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Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 22, 2024) – After an extensive national search, ArtsWestchester’s Board of Directors announced today the appointment of Kathleen Reckling as its new CEO, effective July 1, 2024. She is succeeding Janet Langsam who, after 33…

Westchester Symphonic Winds Begins New Year with “Monuments”

TARRYTOWN, NY – Westchester Symphonic Winds (WSW) presents the second performance of their 36th season with “Monuments” on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Tarrytown Music Hall. The program includes works spanning the scope of repertoire from original compositions for wind ensemble to selections from opera and musical theater by many of…

Hoff-Barthelson Music School and White Plains Youth Bureau Join Forces to Bring Free Music Classes to Local Youth 

Scarsdale, NY — [December 12, 2023] — Hoff-Barthelson Music School is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the White Plains Youth Bureau to offer music classes in guitar and percussion free-of-charge for White Plains students in grades 5 to 12. The two organizations are cooperating to restore group instrumental classes for youth that had…

Harpist Lisa Tannebaum in Concert

Acclaimed harpist Lisa Tannebaum in concert. Performing pieces from all genres of classical music including Granados’ Spanish Dances originally written for piano, and recently transcribed for harp by Lisa Tannebaum. Hailed for her “expressive musicality and creativity” by The New York Times, Lisa Tannebaum has performed solo, chamber and orchestral repertoire at major venues and…

New Episodes of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts Podcast “All About the Arts”

New episodes of All About the Arts, the New Rochelle Council on the Arts podcast, are now available on Spotify. The latest episodes feature Christopher J. Farley, a journalist and writer who recently joined PBS as Senior Director, Arts Programming & Development, overseeing the development and production of a multiplatform strategy focused on arts, performance,…

New Choral Society kicks off the holiday season with their 30th annual performances of “Messiah Part I” on December 1 and 3, 2023

The New Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. John T. King, kicks off the holiday season with their 30th annual performances of the beloved holiday favorite, Händel’s Messiah, Part I on Friday, December 1 at 8pm and Sunday, December 3 at 3pm. Both performances will take place at the acoustically beautiful sanctuary of Hitchcock…