Behind the Scenes Blog

25 Apr, 2018

Zisson Day at The PAC

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On Thursday, April 19, the Zisson Family Foundation supported a fully immersive arts-in-education program right here at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, designed to provide social and emotional education, academic curriculum support through performing arts engagement, and an introduction [...]

26 Mar, 2018

Five Questions for Choreographer Victor Quijada

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Victor Quijada and his RUBBERBANDance Group are spending a few days on the Purchase College campus ahead of their performance on Saturday, March 31. We caught up with Victor to ask him a few questions. Q: Why the name “RUBBERBANDance [...]

23 Feb, 2018

Five Questions for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center about the February 24th concert: Vienna to Hollywood.

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Q: How did the idea for a program connecting Vienna to Hollywood come about? Q: What do you hope to communicate to the audience with this program? A: We are thrilled to be back at Purchase with a wonderful program [...]

15 Feb, 2018

Five Questions for Velvet Caravan

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The unorthodox, high-energy, acoustic-based quintet Velvet Caravan has, over the past few years, emerged as one of the shining lights of Savannah’s burgeoning music scene, and they are heading our way this weekend! Looking ahead to their show, we posed [...]

13 Jul, 2017

From the Top Host, Christopher O’Riley interviewed on WMHT

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Heard Saturdays at 5pm on Classical WMHT-FM, From the Top has grown from a variety radio show to a multi-media and arts education powerhouse, transforming the lives of hundreds of young musicians each year. The premiere performance of the 2017 National Youth Orchestra [...]