts, Gloversville  – Tickets: $15 (Livestream available)

    CLMF WinterFest at St. John’s Johnstown 

    Saturday, December 18 – 7:00pm – St. John’s Episcopal Church, Johnstown, NY – Free Admission 

    Donations appreciated and split between Caroga Arts and One Church Street. Livestream available via St. John’s Episocpal Church facebook page

    Holiday Sweets & Suites! Featuring Caroga Arts Ensemble 

    Sunday, December 19 – 4:00pm – The Glove Theatre, Gloversville – Tickets: $10 per person, $30 per family of four 

    Special guests Suliman Tekalli (violin) and Mathieu Cognet (piano) performing Tekalli’s original virtuosic arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite.