Denver-based guitarist Marcus Rezak just announced an album release tour to celebrate his newest EP, ‘Truth in Sound.’ He will begin the string of performances in New York City at Cafe Wha? and will conclude the tour in South Carolina.
Known as a master of jazz improvisation, Marcus is a frequent preference for bands and musicians looking for an excellent performing guitarist. He has a distinguished guitar style and an admirable stage presence that makes audience members craving an encore. He treats each show as if it were a live recording session, which is apparent because of the euphoric energy he radiates.
Marcus Rezak wrote, recorded, and produced ‘Truth in Sound’ over the course of 2020 in the hopes of healing listeners through music and lyrics. The EP features four epic tracks that showcase his talent as a writer as well as a guitarist. Shred is Dead & members of Mike Gordon, Nth Power, Kung Fu, Raq, and more will join Marcus on his tour. Members of Trey Anastasio Band collaborated with Marcus throughout the process of creating the sophomore EP and are featured on percussion and tabla.
Full Tour Schedule
6/27 – Cafe Wha? – New York, NY
6/30 – 118 North – Philadelphia, PA
7/1 – Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD
7/2 – The Camel – Richmond, VA
7/3 – 5 Points Music Sanctuary – Roanoke, VA
7/4 – Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC
7/6 – Nectar’s – Burlington, VT
7/7 – Zenbarn – Waterbury, VT
7/8 – Stone Church – Brattleboro, VT
7/9 – T-Rex Theater – Essex, VT
7/15 – Levitt Pavilion Denver – Denver, CO
7/24 – Rancho Relaxo – Austin, TX
7/31 – Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
8/7 – The Lodge at Woods Boss Brewing – Denver, CO
8/13 – La Boca – Middleton, CT
8/14 – The Stone Church Music Club – Newmarket, NH
8/20-8/22 – Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL
9/18 – Deadwood Jam – Deadwood, SC
Tickets for the tour are currently on sale here. Additional dates will be announced throughout the summer. Rezak’s vinyl record via Color Red will be available in the coming weeks. You can pre-order it here.
The Lumineers recently completed rehearsals for their new project, titled Brightside, at the famed Utopia Studios Soundstage at Bearsville Center in Woodstock. The band sequestered at the soundstage, originally built by Bearsville founder, Albert Grossman for future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Todd Rundgren.
Albert Grossman is best known for managing the early career of Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, Todd Rundgren and Peter, Paul and Mary and founding Bearsville Records in Woodstock. In 2019, British entrepreneur Lizzie Vann stepped in to save the historic complex from the wrecking ball and painstakingly restore the landmark music facility into a fully functional, world-class performance and rehearsal space, with recording facilities for audio and video recording.
Today the Bearsville Theater is the heartbeat of Woodstock’s new music scene with a full performance schedule including: NRBQ, Masters of the Telecasters, the Levin Bros., Lindsey Webster, Reelin’ in the Years, Nektar The Wailers and Belew, Mastellotto & Friends.
Fans have been anticipating a new release from the Lumineers since the 2019 album III. With a 2022 European tour scheduled, they will surely be working away until it comes time to fly overseas. Like everyone else, the band is stretching their performing muscles to finally put on a great show after all this time.
We were told that the Lumineers chose Bearsville because we could offer them a complete package: professional studio space, creative vibe, excellent technical facilities and support, extreme privacy, cool places to hang in the park by the Sawkill Creek and in the historic artist rooms of the Theater and studio. We worked to their timeframe, which was often urgent, but managed to always stay calm! The Lumineers were wonderful guests and have a super-professional team, very polished and organized and it was truly an honor to host such an important band of artists right here where so many influential artists created some of their finest work. It was a great time and truly our pleasure.
