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The Rochester Oratorio Society and friends perform "The Cry of Jeremiah" by Rosephanye Powell 2/1/27 @8pm

WXXI Classical’s Performance Upstate is your access to concert highlights captured live in theaters, churches, museums, festivals, and in university halls across Upstate New York.

Performance Upstate 2702

Hour 1

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestucke for Cello and Piano, Op. 73
Clive Greensmith, cello |Henry Kramer, piano | Geneva Music Festival | June 6, 2025 | Froelich Hall, Geneva, NY | Jim LaRonde, engineer

Rosephanye Powell: The Cry of Jeremiah
Rochester Oratorio Society |Roberts Wesleyan Chorale | Rochester City School District School of the Arts Concert Choir | ROS Orchestra | Thomas Warfield, narrator | Eric Townell, conductor | March 2026 | Hochstein Performance Hall | Carl Pultz, Alembic Productions

Carl Reinecke: Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano, Op. 188
Eric Behr oboe | Nathan Ukens horn | Chiao-Wen Cheng piano | Society for Chamber Music in Rochester | April 12, 2026 | Nazareth University, Rochester, NY | John Truebger, sound engineer

Hour 2

Meilina Tsui: Glaciers
fivebyfive| Flute: Lana Stafford |Clarinet: Marcy Bacon | Electric Guitar: Ken Luk | Piano: Haeyeun Jeun | Acoustic Bass: Eric J. Polenik | Audio recording: Marc Webster | March 2026 | Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, New York

Ola Gjeilo: Tundra
Concentus Women's Chorus | Conductor Anna Atwater |
Pianist Hannah Harnest | Soloist Jennifer Phillips | December 2023 | Rochester, NY | Carl Pultz, Alembic Productions

Johannes Brahms: Sextet in B Flat Major, Op. 18
Geoffrey Herd, violin | Clara Lyon, violin | Masumi Rostad, viola | Eric Wong, viola | Clive Greensmith, cello | Hannah Collins, cello | Geneva Music Festival | June 6, 2025 |Gearan Center, Geneva, NY | Jim LaRonde, engineer

John Bennet: Weep, O mine eyes
Laura Heimes, soprano | Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano | Andrew Fuchs, tenor | Johnathan Woody, bass-baritone | Pegasus Early Music | February 8, 2026 | Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY | Carl Pultz, Alembic Productions

WXXI Classical's Performance Upstate takes you into concert halls, sacred spaces, and festivals across Western and Central New York. Brenda Tremblay is your host.

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