Eight-time Grammy winner Christian McBride and seven-time Grammy winner Edgar Meyer perform in support of their March 22 release, "But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody?"

These two world renowned bassists will take you on a journey through their musical histories to bring you blues, funk, jazz, bluegrass, and classical virtuosity, all in one evening.

Doors open for pre-show refreshments from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm. There is no intermission. 

For tickets and more information, visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christian-mcbride-and-edgar-meyer-play-the-hochstein-performance-hall-tickets-918580177037?aff=oddtdtcreator

Presented by Live! Music Studios, LLC.

Cordancia and BIODANCE are excited to collaborate again on a unique multidisciplinary event at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival – with The Hochstein School serving as a Rochester Fringe Festival venue for the first time!

A beloved and entertaining classic, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is a musical portrait of various animals ­– including a lion, an elephant, and a swan – often performed with narration. Our narrator, Rochester storyteller Jay Stetzer, describes the animals in words with his own humorous take on a text by Ogden Nash. BIODANCE dancers join Cordancia musicians with choreography by Missy Pfohl Smith and costumes by Natalia Lisina. 

The carnival atmosphere continues with Darius Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof), performed by Cordancia and further enhanced by digital media projection by W. Michelle Harris. The lively opening theme returns again and again, with playful interjections of Brazilian tangos and other dances. 

Compass is a solo dance work that premiered in June 2024, inspired by Paul Klee’s painting “Strong Dream.” The piece features dancer Alaina Olivieri and new quadrophonic music (surround sound) by Austin White. This non-narrative, dynamic, and edgy work plays with sound, light, and movement as if a “deer in headlights,” a metaphor for someone in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, or confusion.

Cordancia Chamber Orchestra performs classical music concerts throughout the year at various locations in the greater Rochester area. Their award-winning programming blends eclectic, vibrant, lesser-known music with traditional classical repertoire.

BIODANCE is a contemporary repertory dance company based in Rochester, NY, and directed by Missy Pfohl Smith, who also directs the Institute for the Performing Arts and the Program of Dance and Movement at University of Rochester. 

Location:  The Hochstein School, 50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14614

TICKETS

$15 for general admission, $10 for students with ID and free for kids 12 and under

Online: rochesterfringe.com

Phone: (585) 957-9837 (additional fees apply)

In person: At the door of the venue or at the One Fringe Place Box Office, corner of Main & Gibbs

Cordancia and BIODANCE are excited to collaborate again on a unique multidisciplinary event at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival – with The Hochstein School serving as a Rochester Fringe Festival venue for the first time!

A beloved and entertaining classic, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is a musical portrait of various animals ­– including a lion, an elephant, and a swan – often performed with narration. Our narrator, Rochester storyteller Jay Stetzer, describes the animals in words with his own humorous take on a text by Ogden Nash. BIODANCE dancers join Cordancia musicians with choreography by Missy Pfohl Smith and costumes by Natalia Lisina. 

The carnival atmosphere continues with Darius Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof), performed by Cordancia and further enhanced by digital media projection by W. Michelle Harris. The lively opening theme returns again and again, with playful interjections of Brazilian tangos and other dances. 

Compass is a solo dance work that premiered in June 2024, inspired by Paul Klee’s painting “Strong Dream.” The piece features dancer Alaina Olivieri and new quadrophonic music (surround sound) by Austin White. This non-narrative, dynamic, and edgy work plays with sound, light, and movement as if a “deer in headlights,” a metaphor for someone in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, or confusion.

Cordancia Chamber Orchestra performs classical music concerts throughout the year at various locations in the greater Rochester area. Their award-winning programming blends eclectic, vibrant, lesser-known music with traditional classical repertoire.

BIODANCE is a contemporary repertory dance company based in Rochester, NY, and directed by Missy Pfohl Smith, who also directs the Institute for the Performing Arts and the Program of Dance and Movement at University of Rochester. 

Location:  The Hochstein School, 50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14614

TICKETS

$15 for general admission, $10 for students with ID and free for kids 12 and under

Online: rochesterfringe.com

Phone: (585) 957-9837 (additional fees apply)

In person: At the door of the venue or at the One Fringe Place Box Office, corner of Main & Gibbs

 

Join us for an inspiring, first-of-its-kind event at the Hochstein Performance Hall.

Singers will work with three well-known local clinicians: Dr. Lee Wright, a scholar of the American Negro Spiritual, and composer/conductors Jonathan Thomas Madden and Dr. Philip E. Silvey. The day ends with an informal performance of the new music you’ve learned.

Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 9:30 am-4:00 pm
Open to all choral singers, grade 4 and up.

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested. Click here for more information.

This event is sponsored by The Hochstein School and First Inversion.