Saratoga High senior discovers connection between whale songs and human sonatas

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing back the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized musical patterns she had encountered while practicing piano sonatas. Zhang listened to these recordings as part of collaboration with John Ryan, a […]

Queensbury students selected on all-state ensembles

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Music review: Weilerstein and Barnatan Thrill with Brahms Sonata in Summerfest

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and Summerfest Music Director inon Barnatan. (Photo by Ken Jacques/La Jolla Music Society) The 2025 version of Summer” La Jolla Music Society’s ambitious and vast Summer Festival, takes interesting interdisciplinary opportunities:’ Tasting Notes’, an edible mashup of food and music (August 14); Jazz singer Cecile McLorin Savant’s synergies with baroque instruments (August […]