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NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Mathis There aren’t many people like Johnny Mathis. Period. Even Barbra Streisand said so — “there are a number of good singers, a smaller handful of truly great singers, and

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.

In 1925, composer and pianist George Gershwin played foxtrot improvisations for piano students at Chautauqua’s School of Music. Nearly 100 years later, Sara Davis Buechner is bringing those improv stylings back.  Buechner “I wanted to

The annual Chautauqua Music Camps taking place throughout Week Eight have been sponsored by the Winifred Crawford Dibert Foundation for more than two decades. Founded in memory of Winnie Dibert of Jamestown, the foundation focuses