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May
30
SUN

Where in the world is David Alan Miller (Part 3)

By David Alan Miller - Posted May 30th 2010 at 9:38 AM

  Well, I'm just wrapping up my visit to Hong Kong. It was a beautiful weekend, sticky, rainy, incredibly humid and flavorful. I decided to take a big walk up Nathan Road, …
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May
29
SAT

Where in the world in David Alan Miller (Part 2)

By David Alan Miller - Posted May 29th 2010 at 8:08 AM

  Hello, all. It's Saturday afternoon here in Hong Kong. Steamy hot, humid as can be, and drizzling on and off all day. We had our first fabulous concert last night …
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May
27
THU

Where in the world is David Alan Miller?

By - Posted May 27th 2010 at 10:54 PM

  From David Alan Miller: Greetings from Hong Kong . It's Thursday night here, the end of my second full day in this fabulous, stimulating, overwhelming, beautiful city. I …
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May
27
THU

American Music Festival Success

By - Posted May 27th 2010 at 10:45 PM

Over 2,000 people attended the Albany Symphony’s American Music Festival last weekend at EMPAC. For the first time, the orchestra offered a series of four concerts, over three …
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May
21
FRI

GUEST BLOG: Reading Session Composers

By - Posted May 21st 2010 at 3:51 PM

Our first-ever Reading Session takes place tomorrow, Saturday, May 22 at 2 PM. Be there as three young composers have their works read by a professional orchestra for the first …
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May
21
FRI

Weekly Update & Photo Friday

By Jim Sector - Posted May 21st 2010 at 2:49 PM

It begins! The 2010 American Music Festival kicks off tonight with a performance by the Dogs of Desire tonight at 8PM. Don't miss that or the other …
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May
21
FRI

Stacy Garrop discusses her Mythology Symphony

By Jim Sector - Posted May 21st 2010 at 1:37 PM

Composer Stacy Garrop , the Albany Symphony's resident composer for the 2009-2010 season, took some time with us to discuss her latest creation -- her newly-created …
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May
20
THU

David Alan Miller on the Dogs of Desire

By Jim Sector - Posted May 20th 2010 at 3:48 PM

David Alan Miller speaks about the upcoming Dogs of Desire performance in this video preview clip below. Don't miss the concert yourself -- Friday May 21, 8PM at EMPAC.
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May
20
THU

GUEST BLOG: Dogs Composer Patrick Burke

By - Posted May 20th 2010 at 10:17 AM

Today's Guest Blog features Dogs of Desire composer, Patrick Burke . Take a sneak peek as Patrick talks about his new piece, Everything Else (premiering this Friday, May 21), …
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May
20
THU

AMF: By the Numbers

By - Posted May 20th 2010 at 9:57 AM

AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL BY THE NUMBERS 3        Festival Days 4        Performances 1 …
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May
19
WED

Maestro Miller previews the American Music Festival

By Jim Sector - Posted May 19th 2010 at 3:21 PM

Take a listen to Maestro David Alan Miller as he talks about this year's American Music Festival. And don't miss any of the exciting events that are taking place as part of …
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May
18
TUE

GUEST BLOG: Resident Composer Stacy Garrop

By Jim Sector - Posted May 18th 2010 at 3:36 PM

The following is a guest blog feature by Stacy Garrop , our resident Composer-Educator Partner for this season. This Saturday the orchestra will present a world …
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May
14
FRI

GUEST BLOG: Dogs Composer Ted Hearne

By Jim Sector - Posted May 14th 2010 at 2:53 PM

The following is a guest blog feature by upcoming Dogs of Desire composer Ted Hearne . His new piece, entitled Is it dirty , will be featured on the Dogs of Desire performance …
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May
14
FRI

Weekly Update & Photo Friday

By Jim Sector - Posted May 14th 2010 at 11:06 AM

The 2010 American Music Festival is only a week away! Don't miss it! Keep a close eye on this blog throughout the next week, as we'll feature posts by our guest artists, …
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May
13
THU

GUEST BLOG: Dogs Composer David Mallamud

By Jim Sector - Posted May 13th 2010 at 3:40 PM

The following is a guest blog feature by upcoming Dogs of Desire composer David Mallamud . His new piece, entitled Electric Love: A Ragtime Opera , will be …
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May
10
MON

American Music Festival 2010

By David Alan Miller - Posted May 10th 2010 at 3:16 PM

Whenever I’m asked why the Albany Symphony and I are so committed to championing living composers and presenting the music of our time, I respond by quoting the legendary …
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May
5
WED

Weekly Update & Photo Friday

By Jim Sector - Posted May 5th 2010 at 12:34 AM

With the American Music Festival fast approaching, there's so much going on here at the Albany Symphony! We hope to do updates like these every week in addition …
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May
4
TUE

Musical Robots & more

By Jim Sector - Posted May 4th 2010 at 11:14 PM

Hello everyone! We hope you’re …
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