The Rochester Patriots are a year-round youth performing arts organization. The Patriots sponsor the Independent World Patriots Winter Guard, the Drum Corps International Div II World Champions, Patriots Drum Corps, a winter percussion ensemble and a winter brass ensemble.Members range in age from 14-21.
Rochester's newest cultural institution, the mission of Mercury Opera Rochester is to produce professional opera of the highest artistic quality, maintain fiscal responsibility, educate and cultivate future audiences for opera, and provide performance opportunities for local singers, professional, emerging, and avocational.
Mercury Opera Rochester's first season was in 2005-2006, when it produced Mascagni's L'Amico Fritz, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore. The 2006-2007 (2nd) season included Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (a new annual tradition), Bellini's Norma, and Kern's & Hammerstein's Show Boat. The 2007-2008 (3rd) season includes Copland's The Tender Land, Menotti's Amahl, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Puccini's La Boheme.
The Rochester Patriots are a year-round youth performing arts organization. The Patriots sponsor the Independent World Patriots Winter Guard, the Drum Corps International Div II World Champions, Patriots Drum Corps, a winter percussion ensemble and a winter brass ensemble.Members range in age from 14-21.
The Finger Lakes Choral Festival presents major choral works with full symphony orchestra each summer at the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua. All singers with prior choral experience are invited to join the regional chorus formed for these concerts.
A not-for profit educational organization that has been organizing, promoting, presenting and encouraging folk music in Rochester since 1971. Activities include concerts, a newsletter, a lending library, a musician's reference service, workshops, and an annual folk festival.
Evan Goodberry is a local singer / songwriter. His music is acoustic-based modern folk, blending the creativity of cutting edge indie rock with gentle melodies and moving, personal lyrics.````He is available for live performances.
