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Join Zoom Meeting https://brown.zoom.us/j/98412061790
Meeting ID: 984 1206 1790
Speakers who worked with the production to ensure historic accuracy will describe their experience and answer your questions.
With:
Dr. Mark Stickney, Moderator
Dr. Christopher Brellochs (Episode 4. A Long Ladder) portrayed conductor and composer John Knowles Paine at the Academy of Music.
Jeff Stockham (Episode 7. Irresistible Change) and his Excelsior Cornet Band portrayed the Edison Electric Illuminating Company Brass Band for the lighting of the New York Times building.
Anthony De Luca (Episode 8. Tucked Up in Newport & Ep. 9 Let the Tournament Begin) was the music contractor for the Newport filming and the manager of the Russell family’s private orchestra.

Sunday, May 1, 2022, 12-5 p.m.
Historic Cherry Hill
523 12/ S. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202
FREE
4pm Music in the Gilded Age, Dr. Christopher Brellochs
ALBANY HISTORY FAIR RETURNS TO CHERRY HILL
The fair’s 2022 theme is Albany and the Gilded Age. From exuberant architecture and industrial tycoons to bluebloods, immigrants and labor unrest, it is no secret that the Capital Region is rich in Gilded Age history. The fair will feature scholar’s talks, special tours, costume installations, period music by Friends Union, hands-on activities on “Getting Dressed in the Gilded Age,” games and family activities, vendors, and a teaser performance of one scene from Swept Clean, an original play by Krysta Dennis set at Cherry Hill in 1884. Among the presenters will be music historian Dr. Christopher Brellochs, who consulted on the HBO series by Julian Fellowes; Hon. Jack McEneny, who will discuss immigration, labor, and politics in Gilded Age Albany; City of Albany Historian, Tony Opalka, on Albany’s trolley system; and the duo Julie O’Connor and Lorie Wies, who will share their research on Victorian Albany’s middle class Black community.
OLD NEWS: THE GILDED AGE (Trailer) I'm thrilled to have been involved in a new series by Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey, filmed in Newport (Rhode Island), Manhattan, Lyndhurst, Troy (New York), airs January 24, 2022, on HBO.
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (click)
Literature meets music in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. I discuss and curate music for every classical composer or piece of music she describes in her novel except one - anyone out there a big enough fan to know which?
My good friend Mark Stickney asked me to write something for his awesome website Historic Music of Newport, Rhode Island and I was delighted to talk about a piece of literature that has withstood the test of time so well.
MUSIC OF THE GILDED AGE AT STAATSBURGH (click)
I am also happy to announce that on May 17, 2021 I started as Dean of the School of Music at SUNY Schenectady; I am excited to work at an institution with a long history of excellent music education.
The Metropolitan Opera, Staatsburgh State Historic Site, and the Saxophone - how are they connected?
Although my talk and performance have been postponed you can read all about the fascinating connections in this blogpost. A special thank you to Maria Reynolds and Pam Malcolm for helping craft this post. Click on the image of the dining room below where we will be performing to read!
Preliminary research for a new “Music of the Gilded Age,” lecture, performance and documentary at Staatsburgh State Historic Site's Mills Mansion is ready to go as soon as the pandemic is over. Sadly, my March 22, 2020 Gilded Age Tea & Talk and April 26, 2020 performance have been postponed but will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Visit my YouTube channel to watch excerpts from previous documentaries!YOUTUBE Here's an article from the October 2019 of WAG Magazine that does a wonderful job of talking about the past and future of my project "Music of the Gilded Age." HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE also ran an article that talks about my project. I am excited to be teaching saxophone at Vassar College as an "Adjunct Artist." PATREON page for "Dr. B Music Theory" is 'live.' Support me in making new music theory tutorial videos by automatically giving money at the beginning of every month. This is a great way to learn a lot about music theory to help you as a composer, be a better performer, or just appreciate music on a deeper level. Here is the video you can see on my PATREON page when you visit:

189 Montgomery St, Newburgh, NY 12550
Saturday, May 12, 2018 – 2 p.m. - Music For Mother’s Day
A selection of 19th century music by Christopher Brellochs (saxophone), Cynthia Peterson (piano) and Elizabeth Gerbi (soprano) perform the finest music from Paris, London, and America by composers like Gilbert & Sullivan, Jerome Kern, and Newburgh, New York’s own Ulysses J. Alsdorf.

Concert at Selmer House


Master-class and Concert "SAXOPHONE AMERICAN DAY" at Conservatoire Saint-Maur

Lecture/discussion at Vandoren House


Concert at St Merri "AMERICAN SAXOPHONE PROJECT"

It was inspiring to perform in this 16th century gothic cathedral in the tourist district of Paris where the great composer Camille Saint-Saens performed! The above is before the July 4 concert with (left to right) Carl-Emmanuel Fisbach, Anne Lecapelain, Nicholas Prost, yours truly, Yves-Laurent Taccola and Jerome Laran. World Saxophone Congress & Festival

A great collaboration with Benjamin Mayer (clarinet), Clément De Martino (trumpet) and Marie Stoecklé (piano) for our performance of "Quiet City", and so many amazing saxophone performances over the six day conference in beautiful Strasbourg, FRANCE!

French-American Musical Exchange A spirit of cultural exchange brought French saxophonists Nicolas Prost and Anne Lecapelain to the United States for a collaboration with American saxophonist Christopher Brellochs, pianist Cynthia Peterson and soprano Elizabeth Gerbi featuring French composers Debussy, Ibert, and Milhaud. This French-American musical exchange continues in the summer as Christopher and Elizabeth travel to France to partner with Nicolas and Anne. See more pictures in PHOTOS.




QUIET CITY IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS! "A Hint of Eroticism in the City", is the title of an article in DER SPIEGEL Online about my latest CD. SPIEGEL is a German news magazine and one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million! They are similar to TIME magazine.

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"QUIET CITY" is recommended under new recordings in the October 2011 eNewsletter.
Sheet music for Aaron Copland's "QUIET CITY" (restored chamber version), concert adaptation by Christopher Brellochs, is available.