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Koresh Dance Company 

Friday, September 27, 2013 • 7:30 PM

Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta
Fine Arts Building, Ravine Parkway
Oneonta, NY 13820

The ten dancers of the internationally hailed Koresh Dance Company perform works ranging from explosive and passionate to intimate restrained. In Oneonta, Koresh will present its Bolero, plus dance set to classical favorites by Bach and Mozart.

The ten dancers of the Koresh Dance Company, founded in 1991 by Israeli-born choreographer and artistic director Ronen (Roni) Koresh, perform a repertory that ranges from explosive and passionate to intimate and restrained.

The company has been hailed internationally, touring Spain, Turkey, Israel, South Korea, Mexico and Guatemala.

Koresh Dance Company’s encore Oneonta program will include its Bolero, as well as dance set to classical favorites by Bach and Mozart, offering works both light and fun and powerful and engaging.

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Koresh Dance Company photos by Pete Checchia and Gabriel Bienczycki

Concert Sponsored by: STEWART’S SHOPS

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This project is partially supported by a grant from PennsylvaniaPerforming Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

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Violons du Roy 

Friday, October 25, 2013 • 7:30 PM

First United Methodist Church
66 Chestnut St.
Oneonta, NY 13820

This Quebec-based chamber group borrows its name from the legendary string orchestra of French kings. The artists play on modern instruments, but their approach is rooted in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Included will be works by Haydn, Handel and Bach.

The Quebec-based chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy borrows its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings.

The core group of fifteen players, formed in 1984 by music director Bernard Labadie, specializes in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era.

The ensemble plays on modern instruments, but its approach to works of the Baroque and Classical periods is strongly influenced by research into performance practices of the 17th and early 18th centuries.

The group’s Oneonta appearance will feature works by Telemann, Haydn, Handel and Bach.

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Concert Sponsored by:  THE PLAINS AT PARISH HOMESTEAD

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Cantus 

Friday, March 28, 2014 • 7:30 PM

First United Methodist Church
66 Chestnut St.
Oneonta, NY 13820

The country's "premier men’s vocal ensemble," from Minneapolis, is renowned for its versatility and charisma. Performed will be A Place for Us, which celebrates our national identity through story and song, plus works by Bernstein, Dvořák, and Stephen Foster.

Cantus, acclaimed  “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States”
(Fanfare),  enjoys an active schedule of national tour dates, subscription
concerts in its home of Minneapolis/St. Paul, educational outreach programs,
and recordings.

Rehearsing and performing without a conductor or music director, the nine members of Cantus are renowned for their programmatic versatility, artistic excellence and charismatic personalities.

Following its popular 2009 Oneonta engagement, Cantus returns with A Place for Us, which celebrates our unique national identity told through song and story, featuring traditional folk songs and spirituals as well as music by Bernstein, Dvořák, Stephen Foster and Jean Sibelius.

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Concert Sponsored by: WSKG PUBLIC BROADCASTING
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Paul Huang, Violinist 

Friday, April 25, 2014 • 7:30 PM

First United Methodist Church
66 Chestnut St.
Oneonta, NY 13820

22-year-old violinist Paul Huang, winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and other top honors, is already known for his eloquence and compelling stage presence. Huang plays a 1683 Nicolo Amati violin, on generous loan.

22-year-old violinist Paul Huang, winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 2009 International Violin Competition Sion-Valais in Switzerland, is already recognized for his eloquent music making, effortless virtuosity, and compelling stage presence.

OCA has presented a number of YCA artists in the past, and is pleased to present another talented YCA artist in recital this season.

Huang, recipient of the 2012 Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship of YCA, plays a 1683 Nicolo Amati violin, on generous loan.

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Concert Sponsored by: FUTURE FOR ONEONTA FOUNDATION and KEY BANK

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Manhattan Brass 

Friday, May 23, 2014 • 7:30 PM

Oneonta Theatre
47 Chestnut St.
Oneonta, NY 13820

Manhattan Brass, a Time Out New York magazine "Critic’s Pick," is famed for innovative and dynamic repertoire. Members of the the quintet, each a virtuoso, are intent on taking brass playing to another level--and bringing audiences with them.

Award-winning Manhattan Brass, hailed as a Critic’s Pick in Time Out New York magazine, is best known for innovative programming, dynamic performances and varied, eye-and-ear-opening repertoire.

The ensemble is an amalgam of individual virtuoso musicians, each bringing to the table distinctive experience and vision.

Comfortable in range from Gesualdo to jazz, the members of the quintet are intent on taking brass ensemble playing to another level and bringing their audiences with them.

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Oneonta, NY 13820
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OCA’s mission is to present world-class cultural offerings at an affordable price. Since 1928, OCA, based in Oneonta, NY, has hosted hundreds of acclaimed programs, from early works to contemporary. Artists have included: singers Rise Stevens and Paul Robeson; violinists Mark O’Connor and Tim Fain; the Vienna Boys Choir; Count Basie Orchestra; Scotland’s Battlefield Band; the Trapp Family Singers; dance from Alvin Ailey to the Senegal ballet; and orchestras, chamber groups, and other celebrated artists from around the world.

OCA programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. OCA is also supported by the Dewar Foundation, the A.C. Molinari Foundation, Macy’s and other foundations. OCA is a member of ArtsOtsego: for information about events in Otsego County, call (800) 843-3394.  Visit NYSCA at www.nysca.org