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An energetic quiet descends on the auditorium as the light dims. You welcome the concertmaster with polite applause, and he leads the orchestra in one…
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While David Hochstein is not, like most of our Musicians of Rochester, someone you can meet as part of Rochester's musical community today, his legacy…
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The Hochstein School has been a center for learning music and dance in Rochester now for 100 years.Hear the stories and music that connect this community…
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Guitarist (and Rochester treasure) Lawrence Johnson was featured earlier on WXXI as part of our series Musicians of Rochester. He and I have stayed in…
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A ceremony commemorated the 100th anniversary of David Hochstein’s death Monday morning. David Hochstein was born in 1892, later graduating from East...
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Should music strive to be clear? More specifically, do composers have a responsibility to make the logic and processes behind a piece of music accessible…
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After having so much fun researching and speaking about the music that surrounded Queen Victoria, in her personal and public life, I have decided to…
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I love figure skating! With the Winter Olympics on, here's your very basic guide to Western classical music AND some breathtaking spins, too.First, a…
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Michael Haydn's music will be performed this week in the inaugural concert of Ensemble PeriHIPsous – Rochester’s new “period” orchestra. These days,…
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That’s right, Michael Haydn.What?! There were TWO HAYDNS who were revered composers in the late 18th century? So much talent in one family! (Must have had…