Lizzie Vann, Bearsville owner and curator
Brightside, produced by longtime collaborator Simone Felice and produced, mixed, and engineered by David Baron over two sessions in winter and spring 2021 at Baron’s Sun Mountain Studios in bucolic Boiceville, NY. The album marks marks The Lumineers’ first new music in more than two years as well as the band’s most joyous and spontaneous piece of work thus far. The nine-song collection sees The Lumineers’ co-founders/co-songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performing virtually all of the eclectic, effervescent instrumentation, with Baron on a wide variety of keyboards and backing vocals and more by Simone Felice, touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, famed backing singer Cindy Mizelle (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band), The Felice Brothers’ James Felice, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth.
For more information on The Bearsville Theater visit their website.
Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon Opera House presents the schedule for its 2021-2022 Season with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, consisting of six guest conductors as well as 20 diverse soloists and composers, including multiple New York and world premieres.
Bardavon Presents recently announced their August reopening after 14 months of closure with four new shows, and have now released the 61st Hudson Valley Philharmonic season. This season also represents the HVP’s 22nd year under Bardavon management.
Single tickets to all Hudson Valley Philharmonic concerts are $20-$58 based on location. All seats for Christophe Landon are $100.
Hudson Valley Philharmonic Subscribers save on season tickets and receive guaranteed seat location. A five-concert (does not include Messiah) subscription starts at $125. HVP Premium Subscribers are listed in all playbills, and new subscribers receive a further 30% discount the first year for the five-concert series.
Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale July 13 at 11 AM. For more information on tickets and subscription, log on to Bardavon Presents website.
Check out the full 2021-2022 season schedule below:
2021-22 HVP SEASON
All events are at the Bardavon, except Christophe Landon at Revel 32
October 2, 2021: Reflection
Guest Conductor- Kyle Ritenauer
Remembering our beloved Maestro Randy, as we look back on his legacy and a year of upheaval, loss and renewal.
Johann Sebastian Bach – Dona Nobis Pacem from Mass in B Minor w/Cappella Festiva
Johann Sebastian Bach – Air on the G String (Suite No. 3, BWV 1068)
Inspired by the Poughkeepsie Library’s Big Read: Thi Bui’s graphic novel The Best We Could Do, this programfeatures music from Europe, Vietnam and America
November 7, 2021 at Revel 32, Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie:
Christophe Landon: Mysteries of the Great Instruments to benefit the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
An extraordinary opportunity to experience an intimate presentation by Christophe Landon, one of the world’s leading luthiers, featuring his collection of multi-million dollar violins, violas and cellos, with demonstrations on each by members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic.
December 18, 2021: Handel’s Messiah:
Guest Conductor Christine Howlett
For the 6th year, a celebration of Handel’s master work, featuring soloists TBA and Cappella Festiva.
Bardavon Marquee
March 5-19, 2022: Underground Figures
Guest Conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson
A program celebrating women, featuring all female composers, soloists, visual artists and conductor and culminating in the HVP premiere of Florence Price’s Symphony #1.
Julia Wolfe-Flowers- w/ Cappella Festiva and projected images of flowers by Georgia O Keefe, Imogen Cunningham, Margaret Bourke-White and others
Nkeiru Okoye-Songs of Harriet Tubman- 4 arias w/ Kishna Fowler
Florence Price– Symphony No.1in E Minor
April 23, 2022: Virtuosos
Guest Conductor Kelly Corcoran
An HVP String Competition winner and the HVP’s principal pianist perform works by two masters of the form.
Sarah Kirkland Snider –“Something for the Dark”
Max Bruch– Scottish Fantasy, op.46 w/ 2018 HVP String Competition winner Max Tan, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven– Concerto , piano no 4, op.58, G major w/ Yalin Chi, piano
Members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic perform “Tuxedo”
May 14, 2022: Themes & Variations
Guest Conductor – André Raphel–
A New York premiere of a concerto by Israel’s preeminent composer in a program that features Judaic composers from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold– Theme and Variations, op. 42
Richard Danielpour– Adagietto for String Orchestra
One of the most raucous shows in Stanley Theatre history has finally gotten an official release. The October 25, 2002 performance of Trey Anastasio Band in Utica, best remembered for fans dancing so intensely that the balcony was visibly bouncing, causing the band to cease amplified performance late in the second set.
