That journey began when I was 14 years old and living in Cooperstown. I never could have imagined I would end up on the stages of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera and London’s Royal Albert Hall, singing duets with Luciano Pavarotti. At that time, I was just a kid playing in the high-school band, and I heard about something called “Glimmerglass.”…
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LETTER from SAM GOODYEAR Sam Goodyear Plans Tribute To Chuck Schneider Saturday To the Editor: Along with countless members of our community, I was saddened to read of Chuck Schneider’s death. It stirred multiple memories, as I had the privilege of singing in several Glimmerglass operas and Orpheus Theatre musicals under his direction. In every instance, seeing him in the pit made me feel safe and secure. I felt that he was not only keeping his eye on the production…
Oneonta’s Music Man: Remembering Chuck Schneider By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In 1973, as the first performance of the newly dubbed Catskill Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Schneider ended, the room was silent. “The audience was so stunned they didn’t applaud for about 20 seconds,” said Schneider’s friend Carlton Clay, SUNY Oneonta music professor and trumpet player with the CSO and other orchestras. “Then they jumped to their feet and clapped. It was quite a moment.”…
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