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Below is an archive of events for your convenience.
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December 1 & 2, Saturday & Sunday
16th Annual Performathon, Eastview Mall
Saturday, December 1 from 10:00 am --6:30 pm and Sunday, December 2 from 12:00 noon --5:00 pm.
Holiday shoppers get a musical treat as Hochstein students, ensembles, and faculty perform non-stop in the Bob Ton Courtyard. This annual fundraiser helps defray tuition costs for needy families.
December 5 Wednesday "Live from Hochstein " Concert and Broadcast 12:10 pm Eastman Horn Choir
Directed by Peter Kurau. Holiday music for horns.
Broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM
December 8, Saturday
A Holiday Concert of Voices, Woodwinds, and Strings, 3:00 pm
Hochstein Singers and Hochstein Youth Singers with the Concertino Strings. Maryellen Giese directs the SIngers and Youth Singers and Elizabeth Fino-Radin conducts the Concertino Strings. Includes premiere of "Goops and Hula Hoops" composed by RPO keyboardist Cary Ratcliff, a 5-piece work scored for treble chorus, woodwind quintet, and piano. CIty Newspaper's article
December 10, Monday Hochstein Chorale Holiday Concert, 7:30 pm
Maryellen Giese directs holiday songs including "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, " with text from Shakespeare and music by George Shearing. Hochstein Youth Singers join them.
December 12 Wednesday "Live from Hochstein " Concert and Broadcast 12:10 pm A Cup of Good Cheer
featuring Madrigalia, directed by Roger Wilhelm. Our annual celebration of the season.
Broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM
December 14, Friday
Annual Dance Gala, 7:30 pm
The Annual Hochstein Dance Gala on December 14 at 7:30 pm offers a variety of styles choreographed by faculty members. The Hochstein Senior Dance Ensemble performs jazz to percussionist Dave Mancini's "Mad Hatter,” choreographed by Victoria Gregory. Former Garth Fagan Dance member, Christopher Morrison performs a modern piece entitled “October Rose” accompanied by pianist Gary Palmer. A trio of ballet classics includes the snow scene from the Nutcracker, the peasant friends of Giselle, and Swanhilda from Coppelia choreographed by Dance Dept. Chair Diane Lewis. Senior dancer Hope Dudek will perform the Swanhilda piece as a “swan solo” of her own, in January she will be moving to Springfield, Missouri to join Petra Ballet Company. Other numbers on the program include ballroom, African, and Spanish, with choreography by Maureen Hickey, Adrianne Rose, Lisa Piccione, and Kate Wheeler.
December 15, Saturday
Seasonal Sounds of Peace and Joy with the Finger Lakes Concert Band, 7:30 pm
Phillip Sparke's Shalom, Vaughn Williams' Rhosymedre, Traditional Christmas and a Caribbean treat including a sing-a-long. Directed by Brian Story. Canandaigua Middle School, 215 Granger St. in Canandaigua. $5 general admission, 18 and younger free.
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January 11 Spotlight on Faculty concert 8:00 pm
Piano Extravaganza II featuring Hochstein pianists Won Yong Lee, Daniela Mineva, Henning Vauth, and Wenqing Zhang. Music of Schubert, Schumann, Bach-Busoni, Taskov, and Messiaen.
January 13 Spotlight on Faculty concert 4:00 pm
The East Quartet: Sarah Almétus, violin , Ruth Marie Ballance, violin, Margaret Coote, viola, and Katie Fittipaldi, cello. String quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
January 18 Spotlight on Faculty concert 8:00 pm Dance!
Featuring members of Hochstein's dance faculty performing African, jazz, modern, salsa, swing, tap, and ballet in original choreography and collaborative improvisations with an array of musical guest artists.
