March 17: Finger Lakes Concert Band Wearing of the Green: A celebration for St. Patrick's Day

The Finger Lakes Concert Band, in their 25th Anniversary season, is directed by Brian Story. Irish and Celtic Music by Clare Grundman, Leroy Anderson, Philip Sparke, Haydn Wood, and Melanie Donahue.
Broadcast on WXXI Classical 91.5/90.3/FM-HD 91.5-1. WXXI will present a special segment on the featured performers that airs Wednesday mornings between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m of the concert date.

March 24: Quartsemble
Karin Stone, violin
Emily Schmitz, violin
Marc Anderson, viola
Diego Garcia, cello
Gaelen McCormick, bass.
Unique works of innovative composers: Piazzola, Bolcom, Milhaud, Dohnanyi and more.

March 31:A Brass Menagerie:
Doug Prosser, Wes Nance, trumpet
Mark Kellogg, trombone
Linda Boianova, piano.
Music of Tomasi, Blacher, and Schumann.

    
April 7:         Nina Assimakopoulos, flute; Sharon Johnson, piano
Music of Locatelli, Borne, Reinecke, & more

April 14:Kilbourn Saxophone Quartet
Chien-Kwan Lin, soprano saxophone
Andrew Stoker, alto saxophone
Jamal Rossi, tenor saxophone
David Yusko, baritone saxophone
Music of Scarlatti, Torke, Dubois, Boone, and Rush    

April 28:  Priya Mayadas, Piano
Music of Scarlatti and Liszt

May 5:     Pamela Kurau, soprano; Petar Kodzas, guitar
Serenade with Six Strings: Music of Schubert, Argento, and Gershwin

May 12: Hochstein Merit Scholarship Winners: Christian Palmer, voice; Kiran Rajamani, violin
Selected works performed by outstanding Hochstein students

Live from Hochstein, the longest running live broadcast concert series in Western New York, broadcasts performances by the finest artists from the Rochester area’s musical community from the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 North Plymouth Ave. in Rochester). The programs range from soloists and chamber ensembles to large orchestras and choirs. The broadcasts are presented as free "brown bag" concerts, where business people, teachers, families, musicians, and students can spend their lunch hour enjoying classical music performed by local artists. WXXI's Live from Hochstein site

This series is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Call 585-454-4403 to order your $5 lunch by noon the day before.