Performance

Music of the Great Poets

Albany Pro Musica is opening its concert season with a program that blends the words of great poets like Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and P.B. Shelley with a dozen composers including Daniel Pinkham and James Mulholland. The evening will feature an amusing Shakespearean set: a Shakespeare poem about snoring, a new “Shakespeare” poem, and a jazz arrangement of a Shakespearean work. The seasoned voices of Albany Pro Musica will be joined by Capital District Youth Chorale for two works.
The Music of the Great Poets will be performed on Saturday (Oct. 18) at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Albany and Sunday (Oct. 19) at the First United Methodist Church in Delmar. Tickets for the concerts are $20, $18 for seniors, or $10 for students. Tickets are available at the door or by calling 438-6548.

Adirondack Community College, ACC Theatre, Queensbury. 10/21, 8 PM: ACC Symphonic Band and Chorale in concert. Free. 743-2212.

Calvary United Methodist Church, corner of Belle Avenue and Ridge Place, Latham. 10/19, 3 PM: The Taubl Family Concert featuring John and Carol Taubl performing with their seven musical children. Free, offerings accepted. 785-5142.

College of Saint Rose, Auditorium, St. Joseph Hall, 985 Madison Ave., Albany. 10/18, 8 PM: College of Saint Rose Wind Ensemble will present their fall concert, Celebrations. Works by Stamp, Bach, Gottschalk, Gillingham and Zdechlik. Free, donations welcome. 454-5178.

Dance and Music School of India, 25 Garling Dr., Latham. 10/19, 4 PM: Performer and composer Veena Chandra, sitar, in concert. Dinner and concert, $20. 786-1309.

Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 10/20, 7:30 PM: The Delmar Community Orchestra will present a program of classics, pops and show tunes. Free. 356-2408.

First Congregational Church, 405 Quail St., Albany. 10/18, 7 PM: Capitol Chamber Artists present the Innovators. Works by Kuhlau, Ravel, Kreisler, Schubert, Joplin and more. $16, $8. 458-9231.

First United Methodist Church, 428 Kenwood Ave., Delmar. 10/19, 3 PM: Albany Pro Musica, with the Capital District Youth Chorale, presents the Music of the Great Poets. Poets include Whitman, Frost and Shakespeare. Composers include Vaughan Williams and Pinkham. $20, $18, $10. 438-6548.

Hyde Collection Art Museum, Helen Froehlich Auditorium, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. 10/20, 8 PM: The de Blasiis Chamber Music Series will present Iridescence, featuring flautist Jan Vinci and harpist Karlinda Caldicott. $18, $8 students. 793-0531.

Proctor’s Theatre, 432 State St., Schenectady. 10/16, 7:30 PM: The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra presents Something Wonderful—A Richard Rogers Celebration in Song, with guest cabaret artists KT Sullivan, Heather MacRae, Mark Nadler and Craig Rubano. $22, $12. 346-6204. 10/20, noon: Tenor Stan Simkins will perform Italian opera arias, Neapolitan songs and duets with soprano Deborah Rocco and mezzo-soprano Barbara Eckhaus. Pianist Polina DeCarlo and organist Carl Hackert will accompany the singers. Free. 10/22, 1 PM: The Empire State Youth Orchestra, conducted by Helen
Cha-Pyo and with special guest Liz Bishop, will present a concert for seniors. Works by Dvorák, Brahms and Prokofiev. Free. 346-6204.

Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, 32 Catherine St., Albany. 10/19, 3 PM: Fall chamber music concert with the Musicians of Ma’alwyck. $18, $12 students. Reservations strongly suggested. 434-0834.

St. James Catholic Church, Routes 66 and 203, Chatham. 10/18, 7:30 PM: Leaf Peeper Concerts presents a program of music by Beethoven, Brahms and a world-premiere piano trio by Richard Robbins. $15. 325-3805.

St. James Church, 391 Delaware Ave., Albany. 10/19, 4 PM: Concert with Agnes Armstrong, organist, and Josu Ayarzaguena, trumpeter, to benefit St. James’ organ restoration fund. $4. 434-4028.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 21 Hackett Blvd., Albany. 10/18, 8 PM: Albany Pro Musica, with the Capital District Youth Chorale, presents the Music of the Great Poets. Poets include Whitman, Frost and Shakespeare. Composers include Vaughan Williams and Pinkham. $20, $18, $10. 438-6548.

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, corner of State Street and Second Avenue, Troy. 10/19, 3 PM: Troy Chromatic Concerts present Trio Solsti, performing works by Haydn, Brahms and Mendelssohn. $25, $22. 273-0038.

Union College Concert Series, Memorial Chapel, Union College, Schenectady. 10/19, 7 PM: Violinist Vadim Repin and pianist Alexander Korsantia will perform works by Mozart, Prokofiev and Ysaye. $25. 388-6131.

Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary, 405 Washington Ave., Albany. 10/18, 8 PM: Capitol Hill Choral Society will open its 51st season with a program of madrigals and more recent part songs by Haydn, Elgar, Faure and more. $12, $10. 463-7135.

University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Main Theatre, uptown campus, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 10/19, 8 PM: The University Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Gretry, Delius, Stamitz and Khachaturian. $5, $2. 442-3997. 10/20, 8 PM: The University Concert Band and the University Jazz Ensemble in concert. Works by Bizet, Bach, Ellington and more. $5, $2. 442-3997.

Williams College, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williamstown, Mass. 10/22, 8 PM: The Fine Arts Quartet will perform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schubert. Free. 413-597-2736.

Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, Mass. 10/17, 8 PM: Internationally-renowned vocal ensemble Chanticleer. Free. 413-597-2736.
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Upcoming

Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. 10/24-25, 8 PM: The American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein. Works by Brahms, Dvorák and Wagner. $25. 800-505-1276.

Church of the Messiah, Montgomery Street, Route 9, Rhinebeck. 10/25, 8 PM: The Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society will present the Avalon String Quartet, with guest artists Judith Ingolfsson, violin, and Ronald Sat, pianist. Works by Ravel, Dutilleaux and Chausson. $15, $5 students. (845) 876-2870.

Mahaiwe Theatre, Great Barrington, Mass. 10/26, 3 PM: Close Encounters With Music presents Orpheus and His Lyre. The program features works based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck, Schubert and a world premiere piece by Lera Auerbach. $25. 800-843-0778.

Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. 10/25, 7 PM: The Albany Symphony Orchestra presents their Roaring ’20s Gala. Works by Gershwin, Ravel and Borodin. Gala at the Fort Orange Club will follow the concert. Concert-only $37.50, concert and gala, $140. 465-4663.

Pleshakov Music Center, 544 Warren St., Hudson. 10/25, 8 PM: Harpsichordist Elaine Comparone will perform works by Bach, Couperin and Rameau. $25, $15 seniors, $10 students. 671-7171.

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, corner of State Street and Second Avenue, Troy. 10/24, 8 PM: Keyboard conversations with Jeffrey Siegel—Beethoven and the Americans. Works by Beethoven, Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland. $26, $23, $15. 273-0038.

Union College Concert Series, Memorial Chapel Union College, Schenectady. 10/25, 8 PM: Pianist Leon Fleisher in concert. $25. 388-6131.

University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, uptown campus, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 10/26, 3 PM: Pianist Max Lifchitz will present Phantoms of New Music. Works by Cowell, Cage, Berio, Mazurek and more. $7, $3. 442-3997.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 262 State St., Albany. Free. 10/26, 4 PM: Nicolas Kynaston, organist, in recital. Free will offering. 436-8544.
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