January 27 Sunday Music Educators Wind Band Annual Pops Concert
Conducted by Al “Corky” Fabrizio. Featuring Elizabeth Million, flute, Steven Zugelder, trombone, and Penfield student Thomas Doser, bassoon. Music of Mozart, Berlin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Grainger, Ives, Fabrizio, and more. This annual pops concert features a special student giveaway of a $1000 gift certificate good towards the purchase of a woodwind, brass or string instrument. Students in Grades 6-12 are eligible. Forms available at the Hochstein office or online. Cost: $5.00 adults, 18 and younger free.
January 29 Music Therapy Dept. Recital 6:00 pm The Story Behind the Song
Students in the music therapy department perform popular songs from across the decades revealing interesting stories linked to the creation of the song and the artists who performed them. Wade Richards, directs.
January 30 Jazz Vocal Master Class 7:00 pm
Featuring Hannah Richardson. from Syracuse, married to well-known jazz
bassist Phil Flanigan. Richard Delaney directs vocal faculty and students with a jazz trio. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall.
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| February 2 Musical Feast 2:00–4:30 pm
 A Mid–winter carnival of music, dance, and games, including an instrument petting zoo. Special Guests this year include members of PUSH Physical Theatre-- inspiring families with improvisation. Hands–on classes and demonstrations encourage participation of all ages with face painting, a kazoo band, and a bake sale to top it all off! TIckets available at the door: $5.00 adults/$2.00 child/$10.00 family. Children ages 3 and under admitted for free.
February 3 String Chamber Ensemble 3:00 pm
Elena Klotz, violin, Klansee Reynolds, violin, Jennifer Turbes, viola, TIm Nowak, cello All Things Art, Main Street, Canandaigua. $5 suggested donation.
February 9 Youth WInd Symphony 7:30 pm
AL "Corky" Fabrizio conducts the Youth Wind Symphony. Jeanne Coonan, Asst. Conductor. Music of Frank Erickson, James Barnes, Robert Russell Bennett, Sean O' Loughlin, Henry Fillmore, and more. Featuring student soloists Katrina King, flute, and Steven Russell, trombone.
February 10 Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia 7:00 pm
Nancy Strelau conducts the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra in "Composers of Today." Distant Land by John Rutter and Route 66 by Michael Daugherty featuring 2007-2008 Concerto Competition winners Kiran Rajamani, violin and Jane Zhu, violin. John Fetter conducts the Hochstein Philharmonia in this annual joint concert.
February 15 Spotlight on Faculty 8:00 pm
Hochstein's contemporary music ensemble Twenty21. Time Play: Works of Corea, Ives, Stravinsky, and more.
February 16 Barnes and Noble Bookfair and Concert 10:00–5:00 pm
Join ensembles and soloists at Pittsford's Barnes and Noble for a concert. While you're there, shop and make purchases that benefit Hochstein's tuition assistance program. Special bookfair vouchers available at the Hochstein office.
February 27 Ballet Master Class with Valery Lantratov 5:30--7:00 pm
ages 14+, intermediate-to-advanced level
Join us for another exciting evening with master ballet dancer Valery Lantratov, Artistic Director of the Russian National Ballet Foundation! In 1997, Russian President Boris Yeltsin named Mr. Lantratov “People’s Artist of Russia,” the Russian Federation’s highest artistic honor. This opportunity is perfect for intermediate level and advanced students of Russian Classical ballet. Pointe shoes are optional. FEE: $25; $15 for current Hochstein dance students.
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March 1 Hochstein Little Singers and Youth Singers at Strong Museum 2:00--2:30 pm
Join us in song celebrations from the playground in a Dr. Seuss Weekend at Strong Museum of Play. Maryellen GIese and Alice Pratt direct the choral ensembles.
March 2 Spotlight on Faculty in Canandaigua 4:00 pm
The Plymouth Brass Quartet: Daniel Davis, Steve Marx, trumpets, Coleen Wolf, horn, Andy Chappell, trombone, Jeremy Stoner, tuba. Inside Job: Performers Inspired to Compose. Music of Theurer, Plog, Dahl, Dilorenzo, and more. First United Methodist Church, 100 E. Main Street, Canandaigua.
