Location: Outer parking lot at 4 Commercial Street, corner of Browns Race. Click here for a map.  

Please note that this is a new location for this summer, due to pending construction on the Pont de Rennes.

The concerts are hosted by WXXI Classical’s Mona Seghatoleslami and WRUR Station Manager Ryan Yarmel. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating and lunch. Each performance will run approximately 40 minutes.

Watkins & the Rapiers play an eclectic mix of acoustic music incorporating echoes of Cajun, country, jug band music, reggae, soul, and swing. The band’s repertoire includes more than 60 quirky original songs written by band members, as well as covers of songs by artists as diverse as The Band, Travelling Wilburys, Steve Earle, and Colorblind James, among others. The band has been rocking out in the Greater Rochester area since January 1996, when the band was formed on a lark to fill an empty performance slot at the Rose & Crown Pub. The band includes Scott Regan, Kerry Regan, Tom Whitmore, Marty York, Steve Piper, and Rick McRae. https://watkinsandtherapiers.com

In the event of inclement weather, check for the concert status on Hochstein’s website or Hochstein’s Facebook page at 10:30 am the day of the concert.

Hochstein at High Falls concerts are presented by High Falls Business Association, The Hochstein School, and WRUR 88.5.

Hochstein at High Falls concerts are made possible by a number of local organizations, including Brandtatorship, LaBella Associates, Stantec, and The Zoghlin Group. (Sponsor list as of June 21, 2023)