This July, New Rochelle Public Library will bring Greek, Jewish, Native American and Middle Eastern cultures to its stage through the artistic customs of each respective culture. For the 35th year, the Library’s International Music and Dance series embraces traditions of music, dance and song as told from unique perspectives….
Throughout the month of July, Greenburgh Public Library presents a series that embraces Latin American culture. Café a las Siete aims to “preserve Latino culture for the next generation” with storytelling, music and dance. On July 10, children’s book author Emma Otheguy will help families to discover and protect their…
ArtsWestchester Appoints New Board President Michael J. Minihan ArtsWestchester recently announced the appointment of Michael J. Minihan as its new Board President. Minihan is an international tax attorney, entrepreneur and lifelong resident of Westchester County. His roots in Westchester run deep, having grown up in Ossining, and attended both college…
White Plains Public Library presents “The Artists’ Loft,” an interdisciplinary series of live events led by musician Art Bennett. On June 13 and 27, visual artist Lana Yu will join Bennett for his two-hour sessions. In the spirit of jazz lofts of the 1970s, these sessions rely on two artistic…
On May 18, Alliance Française de Westchester will celebrate the legacy of influential French composer Claude Debussy for the centenary of his death, which was in March of 1918. Its concert celebration of the composer’s work will include a performance that features three guest performers: pianist Hélène Jeanney and flutists…
In 1988, two New Rochelle High School graduates who missed playing in their high school concert band, Rachel Eckhaus and Robert LaPorta, convinced their former band director Jim Wayne to help them form a group in Westchester. So began the Hudson Valley Wind Symphony, which – now known as Westchester…
The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents a mid-week mood-lift with its Wednesday Morning Concert series this month. Each of these diverse morning events includes a 45-minute performance. Pianist Andrew Armstrong opens the month on May 9, bringing his expressiveness and technique to the stage. The Argus Quartet…
Australian-born composer and pianist Percy Grainger was instrumental in the resurgence of folk music in the early 1900s. He spent a significant portion of his life in White Plains, where his former home at 7 Cromwell Place is the headquarters of the International Percy Grainger Society (IPGS). The group, which…
Friends of Music Concerts, an organization that offers chamber music to Westchester audiences, continues its 2017-18 concert series with two performances this month. On April 14, cellist Edward Arron will present a program that includes Beethoven, Ravel and Dvořák at Ossining High School. The musician serves as Artistic Director of…
On April 21, ArtsWestchester will present “Performing Families,” a sampling of traditions from around the world, through the bonds of music and families – from Jewish folk music (Klezmer) and choral songs of inclusion to South Indian classical (Carnatic) singing and Mexican mariachi. Four family bands will convey a broader…
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