Although Chautauqua Institution’s official season may be ending, music still lingers on the grounds. Beginning this week, Encore Creativity for Older Adults will hold its 12th Annual Summer Institute at Chautauqua Institution, and host three
Members of the Thursday Morning Brass Ensemble rehearse for their upcoming concert Aug. 15, 2019 at the Hall of Philosophy. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER It may be Tuesday, but that won’t stop Thursday Morning Brass from
Gina Chavez always knew she was meant to perform; she has always loved singing, and even at age 5 would toddle up to strangers in restaurants and tell them jokes she’d heard from her dad.
Lyrica Baroque Chautauqua’s season is quickly coming to an end, and the Saturday chamber music series is going out in style — Baroque style. At 4 p.m. Saturday, August 17 in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall,
Week Eight marks the departure of the last of the School of Music students from the grounds, but the performance halls are far from empty: An even younger batch of musicians has come to
Timothy Muffitt conducts the Music School Festival Orchestra during the MSFO concert, Monday, July 1, 2019, in the Amphitheater. Works by Donald Grantham, Edward Elgar, and W.A. Mozart were played during the performance.MHARI SHAW/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Cellist Michael Frontz of the Chautauqua School of Music plays J. S. Bach’s compositions during the open recital Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Fletcher Music Hall. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The School of Music’s season is
The masked Jared Werlein listens to Elio Bucky's operatic orders during a run through of, "The Fantasticks," on Friday, Aug 2, 2019 in McKnight Hall. ALEXANDER WADLEY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Something fantastic is coming out of the
Chautauqua Voice Program students Lindsey Reynolds, soprano, left, as Guilietta, and Marie Engle, mezzo-soprano, as Romeo, perform with the Music School Festival Orchestra during a rehearsal for their production of "I Capuleti e i Montecchi"
Martin Dubé Kanae Matsumoto The M&M Piano Duo has something as sweet as their name to offer in their performance this weekend: a program of French music full of dances and delights. At 4 p.m. Saturday,
School of Music Percussion instructor Michael Burritt gives instruction to Connor Nixdorf during a rehearsal on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Bellinger Hall. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Though there’s been no shortage of chamber music at
Pianist, Alexander Kobrin, works with Adam Balogh during Korbin's master class on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Sherwood-Marsh Studios. Kobrin was awarded at the Gold Medal of Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005.MHARI
Taylor Romanticism, jazz and classical grandeur are in the cards for recital-goers today. Van Cliburn Bronze Medalist Christopher Taylor will give a piano performance of lively compositions from German and Russian composers at 4 p.m.
Ricky Ian Gordon Much of the music played at Chautauqua’s many recitals and concerts is by composers who are long dead or geographically distant, but this weekend voice students will get the chance to perform
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/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER School