Brent Arnold at the Cragsmoor Stone Church

280 Henry Road,Cragsmoor NY 12420

17 June, 2023

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A new concert series presented by The Hilltop Experience at the historic and breathtaking Stone Church in Cragsmoor, NY will kick off on Saturday June 13 with a concert by the acclaimed and innovative cellist Brent Arnold. Arnold’s spellbinding solo performances take the cello in new directions, mixing in his own vocals, electronics and improvisation. An internationally renowned artist who has toured North America, Europe and Japan, Arnold’s recordings, collaborations and performances have long bridged the worlds of classical music, musical theater and indie rock. His long and eclectic list of collaborators includes The Antlers, Filastine, Eyvind Kang, Reggie Watts, Wayne Horvitz, Ashwini Ramaswami, Jessica Pavone, DJ/Rupture and many others. His solo album Night, Exquisite was praised by Vice Magazine as a “beautiful record’ and by Time Out New York as “cinematic and lushly coherent,” and he has a new solo album planned for release later this year. While a member of the ensemble for the raved-about Broadway show Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Arnold co-formed Ghost Quartet with that show’s composer and stars, Dave Malloy, Gelsey Bell and Brittain Ashford. He is currently composing Ali, a new opera with Grey Filastine and Walid Ben Salim, that will debut in Brussels in 2024. The Cragsmoor Stone Church (“Chapel of the Holy Name”) was built in 1897, on the edge of the mountain with breathtaking views of the Catskill Mountains. Locally renowned for its stunning stone architecture and luminous stained glass, the Church also boasts exquisite, cathedral-like acoustics, and has hosted numerous classical, church music and other events through the years. The Hilltop Experience, a new locally-based organization looking to curate a diversity of experiences around the Hudson Valley, is excited about presenting a season’s worth of innovative music programming in this altogether unique setting. Upcoming performances: Sat August 26, 7pm- Lucia Stavros (Green and Glass), solo harp and voice, with bass and drums Sat September 20, 7pm- Stuart Bogie (Arcade Fire, Bonny Light Horseman, Iron and Wine), solo clarinet More TBA