fivebyfive (Laura Lentz, flute; Marcy Bacon, clarinet; Ken Luk, electric guitar; Eric J. Polenik, bass; Haeyeun Jeun, piano) and Emily Pinkerton (voice and banjo) team up to bring Enduring Stories: ghost, murder, and lost voices of the Appalachians and Catskills to Live from Hochstein.
You're invited to hear this music on Live from Hochstein on Wednesday, April 2nd at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 N. Plymouth Avenue, downtown Rochester) or by listening to the live broadcast on WXXI Classical.
Songwriter Emily Pinkerton brings the folk and classical worlds together with her chamber music for banjo, fiddle, and voice. She joins with the artist-led ensemble fivebyfive for a program including Pinkerton’s new work, Ephemera Ballads, a song cycle that meshes her distinctive style with their instruments and was inspired by 18th and 19th century broadside folk poetry to showcase fateful stories of women. The concert also includes Rounder Songs, based on tunes and folk tales from Kentucky and West Virginia.
Emily Pinkerton is a founding member of The Early Mays, an old-time, vocal harmony trio that topped the National Folk-DJ charts and was featured twice on NPR’s Mountain Stage.
fivebyfive is an award-winning ensemble known for its impeccable musicianship and adventurous spirit that permeates innovative, cross-genre programming and community engagement. fivebyfive performs music by the most exciting living composers to create unforgettable musical experiences.
Live from Hochstein with host Mona Seghatoleslami is a series of midday concerts by some of the finest artists in our area broadcast live from The Hochstein Performance Hall. Each of these free concerts runs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., giving downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duos, and vocal and chamber ensembles. You can also hear an encore broadcast of Live from Hochstein later the same day at 10 p.m. on WXXI Classical.
