Community Calendar

Abby Posner has been a working musician in Los Angeles for the past 18 years. She is
best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can lay her hands on. If
you have seen Abby perform live, you know she can play a mean lead-blues guitar solo,
or throw down a complex Earl Scruggs banjo riff. You also may have spotted her playing
drums, mandolin, or bass while using her looping pedal. In addition to her versatility, she
puts passion and soul into everything she plays. Her music runs the gamut from Folk to
Roots to Americana and is not afraid to lean on the blues or sometimes indie pop. She is as varied musically as the instruments she plays.

Gatherings; a concert highlighting many major life events for which we come together, observe and celebrate in music. From funeral sentences by Henry Purcell, a Handel Coronation Anthem, to Daniel Pinkham's Wedding Cantata and more, these performances will bring us together and help us to recognize the power of music in our lives. This project is made possible with funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Tier Three Project Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts.

MOZART’S REQUIEM TO BE PERFORMED IN TULLY

On April 13, 2025 (Palm Sunday), a group of local singers and orchestral players will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s timeless masterpiece, Requiem, at the Tully United Community Church at 3:00 pm. Admission will be free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Stephen B. Wilson, SUNY Cortland Professor of Music, Emeritus, will conduct an orchestra of twenty-three players, a forty-voice chorus, and a quartet of soloists.

These musicians will perform Robert D. Levin’s most recent completion of Mozart’s originally unfinished work, which he published in spring, 1993. The orchestra will consist of two clarinets, two bassoons, a trio of trombones (alto, tenor, and bass), timpani, organ, and strings (violins, violas, cellos, and bass).

Dr. Wilson will be leading the ensemble in this work for only the second time in his lengthy career as conductor. He first performed it in 1985, when he was a new member of the music department at SUNY Cortland.

The concert is presented and sponsored by the Tully United Community Church.

Gatherings; a concert highlighting many major life events for which we come together, observe and celebrate in music. From funeral sentences by Henry Purcell, a Handel Coronation Anthem, to Daniel Pinkham's Wedding Cantata and more, these performances will bring us together and help us to recognize the power of music in our lives. This project is made possible with funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Tier Three Project Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts. For more information go to: http://syracusevocalensemble.org

On Sunday, April 13 at 3 PM, Friends of Music of Stamford, NY launches its 2025 season with a chamber concert by Trio Wanderer, featuring Vincent Coq (piano), Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (violin), and Raphaël Pidoux (cello). For its Stamford engagement, the internationally acclaimed French trio will play works by Mendelssohn, Boulanger, and Ravel.
This event is generously hosted by the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street, Stamford, NY. Admission is by donation at the door; the suggested donation is $15 per person, $10 for seniors & students. There is no charge for those under age 13. Cash or check only; no reservations or advance sales. Visit https://friendsmusic.org/ for more information about this concert and the rest of the Friends of Music 2025 season.

Presenting Part 2 of Handel's "MESSIAH" The Passion Portion, complete with orchestra and soloists. Directed by Robert Oldroyd. ENDLESS MOUNTAINS CHORAL SOCIETY is a community based choral ensemble dedicated to presenting programs of the finest in choral literature. The Performance is free and open to the public. Come celebrate the Easter story with us!

OPERA ITHACA presents:
"Lucidity"
By Laura Kaminsky and David Cote
April 25–27, 2025

Co-commissioned by Opera Ithaca alongside OnSite Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera in the Heights, and Tri-Cities Opera, Lucidity explores themes of memory, consciousness, and the human experience through a poignant, contemporary lens. Through this regional premiere, Opera Ithaca is reaffirming its role as a key player in the national opera landscape. It provides a platform for voices and stories that are too often overlooked.

Performance Schedule
• Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m.