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Saturday, June 25, 2022

Charlie Post received his first Grammy nomination for his work as sound engineer on Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13. (Courtesy CSO)

Mont Pleasant and SUNY Schenectady grad nominated for Grammy Award

Charlie Post’s road to success started in Schenectady. But for too long, he’d felt almost like being the best man… Read more »

A crane lowers a new cabin onto piers at Luzerne Music Center in this photo taken from a recent video.

Luzerne, Seagle festivals use down time to raise funds, rebuild, add equipment

Two local music festivals had to close their seasons last summer because of the virus. Instead, they took the opportunity… Read more »

Adolphus Hailstork (Inset) - Provided (Inset), AP (Background)

Albany High graduate calls composition performance at inauguration a ‘high honor’

Adolphus Hailstork considers a lesson from an Albany High School orchestra conductor the most impressive piece of teaching he had… Read more »

Gregg August (photo by John Marolakos)

Rotterdam native’s album ‘Dialogues on Race’ nominated for Grammy

While the national dialogue has been more focused on race in the last year or so, it’s been on musician… Read more »

Albany Pro Musica’s “Many Moods of Christmas” concert last year at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. This year, the group presents "The Best of the Many Moods of Christmas" through its website. (Gary Gold)

Many virtual holiday concerts; WNYT to televise Albany Symphony show

Holiday concerts are few and far between this year, but a handful of organizations are offering at least some cheery… Read more »

Music Director David Alan Miller leads the Albany Symphony Orchestra in this photo from June 2019. (Gazette file photo)

Review: Albany Symphony Orchestra shines online

The Albany Symphony Orchestra is scoping out new territory with its live streaming virtual concerts. On Saturday night, the second… Read more »

Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz on violin, Norman Thibodeau on flute, Andre O’Neill on baroque cello and Al Fedak on harpsichord at the Crailo Historic Site in Rensselaer. (Photo provided)

Area’s Dutch heritage paves way to concerts by Musicians of Ma’alwyck

Most music organizations spend a lot of time looking for funding opportunities, but Musicians of Ma’alwyck found an unusual source:… Read more »

Derek Delaney, top row second from left, leads a discussion on Zoom with listeners who tune in to his Monday evening “Inside the Music” radio show on WMHT-FM. (photo provided)

Classical music series director leads weekly Zoom discussions following his WMHT-FM show

Derek Delaney, the artistic director of the Capital Region Classical series usually held at Union College, has been busy. Rather… Read more »

Charles Schneider looks on as Ryan Reilly practices the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 for the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra in March 2013.Right: Schneider conducts the Schenectady Symphony. (Gazette file photos)

Schenectady

Remembering Charles Schneider, longtime leader of the Schenectady Symphony

Charles Schneider, a longtime leader of the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra as well as several other New York-based music groups, died… Read more »

Albany Pro Musica Artistic Director Jose Daniel Flores-Caraballo

Capital Region

Albany Pro Musica, Albany Symphony among classical groups planning special events

Performing arts organizations have been especially hard hit this year with many cancelling entire seasons or at least to the… Read more »