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Meet Rachel Waddell. She’s the Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Rochester. She describes music as a “performing tool to bring people…
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I grew up in the NYC area surrounded by a large extended family of first- and second-generation Italian immigrants, most hailing from Sicily. I enjoyed…
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I don’t always think to mention it. I’m so used to it, that in most situations I pretty much forget about it, until someone asks me if I’m nervous or…
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According to an article in The Daily News, the Genesee Symphony Orchestra is dipping its toes into the world of playing live music with movies.Music…
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Throughout this afternoon and evening, music will be filling the streets around Rochester. The first annual Make Music Rochester event is modeled after...
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As we're wrapping up our celebration of Music in Our Schools Month, here is one more entry in our guide to community music groups. Although I started this…
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Every year around the world, musicians gather and celebrate the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with performances, focusing on bringing his music to places…
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Band, choir, orchestra…these groups are all pretty familiar ideas. For this installment in our guide to opportunities to get involved in community music…
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Here is a list of community orchestras. And a list of choirs and choruses. What about community bands?We’ve got some great ones, and this is an area where…
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Calling all singers!“Oh, I’m not really a singer you say, I just really like to sing when the hymns come in church, or “I haven’t been in choir since…