SUNROOM — You might wonder who is the person behind bringing all this new live music to the Geneseo Riviera, well that's local promoter Jim Shelly. Jim, who also owned Fanatics Pub and Pasta in Lima, joins our for your Sunday Cup of Coffee and talks about his passion for music and owning a pub. … [Read more...]
Beachcomber Announces Year-Round Crab Shack at Labor Day Concert
CONESUS — The Beachcomber of Conesus Lake Restaurant and Cabana Bar is celebrating new year-round bar and restaurant hours at their annual Labor Day concert on Sunday. Beachcomber owner Mary Alice May says that the Crab Shack Restaurant and Pub is now open year-round Wednesday to Sunday at 5 p.m. Dave Matthews tribute band Big Eyed Phish and SUNY Geneseo student band Ponder the Giraffe will play at 5909 West Lake Road on Sept. 4. from 8 p.m. … [Read more...]
Three SUNY Geneseo Music Groups to Perform in College Concert
GENESEO — The SUNY Geneseo Wind Ensemble, Clarinet Choir and Saxophone Quartet will perform a free and public concert featuring two works by members in the Wind Ensemble. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, the concert will be Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. in Wadsworth Auditorium. “The program will highlight the talents of the ensembles performing, as well as the soloists,” said Ernest Lascell, Conductor and member of the College's … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo’s Wind Quintet Features Professor’s Original Composition
GENESEO — The next concert of the SUNY Geneseo Wind Quintet will include new compositions by their Distinguished Professor of Music James Walker. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, the concert will take place on Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Doty Recital Hall. “The work that I wrote for them 'Moments Past' is very challenging and exploits not only the extreme ranges of the instruments, but also the technical aspects of each … [Read more...]
Fiddlers Fair Calls Irish Fiddles to Punky Hollow, Springwater
SPRINGWATER – The annual Fiddler's Fair will once again gather the incredible musicians hidden in our local hills to Punky Hollow Farm on Sept. 19. Fair organizers say that the farm at 8277 Pardee Hollow Road (thorough directions below) will turn into a wonderland of jam sessions, with all kinds of acoustic performers putting on breathtaking music from every nook and hollow. "These will be acoustic Irish acts played by local hill talent in … [Read more...]
Geneseo Hosts College’s Annual Concerto Competition
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – The Geneseo Symphony Orchestra and the Honors Chamber Orchestra will highlight the students who won the college's annual concerto competition during the orchestra's concert on April 12 at 3 p.m. in Wadsworth Auditorium. The Geneseo Symphony Orchestra is a collaboration among the best wind, percussion and string players in the student … [Read more...]
Music Teacher Welcomed to Sheriff’s Road Patrol
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Sheriff's Office welcomed a new Deputy Sheriff to the Road Patrol Division of Police Services this week. According to the Sheriff's Office's facebook page, Michael Telesca joined the LCSO in a part time capacity and started his field training last Saturday. Telesca also works full time as a music teacher at Scio Central … [Read more...]
Riviera Welcomes Four Student Bands to the Stage
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Four bands run by college students hoping to start a regional music scene in the Village are currently booked into the newly renovated Riviera Theater for a night of music on Saturday, May 2. According to SUNY Geneseo student Jessica Beneway, who is helping to organize the event with fellow student Keara Doyle, three of the groups are Soft Cough, … [Read more...]
Riviera goes Full Gamut at Grand Reopening
GENESEO — The Riviera Theater on Center Street officially opened its doors Saturday for a night of big band music and dancing the historic theater has not seen in many long years. The theater, beautifully restored by owner and developer Don Livingston, was host to 78 RPM, a group of 16 big-band musicians whose members come from all around Livingston County and Rochester, and more than 250 visitors. "Now we've had the whole gamut," said … [Read more...]