March 2 Spotlight on Faculty 4:00 pm
Sandra Boysen, soprano, Ruth Marie Ballance, violin, Katie Worley, violin, Braunwin Sheldrick, viola, Erin Ellis, cello, Doleen Hood, piano. Music of Vaughn Williams, Scarlatti, Schubert, and Hubay.
March 13 Bach Birthday Party 6:00 pm
Students and faculty in solo and ensembles performance in honor of J. S. Bach's birthday.Pianists, violinists, guitar ensembles,etc. Free cake included! Hilda D. Taylor Rectial Hall
March 14 Hochstein Jazz Ensemble 7:00 pm at Immanuel Baptist, Park Ave., Rochester
Opening for the Mambo Kings, directed by Richard DeLaney. Musicians: Sam Miller, Maggie Rhoda, Steve Basil, Brendon Caroselli and Jeremiah McGrath.
March 16 SInfonia and Concertino Strings Concert 7:00 pm
Combined orchestras with John Fetter and Elizabeth FIno--Radin directing. Concertino Strings repertoire: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, First Movement (J.S. Bach, Arr. Isaac), The Bringer of Joy, based on Jupiter from The Planets (Gustav Holst, Arr. Phillippe).
March 17 Percussion Ensembles 7:30 pm
Jim Tiller directs. Music of Steve Reich, George Hamilton Green, and a piece of music to be played exclusively on garbage cans (ala STOMP). Hochstein Performance Hall. Free.
March 19, Wednesday – 12:10 - 12:50 pm “Live from Hochstein”
Natasha Farny, cello, James Nalley, piano. French and English 20th Century cello sonatas. Free and open to the public. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3.
March 26, Wednesday – 12:10 - 12:50 pm “Live from Hochstein”
Aria Reed Trio and Eastman Triana. Anna Hendrickson, oboe, Julianne Kirk, clarinet, Carol Lowe, bassoon, Agah Yarbo-Davenport, violin, Yin Zheng, piano. Music of D’Harcourt, Hetu, and Khachaturian. Free and open to the public. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
March 28 Spotlight on Faculty 8:00 pm
Supernova: Liana Koteva, violin, Linda Boianova, piano. Beethoven Sonatas: No. 10 in G major and No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
March 29 Canandaigua: Hochstein at Wegmans
10:00 am--1:00 pm
The concert will take place in the Market Cafe' with Hochstein at Canandaigua students and faculty.
March 29 Improvisation Workshop with Pianist Noam Sivan
1:00 pm--3:00 pm
Inspire your imagination and expand your horizons with your instrument or voice in this workshop for improvising in a variety of musical styles for soloists and chamber groups.
For Hochstein music students. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall. Free.
March 30 Hochstein Scholarship Flute Choir 3:00 pm Music at St. Andrew's Concert Series, 923 Portland Avenue, Rochester
Directed by Glennda Dove--Pellito. Flutes combine with harps and dulcimers from the studios of Roxanne Ziegler and Mitzie Collins. Making a Joyful Sound. Donations accepted. Reception following the concert.
March 30 Hochstein Jazz Ensembles 2:00--3:00 pm Pittsford Community Library Musical Sundays, 24 State Street in Pittsford
Directed by Richard DeLaney.
Musicians: Sam Miller, Maggie Rhoda, Steve Basil, Brendon Caroselli and Jeremiah McGrath.
March 30 Finger Lakes Concert Band 3:00 pm at Smith Opera House in Geneva
Honor and Airs: An International Journey Directed by Brian Story.
