Rochester Oratorio Society

For a composer who was so important in the development of the sonata and concerto, there's a surprising lack on infomation about the early years of…

Part of the Rochester Oratorio Society's Magnificat concert on November 1, 2019 was a performance by the Antara Winds. Over the years, they've also…

One of the highlights of each year's Holiday Songbook on Classical 91.5 is John Rutter's setting of the Magnificat. It is a joyous outpouring, filled with…

A new theater opens in Canandaigua this weekend and its backers hope it fills a vital need in the local arts community. It’s called the Sands...

Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1In March 2017, The Rochester Oratorio Society collaborated with the University of Rochester Humanities Center in the…

Amy Beach: III. Credo, Grand Mass in E-Flat, op. 5It was a full house at the Hochstein Performance Hall on October 20, 2017...both in the seats and on the…

Lili Boulanger: Psalm XXIVIn March 2017, The Rochester Oratorio Society collaborated with the University of Rochester Humanities Center in the "Poetry for…

Frederick Douglass – orator, abolitionist, author, social reformer…violinist?We don’t normally hear about that part of this legendary historical figure’s…

Soprano Laura Strickling and her family have been rescued from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Now in Puerto Rico, she and her husband and one year-old…

Laura Strickling and family are okay. But she says just thinking about the potential impact of Hurricane Jose turns her stomach. The First Prize winner in…