On a picture-perfect evening, regional Josh Groban fans came out to the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening for a well-attended concert of his latest tour, 'Stage, Screen, Symphony,' promoting his recent album, "Cinematic." The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra provided the backing track for his soaring vocals.
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Anna Reguero is the founding editor of Rochester Overture. An award-winning music and dance critic, arts reporter, editor, music historian, and educator, Anna has over twenty years of experience in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism. A National Endowment for the Arts Classical Music Journalism fellow, Anna previously served as the music and dance critic and arts reporter for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the daily paper serving Rochester, NY. She earned a PhD in music history and theory (critical music studies) from Stony Brook University, and also holds an MA in arts journalism from Syracuse University and a BA in music performance from the Eastman School of Music. You can learn more about Anna at www.annareguero.com.
Josh Groban is a multi-platinum recording artist, multi-Grammy-nominated singer, and Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor—and he comes to the Rochester region on Tuesday, August 18 to perform at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center. He won’t be alone, though, or with a touring band. A familiar group of musicians will be on stage with him: members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beyond the major museums of Rochester is a community filled with artmakers of all mediums, together a simmering creative engine that powers Rochester’s artsy feel. Each month, the city’s smaller galleries, studios, and atypical arts spaces open their doors to the community for First Friday, a citywide gallery crawl that invites the public into the creative minds of featured local artists.
Gangsters and religious missionaries sound like opposing crowds. But in Happy End, the Kurt Weill, Bertold Brecht, and Elisabeth Hauptmann musical theater work from 1929, they are far more alike. They are both wayward groups fighting capitalist injustices, albeit from opposing vantage points, and they both struggle to hold onto…
What do “vibrant acidity” and “steely brilliance” sound like? ChamberFest Canandaigua answers that question by pairing musical selections with wine from the Ventosa Vineyards in Geneva on Sunday at 2 p.m.