Monthly Archives: May, 2024

Backstage Pass: Chelsea Opera Company’s “Glory Denied”

Published - May 17, 2024

  Backstage Pass is your ticket behind the scenes with local arts!  Many thanks to everyone at Chelsea Opera Company for taking time during rehearsals to chat with host Diane Jones.  Here is your web-exclusive look at the opera and the legacy it shares. Many thanks to these folks from Chelsea Opera: Leonarda Priore, Co-Founder & Producer Garrett Heater, Artistic Director and Stage Director Benjamin Grow, Music Director Peter Kendall Clark, “Older Thompson” Wesley Frye, “Younger Thompson” Joanie Brittingham, “Younger Alyce” Also thanks to Julia Ebner, “Older Alyce,” who had to leave before we could chat; Sar Shalom-Strong, Asst. Music

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May 17, 2024: Erik Kibelsbeck, Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra

Published - May 17, 2024

  The Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra closes out their season with a program of “Something Old, Something New, Most things Borrow, and Something Blue.”  Music Director Erik Kibelsbeck joined mid-day host Diane Jones to talk about the music, the musicians, and the joy of performing with this orchestra.  And we got a hint of what’s in store for next season!     More about the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra is available here.

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May 16, 2024: Sean O’Loughlin and Sonya Stith-Williams, Syracuse Orchestra

Published - May 16, 2024

  Get ready – the dinosaurs are coming to Syracuse!  This weekend, the Syracuse Orchestra presents Jurassic Park in concert.  Principal Pops Conductor Sean O’Loughlin leads the orchestra in a live performance of the John Williams score, and a showing of the complete film.  Sean and violinist Sonya Stith-Williams came to the studios to talk about the concert, the joys – and challenges – of playing a full score live, and gave us a peek at the summer concerts and 2024-25 season of The Syracuse Orchestra.     More information on the Syracuse Orchestra website.

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Central Current Radio – CNY Community Foundation’s Melanie Littlejohn

Published - May 16, 2024

Micron Corporation’s investment in our region presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eradicate the chronic poverty suffered by many of our neighbors. Find out how, from Melanie Littlejohn, the new President and CEO of the Central New York Community Foundation. Also in this edition of Central Current Radio, Littlejohn talks with co-hosts Rick Wright and Max Eyle about her passion for servant leadership, and her vision of how the CNYCF can have an even bigger impact on the community as an accessible collaborator and convener.  

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Party with the Gang from Spatchcock Funk!

Published - May 16, 2024

This summer will feature a fundraiser supporting public television programming. WCNY, Central New York’s public communications organization, is teaming up with Spatchcock Funk to throw the ultimate party, Smoke-a-Palooza, taking place on Friday, June 21 from 6-10 p.m. at Heritage Hill Brewhouse. The event features meet-and-greets with the Spatchcock squad, unlimited beers and seltzers, appetizers, BBQ dinner stations, dessert, cigars, flash tattoos, and live music from the legendary national band, Sophistafunk. Cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner stations opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $99/ticket until June 3, after which they will be priced

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May 15, 2024: Geoffrey Herd, Geneva Music Festival

Published - May 15, 2024

  The Geneva Music Festival is kicking off this weekend, with a wide array of performers and ensembles, popping up in various venues throughout Geneva.  Festival founder and Artistic Director Geoffrey Herd spoke to mid-day host Diane Jones about the festival and the family of musicians who return every year to bring music to the area.     Information about the entire festival is available on the Geneva Music Festival website.

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 47 – A Visit to Schweinfurth Art Center

Published - May 15, 2024

(#47, 5/15/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, Marisol Hernandez and Hugo Acosta visit the prestigious Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, where they interview the Spanish artist, judge, and professor, Juan Perdiguero. He explains how artistic contests work, and how winners are selected. Then, as part of the 2024 Home and Garden Show in Syracuse, an interview with an Argentinian photographer, Maximiliano Hanne. En este episodio Marisol Hernandez y Hugo Acosta están caminado alrededor del prestigioso Centro de Arte Schweinfurth, en donde muy a menudo sirve como un Museo de alto calibre, en el pequeño pueblo de Auburn, y…como

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Firebarn Chats, Premiere Episode – Author Ann Callaghan Allen on “Holocaust Refugees in Oswego”

Published - May 15, 2024

WCNY Community FM is pleased to present this premiere episode of Firebarn Chats, a radio spin-off of the popular Strathmore Speakers Series. In this show, co-hosts Courtney Black and Patricia Black talk with Ann Callaghan Allen, author of “Holocaust Refugees in Oswego, From Nazi Europe to Lake Ontario.” In the book, Allen reveals individual stories of the impact the refugees and Oswegonians had on one another and throughout the course of their lives. The book is available at River’s End Bookstore in Oswego, Parthenon Books in Syracuse, and on the Barnes and Noble and Amazon websites.    

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John Fogerty – Live at CMAC on June 11

Published - May 14, 2024

Calling all music lovers! Support WCNY and catch John Fogerty live at CMAC on Tuesday, June 11, as he performs his classics for the first time since regaining his song rights! Your donation of $75 or more to WCNY secures two tickets to this 50 year in the making concert. Tickets are limited. Call 315.551.6838 to reserve your tickets today!

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Cycle of Health Returns May 23 with Season 17

Published - May 14, 2024

WCNY, Central New York’s public communications organization, will premiere season 17 of its television series, “Cycle of Health” on Thursday, May 23 at 8:30 p.m. on WCNY-TV. In the new season, host Dr. Richard O’Neill will lead engaging discussions with Central New York’s foremost medical experts. Explore the latest research and get a glimpse into the exciting future of medicine. In the season premiere, we’ll delve into the challenges of nicotine dependency and the support provided by programs like MINDOnline at Upstate University for quitting this addictive substance. Additionally, we’ll explore the initiatives led by local teens to combat the increasing use of nicotine

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James Taylor – Live in Syracuse on June 26

Published - May 13, 2024

WCNY is excited to present an exclusive local ticket offer to see James Taylor and his All-Star Band perform live in Syracuse! Donate $240 or more to WCNY and you’ll receive two tickets in sections 307/308 for an unforgettable evening with James Taylor & His All-Star Band on Wednesday, June 26 at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview—tickets are limited. Call 315.551.6838 to reserve your tickets today!

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Check It Out: Get Excited About the New Skaneateles Library

Published - May 11, 2024

Tom and Maggie have a special guest, Legislator for the 6th district of Onondaga County, Julie Abbott. She shares how important libraries have been in her life, and about the new, bigger Skaneateles Library.

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S08 Ep37: Patchwork Quilt, Part XLI

Published - May 11, 2024

“I went to a high school that had a very good band, and we had a couple of choruses and an orchestra [where] we would play a Mozart symphony. The bizarre thing for the time, which I didn’t realize then, was that we had behind-the-screen auditions.” – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich   Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode.  Here are some very new releases from talented women.   “Patchwork Quilt, Part XLI”   Ellen Taaffe Zwilich:  Upbeat Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, director “Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5” BMOP Sound Gabriela Lena Frank:  Operetta Jonathan Miller, cello; Lucia Lin, violin

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