Jamie Landers

Making music is a lot like making pizza. There are classics, staples, even, but when it comes down to it, some things can be added in, others taken out. Ultimately, it’s the combination that counts.

Kimberly Churches doesn’t subscribe to the Golden Rule. Treating people the way you wish to be treated? That’s egotistical, she said — at best. Churches “That’s a very self-centered way of thinking because it’s focusing

For a special Monday edition of “Into the Music” with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, violinist Anton Shelepov and cellist Igor Gefter are laying it all out on the table. The dining room table, to be

When church services in Western New York started to transition to online platforms as COVID-19 shuttered places of worship this spring, local pastors looked to Zach Stahlsmith as their gateway to the internet. Which felt

ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE DEABLER/DIGITAL EDITOR Timothy Jones is breaking the rules in Friday’s piano recital, looking for emphasis in all the “wrong places.” Right as the first movement of Mozart’s Sonata No. 2 in F

Lisa Sharon Harper’s work didn’t shift during the Black Lives Matter movement — she said this is a moment she was made for. Harper “The kind of work I do helped to create this moment,”

ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE DEABLER/DIGITAL EDITOR Fantasies are fanciful, seemingly untethered in their rhythm, form and inspiration. The musical term, more commonly known as “fantasia,” has consistently signified freedom, an absence of structure. Of all the

As a theologian, Noreen Herzfeld knows that in the first century, people could see themselves in the image of God. But as a computer scientist, she has come to learn people in the 21st century

ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE DEABLER/DIGITAL EDITOR Strung to the melodies of the world’s most well-known art songs are stories of war and peace; love and loss. In this week’s Voice Program recital, the poetry behind a

Alvin Zhu chose two piano pieces for his Chautauqua recital based on the time periods they were written in — not for the century or era, but because both were completed during pivotal points in

The “New World Symphony” is one of the most cherished orchestral works in the world. Though based on American culture, it was written by an immigrant — Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, who proved sometimes it

Alexandra Switala wouldn’t consider herself “tech-savvy whatsoever,” so a livestreamed performance wasn’t high on her to-do list. Luckily, Robert, her brother and built-in duet partner, had this one covered.  Switala Duo “I am so fortunate

Gina Chavez is a half-Mexican bilingual musician and a self-described “Catholic lesbian from Texas.” Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Deborah Sunya Moore said her mixture of Latinx music and advocacy filled out the

The “Polonaise-Fantaisie” was one of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin’s final works, a culmination of everything he had worked on in his career spanning three decades — a piece so complex and intricate, that by its

Violinist Rebecca Moy Of The Chautauqua School Of Music, Accompanied By Pianist Shannon Hesse, Plays Beethoven’s “Allegro Con Brio” During The Open Recital Sunday, July 7, 2019, In Fletcher Music Hall. VISHAKHA GUPTA/DAILY STAFF FILE

The Chautauqua Symhony Orchestra, led by Conductor Rossen Milanov, delivers a strong performance accompanied by famed pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk on Tuesday night, July 2, 2019 in the Amphitheater. ALEXANDER WADLEY/DAILY STAFF FILE PHOTO Sometimes, cyberspace