Repertoire includes: John Philip Sousa's "Comrades of the Legion March," written after WWI; Netherlands composer Jacob deHaan's "Kraftwerk," a large moving work using the "power" metaphor in experience and identity; Armenian Dances by Alfred Reed; "Hebrides Suite" by Clare Grudman; "Linden Lea" by Ralph Vaughan Williams; conductor Brian Story's "Lift High the Cross" a tribute to wind band composer Claude T. Smith; Ralph Ford's Sea to Sky Suite, referring to Highway 99 in Vancouver, British Columbia. $5 tickets
Smith Opera House
82 Seneca Street
Geneva, NY 14456
315-781-LIVE
1-866-355-LIVE (toll free)
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April 2 "Live from Hochstein" 12:10–12:50 pm
Rebecca Gilbert, flute, Alla Kusnetsov, piano, Cary Ratcliff, piano. Verne Reynolds, Sonata, Cary Ratcliff, Five Joys: Gitanjali Dance. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
April 4 "Spotlight on Faculty" Concert Series 8:00 pm
John Fetter, Angel OuYang, violin, Joanne Lowe, Margaret Coote, viola, Sandra Halleran, Meredith Blecha, cello. String sextets by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
April 6 Honors Convocation 4:00 pm
Merit Scholarship Winners, grades 5-12, and Honors Certificate Program graduates will be the featured performers during the awards ceremony that will honor faculty service and others. Second Honors Convocation will be May 3.
April 9 "Live from Hochstein" 12:10–12:50 pm Eastman Brass Guild
James Thompson, director. Trumpets, trombones, horns, and more – music for brass choir by Altenburg, Strauss, and Copland. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
April 10 David Hochstein Recital Competition Winners Concert, 7:30 pm
Benjamin Hopkins, piano, will play Beethoven’s Sonata in D major, Op. 10 No. 3; Chopin’s Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38; and Gargoyle, Op. 29 No. 4 by Lowell Liebermann. Alexander Styk, violin, will perform Prokofiev’s Sonata Opus 115 for Violin, Movements 1 & 2 and Lalo Symphonie Espagnole Opus 21, Movement 1. Oleksandra Yurchenko will accompany him. Youri Spindler, clarinet will perform Fantasy Pieces, Opus 73 by Robert Schumann, accompanied by Nobuko Spindler; Hommage a M. de Falla by Kovacs, and
Duo Concertant by Milhaud, accompanied by Howard Spindler.
April 11 "Spotlight on Faculty" Concert Series 8:00 pm
Mark Arnold, Tim Shannon, Shieun-Huang Tseng, John Wiesenthal, guitar.
Hochstein's classical guitar faculty performs favorite solos and duos, including traditional Irish and Celtic melodies.
April 23 "Live from Hochstein" 12:10–12:50 pm
Pamela Kurau, soprano , Gary Palmer , piano. Love is Here to Stay: Songs by Barber, Bridge, Arlen, Kern, and Rodgers. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
April 25 Jennifer Koh Master Class 3:30–5:30 pm Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall
An open class with violin demonstrations and student performers. Open to all.
April 25 A Spring Recital of Voices 6:30 pm
A celebration of song featuring vocal students and the Hochstein Youth SIngers, Hochstein SIngers, and the Hochstein Chorale.
April 26 VInce Lenti Master Class 10:00-12:00 noon
An open class with piano demonstrations and student performers. Open to all.
April 30 "Live from Hochstein" TWENTY/21 12:10–12:50 pm
Hochstein's faculty ensemble dedicated to music of this century and the last.
Stravinsky, Octet, Ewazen, Trio for Flute, Horn, and Piano. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3 |
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1, Thursday Ying Master Class 6:00-9:00 pm
Chamber Music Connection sponsors a master class with members from the Ying Quartet. For violin, viola, and cello students. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall
3, Saturday Honors Convocation II 4:00 pm
Merit Scholarship Winners, grades 7-12, and Honors Certificate Program graduates will be the featured performers during the awards ceremony that will honor faculty service award recipient, Dean Gary Palmer, and others.
7, Wednesday "Live from Hochstein" 12:10–12:50 pm
Allyn VanDusen , mezzo-soprano, Cristina Ballatori, flute, Alisa Curlee, piano Stories in Song: 1001 Arabian Nights: Music of Ravel, Bizet, and more. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
10, Saturday Presberg Ensembles 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm
Two programs: one at 2:00 pm and one at 3:30 pm. These events feature instrumental, choral and dance ensembles of all sizes, and provide a wonderful opportunity to see and hear the wide variety of ensemble offerings at Hochstein. The programs will feature orchestras, chamber ensembles and vocal and dance ensembles.
