Thursday, December 21, 2017

SARATOGA SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY:

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 584-7860, https://www.sspl.org









MVP ARENA: 6/29-7/16

MVP Arena, 51 South Pearl St., Albany, NY, 800-745-3000, www.mvparena.com


6/29, 7pm, Barry Manilow, pop music icon

7/16, 8pm, Benson Boone, pop-rock singer-songwriter

Friday, December 8, 2017

TEN BROECK MANSION:

Ten Broeck Mansion, 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210, (518) 436-9826, www.tenbroeckmansion.org/





Thursday, December 7, 2017

BETHESDA EPISCOPAL:

Bethesda Episcopal Church, 41 Washington St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 584-5980, http://bethesdachurch.org/




Thursday, November 30, 2017

FRIENDSHIP SINGERS:


Friendship Singers of Delmar, (518) 462-3654, 
https://www.facebook.com/friendshipsingers/


ALL SAINTS:

Cathedral of All Saints, 62 South Swan St., Albany, 
(518) 465-1342, www.cathedralofallsaints.org/



                                

                                                         







Monday, November 13, 2017

NEW SKETE:

New Skete Monastery, 273 New Skete Ln., Cambridge, NY 12186, (518) 677-3928, https://www.newskete.org/

Saturday, November 11, 2017

BEVERWYCK:

Independent Senior Living Community, Beverwyck, 40 Autumn Dr., Slingerlands, NY 12159, (518) 482-8774, 
http://www.eddyseniorliving.com/our-communities/independent-living/beverwyck/

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Friday, October 6, 2017

NY STATE MUSEUM:

New York State Museum, 222 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12230, (518) 474-5877, 
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov 


Thursday, September 28, 2017

NEW RUSSIA CULTURAL CTR:

New Russia Cultural Center, 1550 Broadway, Rensselaer, NY 12144, http://www.newrussiacenter.org/518-382-9438








Saturday, September 23, 2017

WOOD THEATER: 11/29

Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY 12801, 
(518) 798-9663, mail@woodtheater.org, http://www.woodtheater.org

11/29, 3pm, Billy Gilman, country singer: Christmas tunes  others
 






















































Saturday, September 9, 2017

BENNINGTON BAROQUE:

Sandra Bennington Baroque, PO Box 491, North Bennington, VT 05257, (802) 681-7210, Sandra@Benningtonbaroque.org, http://www.benningtonbaroque.com



ZION LUTHERAN:

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12308, (518) 374-1811, https://www.zionlcny.org/


Thursday, August 24, 2017

BERKSHIRE OPERA:

Berkshire Opera Festival, 352 Main Street, Suite 211, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 213-6622, info@berkshireoperafestival.org, https://www.berkshireoperafestival.org















Friday, August 11, 2017

BERKSHIRE THEATRE:

Berkshire Theatre Festival, 6 East St., Stockbridge, MA 01262, (413) 448-8084, (413) 997-4444, Berkshire Theatre Group, http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org

BARRINGTON STAGE: 6/15-8/2

Barrington Stage Company, Tarteli Family Outdoor Stage, 55 Linden St., Pittsfield, MA 01201, info@barringtonstageco.org, (413) 236-8888, (413) 499-5446
https://www.barringtonstageco.org

6/15-7/20, 8pm, An Evening with Megan Hilty, Broadway star

8/2, 8pm, Patti Lupone: Songs from a Hat




































    Saturday, July 8, 2017

    PS21L

    2980 Route 66, PO Box 321, Chatham, NY 12037 https://ps21chatham.org, (518) 392-6121



      
















      



















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    MANCHESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL:

    Manchester Music Festival, 42 Dillingham Ave. (PO Box 33), Manchester, VT 05254, (802) 362-1956, info@mmfvt.org, http://www.mmfvt


    Wednesday, July 5, 2017

    HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC:

    Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle, PO Box 17, Annandale on Hudson, NY 12504, 845-339-7907, 

    hvcmc.bardcenter@gmail.com, http://www.hvcmc.org


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    Tuesday, June 27, 2017

    CHAMBER MUSIC EAST:

    Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Colgate Memorial Chapel, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (617) 447-1808, cmceast@cmceast.org


     




























    SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 6/21-9/13

    South Mountain Concerts, PO Box 23, Pittsfield, MA 01202, (413) 442-2106, southmountainconcerts@verizon.net, http://www.southmountainconcerts.org

