April 7, 2021 at 4:27 p.m.
Arts ‘Awakening’
Second live-streamed concert is scheduled for Thursday
Arts ‘Awakening’
It’s time for an awakening.
Arts Place will be live-streaming its second 2021 concert, “Awakening,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. This is the organization’s second show after nearly a year without live performances because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Flautist Pete Vogler, vocalist Amelia Freeman and pianist Eric Rogers will be performing live from Hall-Moser Theatre for the free event. They’ll be playing music that highlights the works of six American composers from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
“It’s been fun to put something together that’s not just solo music,” Rogers said, adding that he’s been wanting to perform these pieces for a while.
He’s been holding on to a fifth-grade beginner’s book for teaching young singers –– it was composed by featured artist Howard Hanson –– for nearly 20 years and hadn’t been able to use it. (Two of Hanson’s songs are included on Thursday’s lineup.)
Composers before the 1880s were mostly only locally known, Rogers explained, and they didn’t receive notoriety until later.
“Most of the composers from that period have been forgotten, and I think that’s too bad, because there’s some beautiful music to be heard that they composed,” Rogers said.
Other featured artists will include George Gershwin, Arthur Foote, Edward MacDowell, R. Nathaniel Dett and John Jacob Niles.
Many of the composers also appear linked in some way. Dett received his master’s degree from Rochester-based Eastman School of Music in 1932 (about 11 years before his death), and Hanson served as director at the university from the late 1920s through early 1960s.
“I guess that was part of the excitement of it –– it’s just figuring out these connections,” Rogers said.
The concert will be available on Arts Place’s Facebook and YouTube pages. For more information, visit artsland.org/virtual-performances.
Local musician Ken Bantz previously took the stage at Hall-Moser Theatre on Feb. 25 for the first Arts Place concert of the year. Rogers said the live video received more than 200 views.
Another live virtual concert is planned for sometime this spring, although the date has not yet been set. The organization plans to return to in-person performances with Dave Bennett for a free concert June 24 at Hudson Family Park.
Arts Place will be live-streaming its second 2021 concert, “Awakening,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. This is the organization’s second show after nearly a year without live performances because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Flautist Pete Vogler, vocalist Amelia Freeman and pianist Eric Rogers will be performing live from Hall-Moser Theatre for the free event. They’ll be playing music that highlights the works of six American composers from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
“It’s been fun to put something together that’s not just solo music,” Rogers said, adding that he’s been wanting to perform these pieces for a while.
He’s been holding on to a fifth-grade beginner’s book for teaching young singers –– it was composed by featured artist Howard Hanson –– for nearly 20 years and hadn’t been able to use it. (Two of Hanson’s songs are included on Thursday’s lineup.)
Composers before the 1880s were mostly only locally known, Rogers explained, and they didn’t receive notoriety until later.
“Most of the composers from that period have been forgotten, and I think that’s too bad, because there’s some beautiful music to be heard that they composed,” Rogers said.
Other featured artists will include George Gershwin, Arthur Foote, Edward MacDowell, R. Nathaniel Dett and John Jacob Niles.
Many of the composers also appear linked in some way. Dett received his master’s degree from Rochester-based Eastman School of Music in 1932 (about 11 years before his death), and Hanson served as director at the university from the late 1920s through early 1960s.
“I guess that was part of the excitement of it –– it’s just figuring out these connections,” Rogers said.
The concert will be available on Arts Place’s Facebook and YouTube pages. For more information, visit artsland.org/virtual-performances.
Local musician Ken Bantz previously took the stage at Hall-Moser Theatre on Feb. 25 for the first Arts Place concert of the year. Rogers said the live video received more than 200 views.
Another live virtual concert is planned for sometime this spring, although the date has not yet been set. The organization plans to return to in-person performances with Dave Bennett for a free concert June 24 at Hudson Family Park.
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