Lee Drutman’s closing lecture of the Week Five Chautauqua Lecture Series theme on “The Vote and Democracy” was titled “Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop.” And so he offered the audience “a little doom, a little
Sara Toth
When Linda Chavez was running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 1986, the campaign trail brought her to Cumberland, Maryland — a small city in the western part of the state — where she
The Rev. Frank A. Thomas is no stranger to Chautauqua — he served as chaplain of the week, preaching from the Amphitheater stage in 2021, and as a speaker for the African American Heritage House
As the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra reaches the middle of its season, it’s preparing an evening of Schumann and Tchaikovsky under the baton of CSO Music and Artistic Director Rossen Milanov. The program set for 8:15
For guest conductor Yue Bao, the title of this evening’s Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra program — “Fateful Encounter” — holds special meaning, as it was her own fateful encounter with Chautauqua Institution that helped launch her
When the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performs this evening, the waves of Chautauqua Lake will be lapping the shore just footsteps away from the Amphitheater, the audience nestled in this little corner of Western New York.
Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a composer who counted Mozart, Salieri and Haydn as contemporaries. He was a private tutor to Marie Antoinette, a violinist, conductor, fencer, war veteran and abolitionist — and,
Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán first had his original compositions performed at Chautauqua in 2017, when he joined the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for an evening of Cuban music. Now, he’s back with another of Chautauqua’s orchestras. The
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra has a brand of magic that never fails; some power in their corner. The double bass and the percussion section? Some heavy ammunition in their camp. One might even say that
When Chautauquans gather tonight in the Amphitheater, ready for an evening of Broadway hits and a superstar headliner, that is exactly what they’ll get. Just maybe not from the superstar they’re expecting. In a last-minute,
Majora Carter is a woman who wears many hats: real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, a MacArthur Fellow, a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a lecturer at the Keller Center at Princeton University. At the heart
After a summer of virtual courses through CHQ Assembly in 2020, and a shorter season with a smaller orchestra due to COVID-19 protocols last summer, at long last the Music School Festival Orchestra is back
It’s been three years since Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz stood at his stand in front of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for the annual Independence Day Celebration, before a full audience and the sweeping, unfurling
After a year of virtual-only performances in 2020, and a shorter schedule with smaller groups of musicians in 2021, summer 2022 represents a full return to the Chautauqua Institution’s largest stage for the Chautauqua Symphony
When it comes to the Week One theme and question of “What Should be America’s Role in the World?,” Aaron S. Williams thinks the best way to get the best answers is through the best
When Constanze Stelzenmüller first spoke at Chautauqua Institution, it was in the middle of a week dedicated to evolving issues in Europe, and how the continent was redefining itself geopolitically in the 21st century. She’d