          



    JUNE 21 
    Euclid Quartet
    Florence PRICE String Quartet in G Major
    Robert PATERSON String Quartet #1, “Love Boat”
    Johannes BRAHMS String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67



    JUNE 28 
    Balourdet Quartet & Misha Dichter, Piano 
    Maurice RAVEL String Quartet in F Major
    Nicky SOHN Galaxy Back to You
    Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25



    JULY 5
    Arianna String Quartet 
    Felix MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80
    Gabriela LENA FRANK Kanto Kechua #4, “For Béla”
    Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet in D Major, Opus 11



    JULY 12
    American String Quartet & Nina Bernat, Double Bass
    Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76/5
    Claude DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10
    Antonín DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G Major, Opus 77



    JULY 19
    Daedalus Quartet
    Germaine TAILLEFERRE String Quartet
    Andrew DAVIS Beyond the Break; Shifting Sands
    Amy BEACH String Quartet, Opus 89
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132



    JULY 26
    Verona Quartet
    Alessandro SCARLATTI Sonata a Quattro in D Minor, #4
    Augusta READ THOMAS Clara’s Ascent
    Leoš JANÁČEK String Quartet #1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in String Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 127



    AUGUST 2
    Erinys Quartet & Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet
    (Clarinet Quintet Project Part 1 of 3)
    Franz SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
    Pēteris VASKS String Quartet #4
    Alfonso FUENTES Clarinet Quintet (World Premiere)
    Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581



    AUGUST 9
    Harlem Quartet
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Major, Opus 18/5
    William GRANT STILL Lyric Quartette
    Aldo LOPEZ-GAVILAN Frère Jacques
    Caroline SHAW Entr'acte
    Fanny MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat Major



    AUGUST 16
    Ulysses Quartet & Max Levinson, Piano
    (Clarinet Quintet Project Part 2 of 3)
    Seth GROSSHANDLER Suite for Clarinet Quintet (rev. 2026)
    Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 171
    Traditional arr. ULYSSES QUARTET Songs of Ulysses Heritage
    Robert SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 44



    AUGUST 23
    Lysander Piano Trio
    Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Piano Trio in E Major, K. 542
    Edvard GRIEG Andante con moto
    Jennifer HIGDON Color Through
    Arnold SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Opus 4 (arr. Steuermann)



    AUGUST 30
    Cassatt String Quartet & Javier Montiel, Viola
    (Clarinet Quintet Project Part 3 of 3)
    Florence PRICE Folk Songs in Counterpoint
    Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Viola Quintet in G minor, K. 516 
    Carl Maria von WEBER Clarinet Quintet in B Flat Major, Opus 34
    Javier MONTIEL Clarinet Quintet (World Premiere)



    SEPTEMBER 5  (Saturday of Labor Day Weekend)
    Borromeo String Quartet & Friends 
    Nicholas Kitchen, Violin
    Melissa Reardon, Viola
    Yeesun Kim, Cello
    Raman Ramakrishnan, Cello
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Duet in E Flat Major for viola and cello, “Eyeglasses”
    Iman HABIBI Relics for viola and cello    
    Zoltán KODÁLY Duo for Violin and Cello, Opus 7
    Anton ARENSKY Quartet in A Minor for violin, viola and two cellos, Opus 35 



    SEPTEMBER 6
    Penderecki String Quartet & Victoria Schwartzman, Piano
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59/2, "Razumovsky"
    Krzysztof PENDERECKI String Quartet #4
    Antonín DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81



    SEPTEMBER 13
    97TH SEASON FINALE BENEFIT CONCERT
    Juilliard String Quartet 
    Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135 
    Béla BARTÓK String Quartet #4
    Antonín DVOŘÁK String Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 97, "American"



    JAZZ at Music Mountain
    & Audience Favorites 

    Saturdays at 7 PM

    On Saturdays, you can add a Pre-Concert Dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark, followed by a 10-minute scenic drive to Music Mountain. The Pink House, the celebrated restaurant in Cornwall, will offer a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain.


    JUNE 27
    97TH SEASON JAZZ OPENING CONCERT
    CHRISTIAN SANDS TRIO
    Christian Sands, Piano, Jonathon Muir-Cotton, Bass, and Ryan Sands, Drums, play the music of Dave Brubeck. Christian Sands is one of the most exciting voices in jazz today, known for his dynamic blend of swing, blues, gospel, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.


