Music in Chappaqua Offers YoYa: Yoga for the Voice
GLOBAL WISDOM FROM OUR SPONSORS Music In Chappaqua is proud to present YoYa, Yoga for the voice, a new exciting program combining the ancient art of Yoga with a unique voice technique. YoYa was...
View ArticleLinking Communities
While Lindsay Hand and the rest of the Greeley dream team were so busy and ably pulling together this edition of Inside Chappaqua (great job everyone!!!), I experienced something rather unique and...
View ArticleA December Day that Dazzled
Photos by Mike Feist Editor’s Note: The snow had not yet arrived on Saturday, December 7th; it seemed Old Man Winter was giving our downtown another reprieve and tipping its hat to an autumn that...
View ArticleCatch a Rising Star: 12-year-old Tori Shortreid
By Sarah Ellen Rindsberg This girl rocks in Chappaqua! Tori Shortreid is a singer songwriter and instrumentalist; at the age of 12 she plays multiple instruments such as piano, guitar and bass. Tori...
View ArticleWhat Music Means to Us: Music in Chappaqua
By Kaila Allison When you come into our studio, you’ll hear many sounds. In one room, a piano student will be blazing through scales; in another, a rock band will be plugging in and tuning up. Each day...
View ArticleConnection, Passion and Respect for Individuality
By Matt Smith As the familiar AC/DC lyric tells us, “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock ’n’ roll.” But, as we’ve also been told, you’ve got to start somewhere. And for any kid with a deeply...
View ArticleMusic to our Westchester Ears
By Miriam Longobardi Photos by Cathy Pinsky & Jim D’Angelo What do you get when you bring together heroes of the New York Yankees, musicians, businessmen and community leaders? The answer is new...
View ArticleChappaqua’s Jon Cobert on the Language of Music
By Jon Cobert Self-expression. What is it, exactly? There are billions of people on this planet, and every one is unique. We all have our own view of the world, and our own way of communicating our...
View ArticleMUSIC & MILES: CHANGING MINDS
A pre-show benefit reception to raise funds and awareness about mental health and suicide prevention among young adults with a special appearance by members of the funk band Lettuce Saturday, January...
View ArticleByram Hills Music Ed Program Honored
Byram Hills has been honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Byram Hills is one of seven Westchester County school...
View ArticleDaniel Lauter Quartet at Chappaqua
DANIEL LAUTER QUARTET live at Chappaqua Station Cool original music, super catchy melodies, awesome beats! At Chappaqua’s best venue for foodies and live music. Housed in the original Train Station...
View ArticleArmonk House Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
If you’re looking for a place where you can not only listen to live music, but also get up and dance, then check out Armonk House. The bar and restaurant has live music most Friday and Saturday nights,...
View ArticleA Conversation with Chappaqua’s Conductor Extraordinaire, Michael Shapiro
By Matt Smith “The qualities that make a good conductor are, of course, a good ear, knowledge of the score, technical ability (hands, baton), a deep knowledge of all the instruments in the orchestra,...
View ArticleFrank Shiner Finds Home, Again, In Music, Acting
Frank Shiner and his wife, Suzanne, have restored two 100-year-old homes since moving to Westchester. The first was in New Rochelle–built in 1906 –and the second in Chappaqua–built around 1912–which...
View ArticleDiscovering the True Gift of Dance… in an Operating Room
When I started ballet in the 3rd grade, I was immediately thrust into the two worlds of dance: the world of practice and the world of performance. Practice consisted of endless classes and day long...
View ArticleTom Petty: Breaking Hearts at Mountain Jam
By Amanda Kraus Before the preceding performance began to cease, hundreds of people crowded to the front of the main stage at Mountain Jam, on Hunter Mountain, where Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...
View ArticleElegant Aerial Performances Charmed and Dazzled on a Final ‘Third Thursday’
Story & Top Photos By Molly Alexander The final Third Thursday on August 17 in Armonk was the first of its kind: a unique circus extravaganza featuring immensely talented and...
View ArticleWhite Plains Jazz Fest: A Fun-Filled Festival for Jazz Aficionados and Music...
By Amanda Kraus There’s good news for Westchester-based jazz lovers who may not be able to trek to New Orleans for Jazz Fest this year. This September, Westchester residents can simply take a quick...
View ArticleMusical Duo: The Kennedys Set to Grace the Stage at the Chappaqua Performing...
For more than two decades, husband and wife team Pete and Maura Kennedy have performed on stages in the U.S. and the U.K., as a folk/pop duo and as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra. Now...
View ArticleChappaqua Performing Arts Center Presents Sō PERCUSSION October 14
Chappaqua Performing Arts Center Presents Modern Percussion Ensemble “Sō Percussion” October 14 Opening Reception for NWAG’s “Method & Melody Art Exhibit CHAPPAQUA– Nothing stirs the senses like...
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