On the Osiris Network series ‘Alive Again’, Anastasio recalled in Episode 2 the intensity of that night’s performance, and how he and the band reacted to the balcony visibly bouncing up and down.
The show itself was a true rocker. In addition to the debut of “Perhaps,” the unique opener “Javier Cinakowski” was followed by an 18-minute “Night Speaks to the Woman” which set the tone for the evening. During a late Set 2 “Mr. Completely,” clocking in at 28 minutes, pieces of plaster were falling from the balcony. Unbeknownst to the band at the time, who kept playing and feeding off the energy of the audience, road manager Brad Sands had to go on stage and tell the band to stop playing.
The balcony was going up and down and then these plaster pieces started falling on people’s heads. The balcony was shaking so much that it started breaking the plaster. Everyone’s panicking as people are animalistic dancing..
Trey Anastasio on ‘Alive Again’
For the rest of the evening, songs without amplification were performed as a safety precaution. Prior to the encore, an audience member shouted “Free Bird!,” which prompted Anastasio to share two stories (after declining the request), including Phish offering up an a cappella rendition of “Free Bird” for a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute album that was ultimately turned down.
Phish would perform their own memorable show at the Utica Aud in October 2010. Download the TAB show from 10/25/02 now at LivePhish.com.
Foreigner has announced their return to the road tour with a 121 date, year-long tour. Covering across sixteen countries, The US Tour is set to kick off June 24th, in Iowa.
Foreigner, one of the world’s best selling bands of all time includes timeless anthems, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice,” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You.” With more than 80 million records sold, ten multi-platinum albums and 16 US Billboard Top 30 songs, Foreigner is hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world.
Equipped with a musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, Foreigner now brings these hits back to concert stages across the world with the announcement of a 121-date concert tour across sixteen countries, with two concerts in New York.
The US leg of Foreigner’s world tour takes the band to 71 cities in 42 states. Concerts in New York include Syracuse, and Port Chester. The 2022 leg will be announced in November.
“Live music is at the heart of what we do and I’m thrilled to be back on the road and visiting so many places over the next year. Looking forward to seeing you all out there,” Says founding member, lead guitarist and Foreigner songwriter Mick Jones.
Foreigner still rocks the charts more than 40 years after debuting, with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success.
Audio and video streams of Foreigner hits are over 15 million per week. The band’s founder, Songwriter and Hall of Fame member Mick Jones, A visionary maestro whose stylistic songwriting, and multi-layered talents continue to escalate Foreigner’s influence and guide the band to new horizons. Tickets are available on www.foreigneronline.com.
Foreigner 2021 “Return to the Road” Tour Dates
Thursday, June 24 Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Center Friday, June 25 Sioux Falls, SD – Washington Pavilion Saturday, June 26 Bismarck, ND – Bismarck Civic Center Tuesday, June 29 Casper, WY – Casper Events Center Wednesday, June 30 Billings, MT – MetraPark Arena Friday, July 2 Welch, MN – Treasure Island Great Lawn Sunday, July 4 Fort Bragg, NC – Pope Army Airfield Tuesday, July 27 Fresno, CA – Saroyan Theatre Wednesday, July 28 Prescott Valley, AZ – Findlay Toyota Center Friday, July 30 West Valley, UT – Maverick Center Saturday, July 31 Grand Junction, CO – Los Colonias Park Amphitheater Sunday, August 1 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center Wednesday, August 4 Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall Thursday, August 5 Enid, OK – Stride Bank Center Saturday, August 7 Park City, KS – Hartman Arena Sunday, August 8 North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena Tuesday, August 10 West Allis, WI – Wisconsin State Fair Wednesday, August 11 Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre Friday, August 13 Arcadia, WI – Ashley For The Arts Saturday, August 14 Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium Sunday, August 15 Peoria, IL – Civic Center Arena Tuesday, August 17 Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion Wednesday, August 18 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium Friday, August 20 Doswell, VA – AfterHours at Meadow Event Park Saturday, August 21 Selbyville, DE – The Freeman Stage at Bayside Monday, August 23 Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair Wednesday, August 25 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheatre Thursday, August 26 Webster, MA – Indian Ranch Friday, August 27 Cohasset, MA – South Shore Music Circus Saturday, August 28 Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent Thursday, September 9 Grand Forks, ND – Alerus Center Friday, September 10 Rapid City, SD – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Saturday, September 11 Butte, MT – Civic Center Tuesday, September 14 Everett, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena Wednesday, September 15 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Event Center Thursday, September 16 Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino Saturday, September 18 Fort Hall, ID – Fort Hall Casino Tuesday, September 21 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater Wednesday, September 22 Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center Sunday, September 26 Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort Wednesday, September 29 Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery (orchestral) Friday, October 1 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre (orchestral) Saturday, October 2 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl (orchestral) Monday, October 11 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre (orchestral) Tuesday, October 12 Youngstown, OH – Foundation Amphitheater (orchestral) Wednesday, October 13 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena (orchestral) Friday, October 15 Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall Civic Center Sunday, October 17 Knoxville, TN – Civic Auditorium Monday, October 18 Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre Tuesday, October 19 Charleston, WV – Municipal Auditorium Thursday, October 21 Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center Friday, October 22 Wilkes Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center Saturday, October 23 Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion Monday, October 25 Providence, RI – Performing Arts Center Wednesday, October 27 Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre Thursday, October 28 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Friday, October 29 New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre Saturday, October 30 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Thursday, November 4 Corbin, KY – Corbin Arena Friday, November 5 Springfield, IL – UIS Sangamon Auditorium Saturday, November 6 Southaven, MS – Landers Center Monday, November 8 Savannah, GA – John Mercer Theatre Tuesday, November 9 Augusta, GA – Bell Auditorium Wednesday, November 10 Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena Friday, November 12 Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium Saturday, November 13 Tupelo, MS – Bancorp South Arena Sunday, November 14 Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater Tuesday, November 16 Huntsville, AL – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall Wednesday, November 17 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall Friday, November 19 Biloxi, MS – IP Casino Resort & Spa Saturday, November 20 Pensacola, FL – Saenger Theater
May 12, 1982
On this day 39 years ago @RobertPlant & @JimmyPage join @ForeignerMusic on stage in Munich, Germany for a performance of the song "Lucille". This was their first performance since John Bonham had passed away 2 years prior.
Billy Joel will head to Western New York in August for a performance at the home of the Buffalo Bills, Highmark Stadium. The Piano Man’s show has been rescheduled for August 14, 2021 after being canceled last year due to COVID-19.
Highmark Stadium will be open at full capacity thanks to the state reaching 70% partial vaccination threshold in mid-June. Any unvaccinated fans will be required to wear masks. These follow the same masking policies as there are for Bills games.
All original ticket purchases will be honored. For those looking to see Billy Joel at Highmark Stadium, tickets are on sale at 10am Friday morning.
With their return to in-person shows earlier this month in Colorado, Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to thrill fans around the globe with the announcement of the Good Day For A Good Day World Tour, kicking off this summer in the U.S.
“After an emotional weekend playing our first shows back since the pandemic began, the wait is finally over! We are kicking off our Good Day For A Good Day World Tour this August with over 20 U.S. dates this November and 13 dates overseas in 2022,” shares Franti. “My heart is full. I’m energized and ready to hit the road again!”
Along with the band’s traditional touring, Michael Franti & Spearhead will alsoheadline their own cruise in a new partnership with Sixthman, Soulshine at Sea, Nov. 3-7, 2021.
After supporting over ten cruises in his career, Franti will begin his first ever hosted cruise which includes a very diverse musical lineup including Fitz and The Tantrums, Allen Stone, Niko Moon and more, with a heavy dose of health and wellness included.
“We are stoked to be announcing the lineup for Soulshine at Sea because we believe in the power of music; the connection of community; taking time to focus on health and wellness; and that in these challenging times, it’s important to have fun and rock out too,” Franti expresses.
