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“We’ll rejoice!” the choir sang. “We’ll rejoice!”And it felt like a night for rejoicing Saturday as members of the Bach Festival Society choir and the society’s orchestra performed “American Folksongs & Spirituals” on the outdoor stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, as part of its Frontyard Festival.
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park plans a full schedule for the 2021-22 season, including a memorial concert for the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, a mother-son piano program and masterworks by noted Black composers Nathaniel Dett and Joel Thompson.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 6:03 pm
POTSDAM SUNY Potsdam’s Loko Arts Festival will be April 29 to May 9 with all events free and virtual.
There will be music performances, art workshops, gallery exhibitions, visiting artist talks and other events.
Events will be livestreamed on https://getinvolved.potsdam.edu and clicking the events tab. Events marked below with an asterisk require advance registration on that website.
Schedule:
- Thursday, April 29: 6 p.m., poet Martín Espada reading poems from his most recent collection titled “Floaters”; 7:30 p.m., jazz performance: Crane Jazz Ensemble & Giroux Honors Jazz Combo, the concert will feature both groups doing live pre-recorded performances that include remote students superimposed into the video and audio mix, and also an actual live performance from the Giroux Combo. The musical selections are from composers and arrangers including Tom Kubis, Matt Harris, Amanda Gardier, Duke Ellington, Maria Schnei