UCF Grant seeds community art project
The Clinton Street Mural Project, [...]
Song of Silk showcases Chinese performing arts
About 800 persons were treated to a variety of Chinese performing arts Saturday (Nov. 6) at Binghamton University’s Anderson Center. Faculty from BU and from the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, plus the Melody of Dragon Chinese instrumental ensemble from New York City and the Amber Dance Troupe from Cornell University, presented a variety of Chinese music, dance and folk opera.
I loved it, it was perfect, now laugh!
“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” the longest running musical revue in off-Broadway history, is Joe DiPietro’s hilarious commentary on love between the sexes, tracing relationships through the years of one’s life. The Cider Mill Playhouse’s staging is first rate. The cast gives stellar performances, with expressive faces, well-balanced voices and great chemistry.
Theater organist Jelani Eddington revives a bygone art form
Jelani Eddington demonstrated an art form of a bygone era on Oct. 23 at The Forum. Theater organs originally were played to accompany silent films, the single instrument replacing an entire pit orchestra. The theater organist had to have quick reflexes and a thorough knowledge of the instrument in order to match the mood, pace and personalities on screen, as well as sound effects. After performing a variety of popular and classical pieces revealing a variety of unusual sounds, Eddington demonstrated the craft of theater organist by accompanying a 1928 Laurel and Hardy silent flick, to the audience's pleasure.
Time to tap into your inner choral singer
EDITOR’S NOTE: Faith Vis of New Milford, Pa., has been [...]
Big Apple-style cabaret charms at Firehouse
Reviewed by Leo Cotnoir Last night (Oct.23), the Schorr Family [...]
Alice Parker teaches heart and soul of folksong
Alice Parker, legendary composer and arranger of folksongs and hymns, presented a Community Sing in Binghamton as part of a weekend with The Madrigal Choir of Binghamton, at whose concert she conducted several of her arrangements. Her Community Sing inspired listeners to sing folksong and hymns in the spirit of the story the text tells. Melody, harmony, rhythm and tempo should all reflect the mood of the song, she said. When we sing songs of other cultures as closely as possible to their original style and spirit, we make the best bridge to those cultures.
Third Thursday conversation planned at Cooperative Gallery 213
Another season of Third Thursday events will begin at 7 [...]
Top-notch performers create great 'Of Mice and Men' at CRT
Reviewed by Nicholas Linnehan Coming from New York City, home [...]
John Covelli & Friends: Fantasia with too little sax
Reviewed by Leo Cotnoir There is no question that John [...]
