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Chautauqua Theater Company season opens with Morisseau’s ‘Blood at the Root’

by David Kwiatkowski on June 29, 2021

DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER With months of preparation, weeks of rehearsal and almost two years of anticipation of getting on stage, the time has come. Chautauqua Theater Company’s first production of the season, Blood

School of Music voice students to grapple with love and loss in second recital’s art songs

by Jamie Landers on July 22, 2020

ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE DEABLER/DIGITAL EDITOR Strung to the melodies of the world’s most well-known art songs are stories of war

Pianist Alvin Zhu to play pivotal moments of Brahms and Scriabin in recital

by Jamie Landers on July 22, 2020

Alvin Zhu chose two piano pieces for his Chautauqua recital based on the time periods they were written in —

Chopin, Beethoven & Bach: School of Music piano students to highlight classics in solo repertoire in opening recital

by Jamie Landers on July 17, 2020

The “Polonaise-Fantaisie” was one of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin’s final works, a culmination of everything he had worked on in

Sara Davis Buechner to play Mozart, Brahms & Gershwin foxtrots in piano recital ‘crafted for Chautauqua’

by Jamie Landers on July 15, 2020

In 1925, composer and pianist George Gershwin played foxtrot improvisations for piano students at Chautauqua’s School of Music. Nearly 100

The beauty in nature, the beauty in music: Friesen to present musical Interfaith lecture using his cello

by Chris Clements on July 15, 2020

There’s the rosewood scroll, the strings, the bridge, the tailpiece and the bow. It all comes together to form a cello, a vehicle through which a person can create music and harmony. Friesen But for

Chautauqua Opera music staff to talk music preparation for Behind-the-Scenes Series

by Eleanor Bishop on July 2, 2020

Rausch The Chautauqua Opera Company will have you know that Chautauqua Literary Arts isn’t the only Institution department that can

Annual Literary Arts Friends contests celebrate all applicants

by Emma Francois on August 23, 2019

A pinprick, a cemetery, a blue dress — these were among the variety of objects conjured by poets Sunday, Aug.

Encore program to offer 3 free concerts in post-season week

by Julia Arwine on August 23, 2019

Although Chautauqua Institution’s official season may be ending, music still lingers on the grounds. Beginning this week, Encore Creativity for

In 2020, Chautauqua Opera to celebrate centennial of women’s right to vote

by Tina Giuliano on August 23, 2019

In 2020, Chautauqua Opera Company will tackle a new season with a new theme, complete with another three-day opera festival,

CTC gears up to deliver women-centric lineup of shows next year

by Duard Headley on August 23, 2019

After closing out a successful and historic 2019 theater season, Chautauqua Theater Company is looking to make 2020 an even more ground-breaking and progressive experience. The shows for next summer will all share one key

FCT-staged play reading promises comedic carnival, lots of laughs

by Duard Headley on August 23, 2019

Mark Russell, left, and David Tabish rehearse their lines in Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine Tuesday, Aug. 20,

Legacy of support, history of fun: Friends of Chautauqua Theater celebrate 25th anniversary season

by Duard Headley on August 23, 2019

This summer spells a momentous occasion for the theater community at Chautauqua. As Chautauqua Theater Company celebrates the successful conclusion

Museum Director Joe Stahlman to Discuss Work for VACI

by Eleanor Bishop on July 22, 2019

The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum is situated less than an hour away from Chautauqua Institution in Salamanca, New York. Despite the

Bonnie Ashmore and Sam Peck to Talk Arts Education in VACI Lecture

by Eleanor Bishop on July 4, 2019

Bonnie Ashmore Bonnie Ashmore and Sam Peck believe that for artists, improvisation is key. “I think that one of the big

First Student Voice Recital to Celebrate Schumanns’ and Brahms’ Music in Fletcher

by Julia Arwine on July 2, 2019

Tenor Nicholas Farrauto from the Chautauqua School of Music Voice Program, performs Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at McKnight Hall. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Students in the Chautauqua School of Music’s Voice Program will hold their first recital,

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