Bill Snyder

Vestal

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

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Articles

Walking on Water Productions shapes a new musical

1 week ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Walking on Water Productions premiered a new musical a few years ago and have been work shopping it. It will get its first full staging in the Kitchen Theatre, 417 W. State Street in Ithaca from June 5 through June 15. Producter Priscilla Hummel and composer and co-lyricist Scotty Arnold join us to talk about the workshop process and finding their dream cast.
"Glory and Light" are on display with the Downtown Singers

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

"Glory and Light" is the title of the Spring Concert by the Downtown Singers on Saturday, June 7 @ 7pm in Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, 308 Main Street in Johnson City. Music Director Robert Manners joins us to talk about the program which features Antonio Vivaldi's famous "Gloria" and well as recent music by Elaine Hagenberg, "Illuminare" which features ancient texts set to lush harmonies, as well as Two Psalms by Gustav Holst.
A festival of Ukrainian music in Johnson City

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

A "Celebrate Ukraine" concert takes place on Sunday June 1 at 3pm in the Memorial Center of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church, located just off Virginia Avenue on the North Side of Johnson City. Concert organizer Ü Lee joins us to talk about the many musicians adding their talents to the concert. She also talks about the other projects that keep her busy.
A musical tackles issues in mental health

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Cider Mill Stage presents the musical Next to Normal May 23 through June 1 in the theatre at 2 S. Nanticoke Avenue in Endicott. Cast members Stephen Kane and Josh Wahl join us to talk about how the play handles difficult themes in a hopeful way as it portrays a caring family facing problems that threaten to disrupt their home.
Pianist Andreas Klein performs in Stamford

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Pianist Andreas Klein performs for the Friends of Music of Stamford, NY on Sunday, May 18 at 3pm in the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street. He joins us to talk about the program, which includes some works that are challenging for the pianist, but exciting for the listener.
The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival offers a pre-season concert

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Summer is not yet here, but the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival is presenting the Attacca String Quartet in a concert on Sunday, May 19th at 4pm in Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street in Cooperstown. Artistic Director Linda Chesis joins us to talk about the ensemble and their wide-ranging repertoire and how, if the name is unfamiliar, you may have heard them without knowing it.
Young string players celebrate an anniversary with a concert

3 weeks 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

4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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.