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Category: Art Express
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE ADIRONDACKS!
Hill and Hollow Music launches its 25th season this year. To commemorate 25 years of bringing thousands of professional musicians to the Adirondacks, Spotlight producer Paul Larson interviews the founder of the chamber music organization, Angela Brown. Brown reminisces about the origins of Hill and Hollow Music, based in Saranac, New York, and talks about…
ELECTRIC VIOLIN PIECE EVOKES DESERT SOUNDS
Plattsburgh native Dr. Jonathan Aceto returns home on occasion, where he can impress his friends and former neighbors with the innovative sounds of his electric violin. He recently performed at the invitation of Hill and Hollow Music. The piece may shatter your ideas about how a violin performance should sound. Composer Priscilla McLean who often…
How could an Adirondack opera move a nation?
How could an Adirondack opera move a nation? Creators of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera” say the story has relevance across the United States and perhaps even in other countries. While the work is still in progress, composer Glenn McClure makes sure to give key roles to singers from the Adirondacks as well as…
ARCHIVAL INTERVIEW: FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS | REFLECTING ON MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD
As we celebrate the treasured legacy of Mister Rogers on Mountain Lake PBS this month, with the PBS premiere of Morgan Neville’s acclaimed documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and a brand new interview with singer François Clemmons, we’re taking a closer look at this gem from the Mountain Lake PBS archives. Clemmons opera and…
Remember Officer Clemmons singing on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?
As we celebrate the life and career of Mister Rogers on Mountain Lake PBS this week, with airings of “Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like,” we’ve uncovered this gem from the Mountain Lake PBS archives. Producer Paul Larson interviewed Francois Clemmons at Middlebury College, where the artist in residence would entertain with opera and spiritual…
Bill Amadon – Adirondack Landscapes
Artist Bill Amadon of Essex, New York, loses much of his landscape paintings in a house fire. Producer Paul Larson created “Art Express” as a celebration of the visual and performing arts.
Paint by Number
Art dealers, experts and collectors contemplate the nostalgic joy of paint by number pictures, and discuss whether the hobby is more of a craft or an art. Producer Paul Larson hosts the program. “Art Express” celebrates the visual and performing arts.
Victoria Wonnacott – Water Paintings
Montreal artist Victoria Wonnacott’s work is anything but dry. The painter depicts swimmers under water, and her husband under the shower nozzle. She obsessively covers many of her canvases with tiny water droplets. Producer Paul Larson hosts the program. “Art Express” celebrates the visual and performing arts. The program is a production of Mountain Lake…
Laura Santini – Broken Bodies
Montreal sculptor Laura Santini sculpts broken body forms. Her commissions include the large diver sculpture outside the Leonardo Da Vinci Centre, a cultural gathering spot for the Italian community of Montreal. “Art Express” celebrates the visual and performing arts. Producer Paul Larson writes and hosts the program.
Ruins inspire artists – Gatineau Park
Ruins in Gatineau Park inspire painters and photographers. Louise Tanguay has photographed the ruins for many years, and artist Kevin Dodds brings his art classes to the park. Paul Larson produced this story for “Art Express,” the visual and performing arts series of Mountain Lake PBS.
