Marty’s final bow
After 25 seasons helming the Institution’s performing and visual arts programming, Marty Merkley has decided to hang up his hat.
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School of Music welcomes students, heralds 2015 season
AMANDA MAINGUY | File Photo Music School Festival Orchestra students rehearse for a perfomance last summer. The 2015 MSFO’s first…
MSFO reaches its ‘zenith’ with final performance
Though tonight may be the last concert for Maestro Muffitt and the students of the Music School Festival Orchestra, the season is not officially over until the last string sings.
Becker addresses Bestor Society with annual president’s remarks
Chautauqua Institution covers 750 acres, and traversing the grounds from its most northern to most southern points can be quite a hike. But last Sunday, members of the Bestor Society and various Chautauqua Foundation and Institution leaders made the trek to the south side of the grounds for the annual president’s address.
MSFO and Voice Program team up for ‘La Rondine’ in Amp
At 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater, the students of the Music School Festival Orchestra and the Voice Program will transform the pillared walls of the venue into the South of France as they perform Puccini’s tale of fervid love, loss and deceit: La Rondine.
‘Go West!’ embodies new world, old hat for CSO
If this weekend’s production of Go West! is meant to celebrate the challenging triumphs and devastating struggles that make up the story of the American West, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra members are the oxen pulling the covered wagons on their journey.
MSFO conductor prepares to ‘Go West’
On Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in the Amphitheater, Muffitt will conduct both the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and five students from the MSFO in this season’s inter-arts collaboration of Go West!
MSFO’s individual sections featured as 2013 SAI winner Wang returns for Mozart
As the weeks press on for the young instrumental virtuosos of the Music School Festival Orchestra, the music steadily grows a bit more difficult — yet the smiles and repertoire of the students grow wider.
As MSFO members explore new pieces, conducting fellow Lee makes debut
After the debut performance of this season’s Music School Festival Orchestra, the students set a tone of high expectations. Two weeks into the season, director Timothy Muffitt thinks the sky’s the only limit for the musicians.
All shook up: Maestro Muffitt uses classical work to help MSFO settle in
With each bend of the bow against the strings, whistle from the woodwinds, blow from the brass and pulse set by the percussion section, the Music School Festival Orchestra forms a sweet sound on the ears as they gear up for its first performance.
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