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RiverArts Music Tour Set | The River Journal

RiverArts Music Tour Set | The River Journal

RiverArts today announced that its 7th annual RiverArts Music Tour will take place on Saturday June 4, 2022, from noon – 9pm throughout the Rivertown villages of Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, and Tarrytown. This years’ Music Tour will feature 270 musicians!

Soprano to unearth roots of African American spirituals | The Rivertowns Enterprise

Soprano to unearth roots of African American spirituals | The Rivertowns Enterprise

African American spirituals are a part of our collective culture, but their roots and true meanings are not universally known, even within the African American community.

Yolanda F. Johnson, who is working to build understanding of the genre, will share her expertise on the subject during “A Spirituals Experience,” a special event this Saturday, April 2, presented by RiverArts at First Baptist Church in Tarrytown, where Johnson is the music director.

Yolanda F. Johnson to Perform A Spirituals Experience in Tarrytown | The River Journal

Yolanda F. Johnson to Perform A Spirituals Experience in Tarrytown | The River Journal

Yolanda F. Johnson to Perform “A Spirituals Experience” in Tarrytown. This program, which is part-lecture, part-recital, first premiered in Harlem in February 2011 for Black History Month. Yolanda offers unique insight on traditional spirituals and illuminates their hidden meaning through performance and conversation. RiverArts’ Producer, Marie-Louise Miller, leads a conversation with Yolanda. There will be an opportunity to take audience questions.

Translating 
Strauss with a New RiverArts 
Commission | ArtsWestchester

Translating 
Strauss with a New RiverArts 
Commission | ArtsWestchester

Top 5 Art Pick of the week by ArtsWestchester: Can music be translated? If it’s a song, the words can be translated from the original language. But one might think that a note is a note, and it can’t be changed without altering the composition. Well, a musical translation is exactly what the audience will experience at the world premiere of a new arrangement of Richard Strauss’s Last Four Songs at St. Barnabas Church in Ardsley on March 6.

Virtual studio visits resume with in-person plans | The Rivertowns Enterprise

Virtual studio visits resume with in-person plans | The Rivertowns Enterprise

RiverArts is bringing back its “Salon Sundays” tours of local artists’ studios, starting with virtual visits and then transitioning to in-person. The series, featuring artists who have participated in the annual RiverArts Studio Tour, allows visitors to view their work and learn about their techniques and creative process. The series producer is photographer Jeff Dietz, a former resident of Tarrytown and board member of RiverArts, who now lives in Beacon.

At the Intersection of Appalachia and Himalaya | The Bluegrass Standard

At the Intersection of Appalachia and Himalaya | The Bluegrass Standard

It might seem odd to compare the folkways of Appalachia to the culture of the Himalayas, but to music teacher Tara Linhardt, these mountain communities aren’t such strange bedfellows. Some similarities are apparent while others are more obscure, and this bluegrass musician first discovered the commonalities and disparities while traveling abroad during college.

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