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An orchestra pit musician’s view of Broadway 499 519 Welcome to Kingston Chamber Music Festival | Kingston Chamber Music Festival

An orchestra pit musician’s view of Broadway

While actors, dancers, and singers might be the most recognizable talents making Broadway shows come to life, it’s the people you don’t actually see who make an equally big impact…

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Artist Profile: Joel Link

Long before Joel Link became one of the most renowned violinists of his generation, he made it clear that he was interested in music. How? By standing up at his…

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Artist Profile: Ayano Ninomiya 1024 682 Welcome to Kingston Chamber Music Festival | Kingston Chamber Music Festival

Artist Profile: Ayano Ninomiya

Now praised for her “deeply communicative and engrossing” performances (The New York Times), Ayano Ninomiya jokes that she started playing the violin because of peer pressure. “My public elementary school…

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From Kingston to Broadway

Broadway’s hit musical comedy “Mr. Saturday Night” wrapped up last fall after a 5-month run. Among the musicians performing the show’s Tony-nominated score – written by three-time Tony award winner…

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Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu sign with Albany Records 1024 576 Welcome to Kingston Chamber Music Festival | Kingston Chamber Music Festival

Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu sign with Albany Records

Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu have shared countless stages. They met in Philadelphia in 1998, and have collaborated often since then – Newman as a cellist and composer, and Zhu…

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Why Chamber Music?

Why chamber music? We posed this question at a recent Kingston Chamber Music Festival board meeting. Our board is a diverse group – young professionals and retired professionals, musicians and non-musicians,…

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All-Bach Hilda Huang recital airs on WCRI 800 534 Welcome to Kingston Chamber Music Festival | Kingston Chamber Music Festival

All-Bach Hilda Huang recital airs on WCRI

Renowned as a modern performer of historical music, Hilda Huang has dedicated her burgeoning career to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. This Saturday, March 11, listeners can tune into the 95.9 WCRI…

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A New Chapter For KCMF

From performing to teaching to founding and directing festivals and outreach programs, Elizabeth “Beth” Etter’s life has been centered around music. But for Etter, it’s never been about the music.…

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