COLUMN THE MUSIC BEAT CSO Varied Concert Credit To Conductor Editor’s Note: This is an assessment of the first of three auditions for the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s next conductor. Silas Huff directed the CSO Saturday, Sept. 7, at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom. Next, on Oct. 12, is Carolyn Watson. By ROBERT MOYNIHAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At the SUNY Hunt Union Ballroom, an alert and receptive audience Saturday, Sept. 7, heard the first contender for its Catskill Symphony…
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EDITORIAL Conductor Huff At CSO – Wow! Stay Tuned Last week’s editorial praised the local arts and culture scene, after Oneonta and Otsego County were identified as “eighth most vibrant arts community” in the U.S. by SMU’s DATA ARTS’ report. Silas Huff’s conducting of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra Saturday evening, Sept. 7, added several exclamation marks to all of last week’s positive conclusions. Huff is the first of three conductors competing to succeed Maestro Chuck Schneider as CSO conductor. Carolyn…
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CSO Conductor Candidate #1 Is Here Silas Huff Rehearsing With CSO; ‘Firebird’ Planned This Weekend By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To ALLOTSEGO.COM ONEONTA – From the time he was seven, Silas Nathaniel Huff knew he was going to be in music. “I was a guitarist, so I thought I was going to be a rock star,” he said. “Then I got into college and discovered classical music. I thought I’d be the next John Williams.” But fate – or rather,…
