Symphony Spotlight

Save the dates — June 10-13

You’re invited! This week our Spotlight shines on the American Music Festival, your chance to hear the latest new music by an array of established and emerging composers. And this year, Festival livestream access via our virtual concert hall is free and open to the public! Don’t miss this chance to listen adventurously with the Albany Symphony, Music Director David Alan Miller, and special appearances by acclaimed guest artists.

Your 2021 American Music Festival Guide

COMPOSER WORKSHOP MASTERCLASS

Thursday, June 10, 2021 • 3:00pm
Streamed live from the Palace Theatre • FREE!

Christopher Theofanidis and other Festival master composers critique and work with Composer Workshop composers to hone their craft.

DOGS OF DESIRE
Friday, June 11, 2021 • 7:30pm
Streamed live from the Palace Theatre • FREE!

David Alan Miller, conductor
Albany Symphony’s electrifying genre-bending new music ensemble Dogs of Desire presents Dogs-commissioned world premieres by Jack Frerer, Bobby Ge, Tom Morrion, Carolyn Yarnell, and Kerwin Young. The program also includes an array of past Dogs favorites.

Our Season Finale!
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT
Friday, June 12, 2021
7pm pre-concert talk • 7:30pm performance
Streamed live from the Palace Theatre • FREE!

David Alan Miller, conductor
William Kanengiser & Scott Tennant, guitars
Molly Joyce, vocals

Nina Shekhar: Above the Fray*
Clarice Assad: Folk Tales, Double Guitar Concerto
Molly Joyce/Christopher Theofanidis: Songs*
Alexis Lamb: Serotiny*

*world premiere performances

GUITAR RECITAL
Friday, June 12, 2021 • 10am
Streamed live from the Palace Theatre • FREE!

Acclaimed guitarists William Kanengiser and Scott Tennant from the L.A. Guitar Quartet present a special recital of solo and duo-guitar works.

"FIRST DRAUGHTS" READING SESSION
Friday, June 12, 2021 • 7:30pm
Streamed live from the Palace Theatre • FREE!

From the composer’s imagination to the concert hall! Watch as emerging composers have their newest works performed for the first time. David Alan Miller, Composer Christopher Theofanidis, and musicians of the Albany Symphony guide each new voice through the challenges of composing in the 21st century. Feel free to enjoy a cold one (responsibly, of course) from home!

Albany Symphony Hour

Start off your weekend with the Albany Symphony, WMHT, and Mozart! Tune in via 89.1 FM Albany, 88.7 FM Poughkeepsie, or online at wmht.org/classical on Friday 5/21 at 6pm!

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