Celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal with a 32-member chamber orchestra of Albany Symphony musicians. This unique concert is the official launch of Water Music NY, a one-of-a-kind musical experience two centuries in the making.

The concert will feature selections from six commissioned works inspired by the history and heritage of canal communities throughout New York.  Composers include Daniel Schlosberg, Annika Socolofsky, Angelica Negron, Benjamin Wallace, Ryan Chase, and Loren Loiacono.

Come hear Albany's own Findlay Cockrell perform works by Gershwin, Joplin, and others, a preview of our Gershwin Immersion concerts in May, 2018!

Gershwin: Three Pieces from Porgy and Bess:                                        arr. Beryl Rubinstein 

Jasbo Brown Blues, Summertime, I Got Plenty o’Nuttin’         

Joplin: Three Piano Rags:                                                                                 

Weeping Willow, Magnetic, Elite Syncopations

Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Three Pieces:                                                      

Souvenir de PortoRico,  The Banjo,  Manchega

Earl Wild: Three Concert-Etudes on Gershwin Songs:                                         

 Liza,  Embraceable You,  Fascinatin’ Rhythm

Come enjoy master guitarist Andrew Mckenna Lee's wildly genre-bending performance of his own compositions and arrangements.

Arabescata and Gravity and Air from Scordatura Suite (2003)

for solo, classical guitar

Five Refractions of a Prelude by Bach (2008)

for solo, classical guitar

Dying in Waves

for solo electric guitar

Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich (1987) 

for electric guitar and pre-recorded accompaniment

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Jaw dropping virtuosity-aurally stunning performances.  Sandbox Percussion is pushing the limits of classical chamber music with courage and imagination.  

David Crowell: Music for Percussion Quartet

        1. Fluctuation

        2. Sky People

        3. Oscillation

        4. Landscape

Andy Akiho: Pillar IV 

Christopher Cerrone: Goldbeater's Skin (featuring mezzo-soprano, Elspeth Davis) 

1. Apocatastasis

2. Interlude I: Wood

3. In My Dream

4. Interlude II: Metal

5. My Companion and I

6. Interlude III: Skin: Fatal Exception

7. Against the Madness of Crowds

Steve Reich: Drumming: Part 1

A Tribute To Woody Guthrie

Join the Albany Symphony for a special performance of This Land Sings by Grammy® award winning composer Michael Daugherty.   In the format of an old-time radio show, Daugherty has created 11 original songs and five instrumental pieces  blending original lyrics with music that often draws from the simple, yet enduring folk melodies that Guthrie would rework into his own songs.

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This festival prelude is powered by WMHT Classical FM:  Your Classical Companion.

     Clara Kim, violin         Dana Kelley, viola      Jason Issokson, violin     Joann Whang, cello

Founded in 2013, The Argus String Quartet is dedicated to reinvigorating the audience-performer relationship through innovative concerts and diverse repertoire.  

Hear for yourself how the Argus String Quartet honors the storied chamber music traditions of the past while forging a new path forward with works by Grammy-award winning composer Christopher Theofanidis and more!

Chris Cerrone: How to Breathe Underwater

Rob Honstein: Arctic

Kerrith Livengood: This Is My Scary Robot Voice

Christopher Theofanidis: Visions and Miracles

Garth Knox: Satellites

Shankar Tucker blends Classical Indian music, Jazz and Popular music to create a unique and original fusion sound.  Join Shankar for a late night curated musical adventure, featuring Hindustani improvisation on clarinet.

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Eric Berlin, Trumpet

Greg Spiridopoulos, Trombone

Ludmila Krasin, Piano

Anthony Plog (b. 1947) - Concertino for Trumpet, Trombone and Brass Band
Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) - Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra
Joseph Turrin (b. 1947) - Fandango
or
Jeffrey Wayne Holmes (b. 1955) - Continuum for Trumpet, Trombone and Piano
 
Herbert L Clarke (1867-1945) - Cousins