The 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
The 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
Charles Evans Hughes & The Adirondacks Doc Screening
The 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
Sembrich Announces All-Outdoor 2021 Summer Festival
The 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
Winter On Lake George: A Virtual Photography Exhibit
The 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
Sembrich Receives Unique Donation from The Berthelsen Conservancy
The 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
Quiet City: A Reverie for NY in the Time of COVID-19
The 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
Violin Visionaries Program with Kinga Augustyn
The Sembrich has launched “Violin Visionaries,” another presentation in its 20/20: Virtual Visionaries summer festival.
The program features Polish violin virtuosa Kinga Augustyn highlighting the violin works of composers Grażyna Bacewicz, J.S. Bach, Fritz Kreisler, Niccolò Paganini, and Astor Piazzolla. Presented repertoire spans from Baroque to more contemporary selections, and features commentary by Auqustyn. [Read more…] about Violin Visionaries Program with Kinga Augustyn
Virtual Silent Film ‘The Marriage Circle’ With Live Musical Score
The Park Theater in Glens Falls, in partnership with the Chapman Museum, is set to presents “The Marriage Circle” featuring live musical score by Ben Model, via YouTube livestream on September 10th. [Read more…] about Virtual Silent Film ‘The Marriage Circle’ With Live Musical Score
Sembrich Offers “Conversation with Philip Glass”
The Sembrich has launched “In Conversation with Philip Glass,” a presentation featuring a rare audio interview with Philip Glass conducted by mezzo-soprano Theresa Treadway Lloyd. [Read more…] about Sembrich Offers “Conversation with Philip Glass”