Broome Arts Mirror – Local Theatre Reviews
The Broome Arts Mirror is a group of volunteers affiliated with the Broome County Arts Council who write previews and reviews about local performances and arts shows. For inquiries, including having someone review your local production, please contact us at bamirror@broomearts.org.
Soovin Kim goes the distance with BPO
American violinist Soovin Kim was featured soloist as the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra performed Antonín Dvo?ák’s "Violin Concerto in A-minor, op. 53" on Saturday, April 2, at Binghamton University’s Anderson Center. It was a convincing demonstration of endurance in a composition uncharacteristically demanding of both bowing and fingering for long periods of time throughout its 32 minutes. The solo violin seemed to rise smoothly out of the ensemble, the orchestra deferring to the virtuoso’s cadenza passages, then just as smoothly ramping up again. The performance was met with an enthusiastic standing ovation from the full house. The program opened with John Mackey's Redline Tango and concluded with Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, showing off many individual artists in the orchestra.
Binghamton Philharmonic to honor Syracuse Symphony tickets for remainder of 2010-2011 season
The Binghamton Philharmonic will honor Syracuse Symphony Orchestra concert tickets at its remaining two concerts this season. (The Syracuse Symphony suspended operations this week.) Each unused Syracuse Symphony ticket may be exchanged for one Binghamton Philharmonic ticket (subject to availability) at no charge.The Binghamton Philharmonic performs its final classical [...]
Take no art for granted
You may have heard about the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra’s mid-season decision to suspend its operations. The news from the north reminds me of a similar announcement in Binghamton about this time last year by Southern Tier Celebrates! I remember how strange it felt this past New Year Eve’s when [...]
Cash-strapped Syracuse Symphony pulls plug on season
The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra's board of trustees voted Tuesday (March 29) to suspend operations as of Sunday (April 3) because of a shortage of funds. Read more about this situation at this link to the Syracuse Post-Standard : http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/sso_board_votes_to_suspend_ope.html#cmpid=v2mode_be_smoref_face.
Miró Quartet wows with mature, masterful chamber performance
Reviewed by Lee Shepherd The Miró Quartet is named for the Spanish artist Joan Miró, whose works are some of the greatest of the 20th century. The foursome honored its name Sunday (March 27) with a Binghamton Philharmonic-sponsored chamber concert at the Anderson Center of mostly classic works and [...]
Historic organ gets a fourth life
A full church Sunday (March 27) witnessed the dedication of the Main Street (Binghamton) Baptist Church’s Russell organ, a rebuilt, renovated and upgraded instrument embracing parts of three previous generations of pipe organs. Binghamton native Andrew Kotylo, currently Associate Director of Music at Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven, Conn., showed off the expanded organ’s capabilities. The concert celebrated the culmination of an eight-year project, inspired by Andrew’s father, Joseph Kotylo, who has been Main Street Baptist’s organist for 35 years.
Arts chase away those 'lingering winter' blues
Yeah, yeah! There was snow. There was wind. There were single-digit nights. But not all was lost. The arts and entertainment calendar was again jam-packed. […]
Did you 'spring' into the arts this weekend?
Did you visit a gallery, attend a concert or like, Nick Linnehan, check out the kids at EPAC (see comment)? Join the conversation -- no registration required (see below) -- and talk about the arts in your life.
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Join the conversation on UCF grants
The Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) today (March 16) announced it has awarded $271,000 in United Cultural Fund (UCF) grants for 2011. Speaking to a morning news conference, BCAC Chairman Fred Xlander thanked “donors large and small” to this year’s United Cultural Fund Campaign. Xlander said that, in approving [...]
'Chorus Line' not a 'singular sensation'
Reviewed by Nicholas Linnehan One of the dangers of doing a musical after a movie version is produced is that people will compare the two versions. I must admit I did this last Sunday at The Forum in Binghamton, even though I tried to avoid that pitfall. Bearing that [...]
Join the arts conversation
Did you watch a play, hear a concert, catch a really great bar band or, like me, finally see the AMAZING "The King's Speech"? What did you do in the arts this past week? Please join the conversation, and share your views -- good or bad.
Eggar breaks the boundaries of tradition at Cyber Café West
Reviewed by Rebecca Sheriff Cyber Café West’s performance space may be small, but many people packed into the funky Binghamton venue last Friday (March 4) to witness a performance by the Grammy-nominated Dave Eggar. A classically trained cellist, Eggar, like many musical geniuses, could not be [...]
Were you art-full this past week?
Yeah, yeah! I know what most of you did on Sunday -- shoveled! But how about the rest of the week? Did you see a play, hear a concert, take an art walk? Please join in the BAMirror conversation, and share your adventures in the arts.
Caressing the keys, Nakamatsu enthralls
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu was at one with his instrument Feb. 27 at Binghamton University's Anderson Center Chamber Hall. Having visited last March, he returned this year to play a whole concert in the Binghamton Philharmonic's Chamber Series. It was an exquisite program of Rameau, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin. Nakamatsu's hands occasionally flew over the keys in a blur, but most notable was his gentle, delicate touch that gave great expression to the works.