    JULY 4 
    JAZZ AT MUSIC MOUNTAIN BENEFIT CONCERT
    PAUL WINTER CONSORT: OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY, IN CELEBRATION
    Featuring Theresa Thomason, Voice, Henrique Eisenmann, Piano, Dave Haughey, Cello, Peter Slavov, Bass, Bertram Lehmann, Drums, and 7-time Grammy Award winner Paul Winter, Sax. Come early for a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain hosted by the Pink House (5 PM, $50, pre-ordered); Historic Tour of the Music Mountain Campus and Sears Houses with Artistic Director Oskar Espina Ruiz; and/or a Nature Walk.


    JULY 11 
    HELEN SUNG QUARTET
    Fresh off the release of her debut big band album Oracles (Sunnyside Records, June 2026) which pays tribute to the jazz legends who were her mentor-teachers, pianist and composer Helen Sung presents a special quartet version of the music. A Guggenheim Fellow and Steinway Artist, “Sung plays with crisp swing and elegant invention, her rhythms drawing from the music’s blues roots – and setting listeners’ heads bobbing – while she explores her own fresh ideas, often inspired from her classical training” (New York Times).


    JULY 18
    NICOLE ZURAITIS QUARTET
    Nicole Zuraitis, Piano/Voice, Dan Pugach, Drums, Idan Morim Guitar, and Sam Weber, Bass, present their latest album, “The Devil I Knew.” With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice” (Jazz Police), Nicole Zuraitis is a 2-time Grammy Award winning artist who is redefining vocal jazz.


    JULY 25
    BOB PARKER’S JIVE BY FIVE
    Christopher Parker, Drums, Scott Heth, Piano, David Spinozza, Guitar, Wanda Houston, Vocals, Kris Jensen, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Jeff Stephens, Trumpet, Peter McEachern, Trombone, and Joe Salamone, Bass. Bob Parker’s Jive By Five returns to Music Mountain led by Christopher Parker, Drums: “…the hardest working man in show business!" (Tom Hanks ). "…one of the greats!" (Bob Dylan).


    AUGUST 1
    LET’S DANCE! – SWINGTIME PLAYS AMERICA’S DANCE HITS
    Music Mountain’s 20-piece “House Band” returns to celebrate the popular music that kept American’s dancing for decades—from the Lindy and Fox Trot to the Mambo and Cha Cha to the Twist!  Starting with Benny Goodman’s theme song (Let’s Dance), our high-powered big band brings to life Swing Era classics from Count Basie, Glenn, Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown and Ray Anthony, among many others.  Plus, Swingtime’s engaging singers salute iconic American vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Peggi Lee, and Frank Sinatra, and also celebrate the 100th birthdays of entertainment legends Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Bennett.


    AUGUST 8
    NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS
    For over 50 years, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) has been America’s preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble. Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Albert Bergeret has been hailed as “the leading custodian of the G&S classics” by New York Magazine and as a “Legend of Off Broadway” by the Off Broadway Alliance.  This year’s program features the Gilbert & Sullivan classic The Mikado in a new 7-person version by Director/Choreographer David Auxier-Loyola. This will be followed by NYGASP's traditional G&S favorites and audience requests.


    AUGUST 15
    ZACCAI CURTIS QUARTET
    2025 Grammy Award Winners, Zaccai Curtis, Piano; Luques Curtis, Bass; Willie Martinez, Timbales; and Reinaldo De Jesús, Congas, will showcase Afro-Cuban Jazz lineages.


    AUGUST 22
    DONALD SOSIN & JOANNA SEATON SILENT FILM & LIVE MUSIC
    THE GENERAL (1926). Buster Keaton’s legendary Civil War comedy. “One of the great films of all time” — Orson Welles. Live music by pianist Donald Sosin and singer/percussionist Joanna Seaton.


    AUGUST 29
    BILL CHARLAP TRIO
    Bill Charlap, Piano, David Wong, Bass and Dennis Mackrel, Drums. Grammy Award winning pianist “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence” (Time Magazine). Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, from Wynton Marsalis and Tony Bennett to Phil Woods and Ron Carter.


    SEPTEMBER 5
    Borromeo String Quartet & Friends
    Details Under Chamber Music Series



    SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH SIMONE DINNERSTEIN:
    Music Mountain board president, Barbara von Bechtolsheim, an author, translator and Yale scholar, had a conversation with Simone Dinnerstein on January 27, 2026, for Music Mountain