Michael Franti & Spearhead released their 11th studio album Work Hard And Be Nicenearly one year ago, and was also featured on NPR’s mid-year and end-year “Heavy Rotation: Public Radio’s Most Popular Songs of 2020,” sharing, “Michael Franti’s infectious groove is unmistakable. From the opening chords to the percolating rhythm, it’s easy to get caught up in the positivity he exudes.”
Michael Franti & Spearhead “Good Day For A Good Day” 2021 World Tour dates:
August 18 Roanoke Island Festival Park+ Manteo, N.C. August 19 North Carolina Azalea Festival~ Wilmington, N.C. August 21 Palace Theatre+ Albany, N.Y. August 22 The Ridgefield Playhouse*+ Ridgefield, Conn. August 24 Wolf Trap**+ Vienna, Va. August 25 Seacrets+ Ocean City, Md. August 26 Seacrets+ Ocean City, Md. August 27 The Coves Amphitheater at Smith Mountain Lake+ Union Hall, Va. August 29 Salvage Station+ Asheville, N.C. Sept. 4 Pavilion at Point of the Bluff Vineyard Hammondsport, N.Y. Sept. 5 Arrowood Farm Brewery*+ Accord, N.Y. Sept. 10 Marymoor Park+ Redmond, Wash. Sept. 11 McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater+ Troutdale, Ore. Sept. 14 Clear Summer Nights Concert Series Bend, Ore. Sept. 15 Revolution Concert House+ Garden City, Idaho Sept. 16 Red Butte Garden+ Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 17 MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa Lake Tahoe+ Stateline, Nev. Sept. 18 Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival~ Felton, Calif. Sept. 19 Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival~ Templeton, Calif. Sept. 20 Humphreys Concerts by the bay+~ San Diego, Calif Nov. 3-7 Soulshine at Sea Miami, Fla.
Michael Franti & Spearhead “Good Day For A Good Day” 2022 World Tour dates:
Jan. 27 Paradiso+ Amsterdam, Netherlands Jan. 28 Doornroosje+ Nijmegen, Netherlands Jan. 29 De Oosterpoort+ Groningen, Netherlands Jan. 30 Maassilo+ Rotterdam, Netherlands Feb. 1 Ancienne Belgique+ Brussels, Belgium Feb. 2 Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld+ Cologne, Germany Feb. 3 Gretchen+ Berlin, Germany Feb. 5 Circolo Magnolia+ Milan, Italy Feb. 6 Bierhübeli+ Bern, Switzerland Feb. 7 New Morning+ Paris, France Feb. 9 St. Luke’s Music & Arts Venue+ Glasgow, UK Feb. 10 Academy 2+ Manchester, UK Feb. 11 O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire+ London, UK
+ VIP Experience Offered ~ Previously Announced; On Sale Now * Trio Format ** Co-headlining with Trombone Shorty (pre-sale/on-sale TBA)
Personal instruments, rock memorabilia, and music-inspired items from Woodstock Festival, Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beatles, and many more will hit the block in a mostly unreserved online auction. The “A Century of Music” auction hosted by Guernsey’s will be held over June 23-24
Fans will have the chance to bid on guitars owned by Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Bo Diddley, and Allen Collins, as well as a Daisy Rock Guitar autographed at the 2006 Grammys by Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.
Other instruments that will hit the block include Bill Clinton’s saxophone that he played at his Inaugural Ball, which is signed, Paul Butterfield and James Cotton’s harmonicas, and Chick Corea and Elton John’s pianos.
There is also a rare 18th century harp and the remarkable Meisel Collection, with more than 500 vintage violins and bows, banjos, ukuleles, mandolins and autoharps up for grabs. Other personal items include Billie Holiday’s gown, Buddy Holly’s performance jacket, original art work by John Lennon, the only known test pressing of Miles Davis playing “Meaning of the Blues” at Carnegie Hall, original Robert Freeman Beatles’ photos, memorabilia from the Fontaine Collection, the front doors from the Chelsea Hotel, and more available for the first time at this very special, music-inspired auction.
