Paul Thorn is no stranger to rolling with the punches. Before he was a singer-songwriter, he spent about a decade as a professional prizefighter, making
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Bernhard Scully’s eighth-grade music teacher had a photo of Canadian Brass hanging on the classroom wall. As a young student, Scully said listening to the
Tonight in the Amphitheater, birds of prey will be circling above the audience. There’s no cause for alarm, though. Peter Gros knows what he’s
Straight No Chaser is now performing for sold-out crowds and singing in recording studios, but there were two original motivations the a cappella group
Brittany Nicole Waddell, better known as Britt Nicole, started singing at 3 years old in her grandfather’s church. Since then she has followed the path
On July 26, John Bertles will be a playing a plastic straw. Bertles, along with his wife, Carina Piaggio, is the co-founder and co-director of
Huey Lewis does a poll during many of his concerts these days, according to longtime manager Lol Halsey, where he asks the audience how many
There’s a lot more to Lynn Trefzger’s job than not moving her lips. Trefzger is a ventriloquist with almost 40 years of experience. She’s bringing
At 8:15 p.m. Friday in the Amphitheater, folk-rock singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle will take the stage in continuation of a musical partnership that formally
Vaudeville is back, and it’s coming to Chautauqua Institution in the form of aerial tricks and juggling. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Amphitheater, Cirque-tacular
For Kathy and Jim Pender, community and family are paramount. And at 7:30 p.m. July 13 in the Amphitheater, Kathy and Jim Pender and the Michael
When Seth Avett first wrote “Divorce Separation Blues,” he never thought he would release it on an album. The song is hopeful, catchy and tragically
The Capitol Steps, a musical comedy satire group composed in equal of measure of professional actors and congressional staffers, will return to Chautauqua Institution to
The Buffalo Silver Band performed at Chautauqua Institution in 2013 in front of its biggest crowd of 1,100 people. David Myro, bass trombone player, said
Chautauqua Institution’s popular entertainment series will go country when LeAnn Rimes performs at 8:15 p.m. July 1 in the Amphitheater. “ came to Chautauqua many years
The sounds of Cuba are coming to Chautauqua Institution. Tiempo Libre, a three-time Grammy-nominated seven-man ensemble, will perform at 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater, blending the classical symphonies