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Re-imagining the Classics: Sembrich’s 2022 Summer Festival

March 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

reimagining the classicsThe Sembrich has announced its 2022 Summer Festival “Reimagining the Classics,” featuring transcriptions and arrangements of beloved classics, to rhapsodies and variations on themes of popular composers, will begin in June and run through early September. [Read more…] about Re-imagining the Classics: Sembrich’s 2022 Summer Festival

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Sembrich Presents ‘The Lark Ascending Violin and Nature’

July 4, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sembrich summer festivalThe Sembrich, in Bolton Landing on Lake George, will continue its Nature & Music Summer Festival with “The Lark Ascending: Violin and Nature” featuring Polish Violinist Kinga Augustyn on Saturday, July 10 at 6 pm. [Read more…] about Sembrich Presents ‘The Lark Ascending Violin and Nature’

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Exploring Beethoven’s Pastorale Sonata

June 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Christopher Johnson The Sembrich, in Bolton Landing on Lake George, has launched its latest online program “Exploring Beethoven’s Pastorale Sonata with Pianist Christopher Johnson.” [Read more…] about Exploring Beethoven’s Pastorale Sonata

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Sembrich’s 16th Annual Young Performers’ Showcase

June 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2021 Young Performers' ShowcaseThe Sembrich has announced its 16th Annual Young Performers’ Showcase, which celebrates the talent of young musicians from across the region, is set for Sunday, June 13th. The showcase is a free performance opportunity open to students and young artists from across the Lower Adirondack and Greater Capital Regions. This year’s showcase will take place outdoors on the lake shore and feature piano and vocal selections including works by Chopin, Puccini, Mozart, and more. [Read more…] about Sembrich’s 16th Annual Young Performers’ Showcase

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Sembrich Announces 2021 Reopening

May 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

nature and musicThe Sembrich in Bolton Landing, on Lake George, is set to open its museum and historic lakeside grounds for the 2021 season on Saturday, May 29th. The grounds will be open to visitors daily for the summer from 10 am to 5 pm, with the museum open from 10 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm daily. [Read more…] about Sembrich Announces 2021 Reopening

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Charles Evans Hughes & The Adirondacks Doc Screening

May 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Governor_Charles_Evans_HughesThe Sembrich has announced special screenings of the new feature documentary My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks.

This 43-minute documentary tells the story of the life and career of Glens Falls native Charles Evans Hughes, his role in Adirondack forest land conservation and preservation of the springs at Saratoga Springs, and his connections with cultural attractions in the district. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes & The Adirondacks Doc Screening

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Sembrich Announces All-Outdoor 2021 Summer Festival

March 7, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sembrich summer festivalThe Sembrich in Bolton Landing on Lake George, has announced Nature & Music, an all-outdoor Summer Festival set for June 13th through August 30th. Events include a variety of musical and artistic traditions, including opera, chamber music, folk music, and Shakespearean theater. [Read more…] about Sembrich Announces All-Outdoor 2021 Summer Festival

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Winter On Lake George: A Virtual Photography Exhibit

February 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Sembrich in Winter by Fred ThatcherThe Sembrich has announced the launch of A Winter at Bay View, a new online exhibit highlighting winter scenes by Lake George photographer Fred Thatcher. [Read more…] about Winter On Lake George: A Virtual Photography Exhibit

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Sembrich Receives Unique Donation from The Berthelsen Conservancy

November 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

paintbrushes and palate knives used by Johann BerthelsenThe Sembrich in Bolton on Lake George has received a donation of paintbrushes and palate knives used by American Painter Johann Berthelsen.

The brushes were originally a gift to the artist from Marcella Sembrich, who originally presented them to Berthelsen at the time that he was working on a series of paintings that she commissioned. [Read more…] about Sembrich Receives Unique Donation from The Berthelsen Conservancy

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Quiet City: A Reverie for NY in the Time of COVID-19

September 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Aaron Copland provided by The SembrichThe Sembrich has launched the final presentation in its 20/20: Virtual Visionaries summer festival with “Quiet City: A Reverie for New York in the time of COVID-19.”

This new presentation includes a new essay by music critic and scholar Thomas Larson and Aaron Copland’s iconic work Quiet City featuring trumpet player Chris Coletti and members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. [Read more…] about Quiet City: A Reverie for NY in the Time of COVID-19

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