The most famed concert in history – Woodstock – also plays a big part in this auction. Guernsey’s will offer a variety of one of a kind memorabilia and art from the 1969 festival, including a hand painted directional map, sections of the stage, and photos from the official photographer. Many of the hand-painted panels by famed artists including Robert Indiana created during the 25th anniversary Woodstock Concert to restrain the 500,000 attendees will also be up for bid.
There are a pair of control room monitor speakers from Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios on West 8th Street in New York. They were given to the original designer, who then loaned them to the Experienced Music Project, created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which is now known as the Museum of Pop Culture (or MoPOP). These will be sold side-by-side with Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band speakers that were on the stage at Woodstock, and the stage speakers used by Lynyrd Skynyrd prior to the band’s tragic 1970s plane crash.
Jason Becker, a virtuoso musician, songwriter and composer who is the world’s longest living survivor of amyotrophic literal sclerosis (ALS), is selling his guitars to raise funds to battle this debilitating disease, including his much-beloved “Numbers” guitar that has been played by several noted musicians, including KISS’ Paul Stanley, and Jason and Eddie Van Halen.
Borderland Festival is returning to Knox Farm State Park, September 18th-19th for two days of music, food, beer, crafts, and more. The festival was canceled in 2020 and will be making its grand return to celebrate summer, community, and of course music. Borderland will host more than 20 bands on three stages with a diverse mix of national and regional, rock, country, Americana, and roots artists.
Headlining the 2021 festival is Jason Isbell and the 400 Units and The Revivalists. Also being featured are Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, The Infamous Stringdusters, Moon Taxi, Hiss Golden Messenger, Cam, TAUK, Molly Tuttle, Neal Francis, Ghost Of Paul Revere, TK & The Holy, Know Nothings, Adia Victoria, John Papa Gros Band, Workingman’s Dea, Organ Fairchild, GRUB, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, Cole Gallagher, A Girl Named Genny, Mom Said No, Never Ben, The Brass Machine, Folk Faces.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are on the rise in the jam scene, they have sold out two nights at Town Ballroom in past years. Then Cam began her career as a songwriter, composing material for several artists including Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus. She has also made her way to national festivals such as Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands in San Francisco and is rising on the country charts.
Adding to the talent, the virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle was the first woman to win the Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year award. Also adding to the bluegrass vibe, The Infamous Stringdusters are grammy award winners for Best Bluegrass Album in 2018. The festival also collaborated with The Big Easy of Buffalo to bring New Orleans legend John “Papa” Gros from Papa Gros Funk.
Two-Day General Admission tickets are on sale now. Kids 10 and under are free with a parent or guardian.
On June 24 at 5 pm at the beautiful sculpture park and museum Opus 40, a wind sextet showcasing acclaimed musicians from the American Symphony Orchestra will offer Winds Among the Trees, a program of rarely-heard classical music that will immerse the audience in a sprawling landscape. The concert will include works by Carl Maria von Weber and Matyas Seiber and explore the evolution of the wind sextet in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The wind sexted from American Symphony Orchestra
The musicians will be Shari Hoffmanon and Lino Gomez on clarinet, Lawrence DiBello and David Smith on French horn, and then Marc Goldberg and Gilbert Dejean on bassoon. Most of the players also belong to the American Ballet Theater Orchestra. Dejean however also is a member of the Saratoga Opera and along with Gomez has performed in the orchestra for the Broadway productions of West Side Story.
Opus 40 is a large environmental sculpture park in Saugerties, New York, created by sculptor and quarryman Harvey Fite. It includes a central in-earth bluestone sculpture with dry-stone ramps, pedestals, bridges and platforms. The property also houses the Quarryman’s Museum and hosts a range of artistic events.
The program will include:
Matyas Seiber – Serenade for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, and 2 Horns
F.H.J. Castil-Blaze – Sextet No. 1 in Eb
Harald Genzmer – Sextet
Carl Maria von Weber – Adagio and Rondo
Tickets for American Symphony Orchestra at Opus 40 are $20 and can be purchased here.
