Bill Snyder

Vestal

Classical Music Director and Host at WSKG-TV (Vestal, NY)

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Articles

Young string players celebrate an anniversary with a concert

1 day ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble has been performing for 25 years, and celebrate their anniversary with a concert on Sunday, June 1 at 4pm in the Foothills Performing Arts Center. Music Director Uli Speth joins us to talk about the concert, and to invite alumni to join in the fun.
Three ensembles unite for a special concert

6 days ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Three Central New York ensembles join forces for a large scale concert, "Grant Us Peace: Dona Nobis Pacem". Sean Linfors, the Music Director of both the Syracuse Chorale and the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, and Erik Kibelsbeck, Music Director of the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, join us to talk about this collaborative concert featuring "Dona Nobis Pacem" by Ralph Vaughan Williams and selections from the Requiem in c minor by Luigi Cherubini.
Friends and family gather for a special performance of "Messiah"

1 week ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

The Cantata Singers of Elmira present a historically-informed performance of Handel's oratorio on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30pm in Grace Episcopal Church, 375 W. Church Street in Elmira. Music Director Will Wickham and oboist Caroline Giassi talk about using period instruments and how styles of singing and playing differ from modern practices, and about how this performance is sort of a "family reunion" among musicians who have worked together previously.
The Binghamton Community Orchestra performs music for dancing

1 week ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

The Binghamton Community Orchestra performs "Dances: Dreamy and Diabolic" on Saturday, May 10 at 7pm, with a pre-concert chat at 6:15. We hear from Music Director Evan Meccarello about the program with starts on the dreamy side with music by American composer Mabel Daniels, followed by music by Ottorino Respighi, Dmitri Shostakovich, Camille Saint-Saens, and Bela Bartok. The orchestra is joined by choreographer Maya June Dwyer and some of her dancers.
Ithaca singers perform some of their favorite music

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

There is excitement among choral musicians in Ithaca as the Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers present "Choral Gems of the 20th Century" featuring four works by two composers dear to the hearts of singers, Morten Lauridsen and Randall Thompson. Music Director Gerald Wolfe joins us to talk about what makes them so popular to sing, and so attractive to audiences.
Dance, acrobatics, and magic come together to make MOMIX: ALICE

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Lewis Carroll's Alice stories are told with a combination of dance, acrobatics, projections, magic, and elaborate costumes by the MOMIX dance company performing at the Clemens Center in Elmira. Dance Captain Seah Hagan joins us to talk about how this all comes together, and the learning curve of entering this world of theatrical illusion after her employment with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Two Russian masterworks and a voyage through outer space

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes presents "Music in the Movies" on Sunday, May 4 in the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium. It features two Russian works that are both products of intense personal suffering of their composers. Music Director Toshiyuki Shimada tells us about the triumphant outcomes reflected in the music. And, because the date of the concert is May the Fourth, a suite from the film score to is also on the program.
Tri-Cities Opera presents Verdi's "Rigoletto"

4 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Tri-Cities Opera brings Giuseppe Verdi's opera to the Broome County Forum on Sunday, April 27th at 3pm. Conductor Giovanni Reggioli tells us how passionate Verdi was about turning this controversial play by Victor Hugo into an opera, and the battles he had with the censors in Venice, and about how revolutionary it was to throw out the old customs of opera while producing unforgettable tunes.
Know Theatre presents a monumental American drama

1 month ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Know Theatre presents Edward Albee's towering play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf April 11 through the 27 in the theatre at 74 Carroll Street in Binghamton. Actors Dori Mae Ganisin and Jim Wetzel join us to talk about their characters Martha and George, and the themes the play explores as the character collide in a night of drinking and surprises.
A world premiere by Opera Ithaca

1 month ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Opera Ithaca presents the premiere of Laura Kaminksy's opera , which tackles the story of woman experiencing dementia and the effects of her cognitive decline on those around her. We hear from the librettist of the opera, David Cote about how he met the composer and their collaboration in bringing this moving story to the stage, and the importance of a strong libretto.