• The Ritz Chamber Players kicked off their 2009-10 season yesterday with its opening concert at the Times-Union Center. If you missed it, there are still three concerts left for the year: “In Remembrance of the Dream,” Jan. 20, its Spring Concert April 21 and its finale June 9. The group is the nation’s first African-American chamber music ensemble comprised of accomplished musicians founded in 2002. For more information on the season, go to www.ritzchamberplayers.org.