With the festival’s producers facing a “plethora of logistical barriers,” the decision to cancel this year’s edition was no surprise.
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The RPO after COVID
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Led by new Music Director Andreas Delfs, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra must navigate a world altered by the pandemic and heightened awareness of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities.
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Four with Eastman ties win Grammys
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Alumni Sarah Brailey, Maria Schneider, Christopher Theofanidis and the late Christopher Rouse, who taught at the music school, were among this year’s winners.
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Winter’s no time to stay inside
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Resist the temptation to hunker down at home. With the pandemic still upon us, it’s an ideal time to safely explore the natural environment by foot, snowshoe or cross-country skis.
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Delfs named new RPO music director
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A native of Germany, Andreas Delfs was music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for 12 seasons. He succeeds Ward Stare.
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Six Nations art show goes virtual
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Works in the show range from traditional Haudenosaunee media like basketry and beadwork to contemporary forms like photography and painting.
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Classical reinvention
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The world of music performance has been disrupted by COVID-19. With their traditional score ripped apart, musicians from the RPO and other groups have responded with creativity and imagination.
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An artful response to life under lockdown
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A string of rusty, peeling fire hydrants in Fairport have undergone brightly whimsical, multicolored transformations. They are the creations of a village resident for whom the pandemic had brought societal decay into sharper relief.
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The sound of Black protests
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The tradition of Black music as a form of storytelling, healing and resistance has renewed importance today.
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Chefs to compete for a worthy cause
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Five local restaurants are taking part in the fourth Chef Throwdown, raising funds for the Open Door Mission.
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Nathaniel Rochester sculptor: Art teaches us who we are
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Pepsy Kettavong reflects on his public art work in the South Wedge, the community input that led to its creation and the vandalism with anti-racism messages that defaced it.