11, Sunday Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra Mothers Day Concert 7:00 pm
Nancy Strelau, conductor. Prelude to Europe with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ottorino Resphigi, and Georges Bizet featuring 2007-2008 HYSO Concerto Competition Winners: John Kluge, cello and Nora Prener, oboe. World Premiere of Love and War by Hochstein composition student Josh Forget. $5 general admission.
14, Wednesday "Live from Hochstein" 12:10–12:50 pm Merit Scholarship Winners
Margaret Rhoda, baritone saxophone, Julia Natoli , mezzo-soprano, Marissa King, piano. Broadcast on WXXI-FM, Classical 91.5/90.3
17, Saturday Hochstein at Canandaigua Open House 2:00-4:00 pm
View classes, hear performances, try instruments & register for summer classes or camps. Located in the Canandaigua Academy, 435 East Street, Canandaigua. NY 14424 For more information contact Joanna Bassett at 585-396-3778
18, Sunday Philharmonia and Sinfonia and Concertino Strings 7:00 pm
John Fetter and Elizabeth Fino-Radin direct. Repertoire TBA
21, Wednesday Scholarship Flute Choir 8:00 pm
Glennda Dove-Pellito directs a wide variety of repertoire ranging from Bach to Jazz. Choir members: Emily Arnold, Natalie Francis, Katrina Haude, Meghan Hopkins, Kevin Koenders, Teri Madonna, Bethany Novick, Brianna Sulenski, and Martha Wasserbauer. Special guest, Diane Smith. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall
27, Tuesday Dance Stage Workshop 4:15 pm
Student performances by the Dance Department children.
29, Thursday Vivace Violins at the Pittsford Community Library 4:00 pm
A community concert with student violinists led by Katie Worley.
30, Friday Chamber Music Connection Final Concert 5:00 pm
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Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 pm Finger Lakes Concert Band, “American Legacy”
Brian Story directs "American Legacy" featuring, among others, a September 11, 2001 tribute by Eric Ewazen entitled "A Hymn for the Lost and the Living," a David Holsinger piece called "American Faces" based on the hymn "Amazing Grace," and American Folk Rhapsody No. 2 by Clare Grundman. Soloist Mary Bartolotta, clarinet. $5 tickets, 18 and younger free, Canandaigua Middle School, Canandaigua, NY
Friday, June 13 at 7:30 pm Dance Gala
Students’ year end recital with a variety of dance styles including the Moors Scene from Petrouchka and “Pas de Quatre” by Jules Perrot, a Contemporary Ballet by Hochstein faculty member Katie Wheeler and Modern Dance students of Christopher Morrison, the combined Spanish/Flamenco classes of Lisa Piccione, a Ballroom piece by Frances Hare, a Caribbean children’s dance class of Nydia Padilla-Rodriguez, and more.
Saturday, June 14 at 3:00 pm A Spring Concert of Young Voices
Music that is playful and tender, from international influences to down home American offerings with the Hochstein Little Singers, led by Alice Pratt, the Hochstein Youth Singers and Hochstein Singers directed by Maryellen Giese, accompanied by Yasuko Kelly.
Monday, June 16 at 7:30 pm Hochstein Adult Students Spring Concert
Featuring the Hochstein Chorale, directed by Maryellen Giese, the Hochstein Adult Guitar Ensemble, directed by John Wiesenthal, and the Hochstein Adult Piano Ensemble, directed by Doleen Hood. Special guests include the Hochstein Senior Dance Ensemble and the Sweden Senior Singers.
Wednesday, June 18 at 6:00 pm “And All That Jazz”
"And All That Jazz" will be an evening of jazz favorites featuring music from the students of the Hochstein Music Therapy Department, the Gregory Street Blue's band, and Hochstein Jazz Department. This performance brings together both non-disabled and individuals with special needs to share the stage and perform jazz standards like "Take the A-Train", "Hit the Road Jack", "Summertime" and many more. |
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