Glens Falls, NY, Dec 30, 2011 — The new executive director of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra will start her job early next month. Lisa Miller replaces Robert Rosoff, who will retire on Saturday. Miller's background is in marketing and corporate communications. She's also a member of Pro Musica, Albany's premier choral group. Before beginning her new role she'll spend the next couple of weeks at an orchestra management course in New York City.

The Glens Falls Orchestra has 55 musicians, a $300,000 budget and has operated in the black the last couple of years. But the recession has made it difficult for some orchestras to survive. The Syracuse Symphony filed for bankruptcy last spring. Todd Moe talks with Lisa Miller about some of the challenges and joys of leading the Glens Falls Symphony. For the last couple of years, she's worked with the orchestra's marketing committee.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Dec 09, 2011 — NCPR is media sponsor for the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert on Sunday afternoon at the Glens Falls High School (4 pm). The concert features the symphony and children's chorus performing a variety of holiday favorites. Todd Moe talks with conductor Charles Peltz about how he programs a concert full of music for Christmas, Hanukkah and winter. Peltz says the concert theme is, "A Musical Gift for All".  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Oct 05, 2011 — The Hyde Collection art museum in Glens Falls has kicked off an exhibit of art created especially for children. Also on display are illustrated children's books. Todd Moe talks with associate curator Jayne Stokes about "Draw Me a Story," which includes children's book illustrations from more than 40 artists.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Jun 09, 2011 — The Hyde Collection, in Glens Falls, opens its major summer exhibition Friday evening. The art show, titled "New York, New York! The 20th Century", runs through mid-September and features more than 60 paintings, photographs and sculptures that capture life in New York City from 1889 to 2009. It includes works by Edward Hopper, George Bellows, Stuart Davis, Diane Arbus, Berenice Abbott and Rube Goldberg. Hyde Executive Director David Setford told Todd Moe that the new exhibit examines the metropolis and "the human interaction within".  Go to full article

Round Top, NY, Mar 04, 2011 — It'll be all things strings at the Glens Falls Symphony's winter concert this Sunday afternoon. The program includes some of conductor Charles Peltz's favorite works by Mozart, Barber and William Schuman. Peltz spoke with Todd Moe about Sunday's concert in the Glens Falls High School auditorium (4 pm). Peltz says he enjoys conducting "high quality" musicians for a sophisticated audience. He says his goal is to entertain and challenge the listener.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Feb 18, 2011 — The Hyde Collection art museum's winter exhibit examines 400 years of still life art. Works on display at the art museum in Glens Falls, through April 21st, include glass from the Ming dynasty of China to paintings by Andy Warhol. Todd Moe talks with Hyde Collection Director David Setford about the show, which includes more than 50 works of art from the collection of the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Setford served as chief curator for ten years.  Go to full article

Dec 15, 2010 — Sometimes our stories and conversations kindle memories from listeners. Andy Flynn's "Adirondack Attic" segment this month about a pair of vintage mittens at the Adirondack Museum inspired a phone call from Milda Burns, a longtime listener and local historian in North River.

For today's Heard Up North, Milda recounts how her father learned a valuable lesson as a young woodsman in the southern Adirondacks in the 1880s.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Nov 11, 2010 — Actor/mime Bill Bowers brings his one-man show, It Goes Without Saying, back to Glens Falls this weekend. The show, which began eight years ago at the Adirondack Theater Festival, has traveled around the country from Manhattan to Alaska. When it premiered Off-Broadway, the New York Times called it "Zestful and endearing". It Goes Without Saying runs Friday and Saturday night (8 pm) at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls. Todd Moe talks with Bowers about the success of his quirky, autobiographical production based on his life and theatrical career. He calls it a touching story of the important role that silence plays both on stage and in life.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Aug 27, 2010 — This November, Glens Falls Democrat Scott Murphy will defend his seat against Republican challenger Chris Gibson. Gibson is a former Army colonel from Columbia county. The two men met last night at the Hyde Collection museum in Glens Falls for their first debate.

As Brian Mann reports, they agreed on a wide range of issues, but sparred over the impact of the Federal stimulus and healthcare reform.  Go to full article

Rensselaer, NY, Aug 05, 2010 — A measure to change where prison inmates are counted when drawing political districts was slipped into the budget bills passed Tuesday night. Beginning with redistricting based on 2010 census data, inmates will be counted at their home addresses, not at the prison where they're locked up. Supporters called the change a victory for equal representation. But the North Country stands to lose more political clout. David Sommerstein reports.  Go to full article