Music Section

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles

  By YS News StaffApril 26, 2024

  

  Hesper String Quartet and Amnis Piano Quartet are this year’s finalists in the 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles presented by Chamber Music in Yellow Springs. The two groups will perform in concert Sunday, April 28, at First Presbyterian Church. The program begins at 4 p.m.

• World House Choir to perform ‘Weather: Stand the Storm’ at Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsApril 25, 2024

  

  The World House Choir will return to its home stage in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, to perform a program of music that includes the 20-minute choral piece “Weather: Stand the Storm.”

• Porchfest on hold, for now

  By Lauren ShowsApril 15, 2024

  

  Beloved local music festival Porchfest is likely on hiatus, according to the event’s organizers — though they hope it’s a temporary one.

• ‘OPEN’-ing hip-hop in Yellow Springs

  By Truth GarrettMarch 26, 2024

  

  Local resident Justin Herman, with Yellow Springs’ burgeoning hip-hop community, is working to create an open space for creativity, collaboration and collective vision.

• X the Detective brings beats, unity to The Gulch Saloon

  By Truth GarrettMarch 13, 2024

  

  A rhythmic detective has emerged in Yellow Springs, solving musical mysteries and bringing people together through the power of hip-hop.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to host PUBLIQuartet

  By YS News StaffMarch 9, 2024

  

  Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will continue its 2023–2024 season with a performance by the multi-Grammy-nominated PUBLIQuartet at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the sanctuary at First Presbyterian Church.

• World House Choir, MUSE to perform

  By YS News StaffMarch 8, 2024

  

  The World House Choir will join forces with MUSE, Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir, for the locally based community choir’s second annual “BREAD & ROSES: A Celebration of International Women’s Day” concert Friday, March 8.

• Jonathan Richman to perform at Foundry Theater

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 25, 2024

  

  The Foundry Theater at Antioch College continues its 2023–24 live performance series on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when famed singer-songwriter and cult icon Jonathan Richman takes the stage for a bare-bones, acoustic set.

• Feufollet to bring Cajun music, food to the Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 12, 2024

  

  The Foundry Theater will welcome Southwest Louisiana band Feufollet to the stage Wednesday, Feb. 21, beginning at 7 p.m.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present saxophone ensemble

  By YS News StaffFebruary 2, 2024

  

  The Aero Saxophone Quartet is the next ensemble to be featured in the Chamber Music of Yellow Springs, or CMYS, 2023–2024 season, with a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at First Presbyterian Church.