From the composer’s imagination to the concert hall, watch as emerging composers have their newest works performed for the first time. Music Director David Alan Miller, composer Christopher Theofanidis, and musicians of the Albany Symphony guide each new voice through the challenges of composing in the 21st Century. In between the readings, sample new craft brews from SingleCut Beersmiths. 

Join vocalists Britt Hewitt and Devony Smith for an intimate evening of genre-bending music. With works by Meredith Monk and Jake Landau, heartfelt originals, jazz standards, and unexpected pop duets.

David Alan Miller, conductor

Stephen Williamson, clarinet

Third Coast Percussion

Bobby Ge: Beyond Anthropocene (world premiere)

Clarice Assad: Play! A Concerto for Percussion Quartet, Vocalist, and Orchestra

Sophia Jani: What do flowers do at night?

Christopher Theofanidis: Indigo Heaven for Clarinet and Orchestra

Be inspired by chamber music that explores unique stories to commemorate the Erie Canal bicentennial, featuring vocalists MaryNell Morgan, Britt Hewitt and Devony Smith.

Clarice Assad: Earth and Water

Juhi Bansal: Refuge

Francisco del Pino: Orenda

Selections from Liberty Minstrel

Presented in Partnership with the Underground Railroad Education Center

The Summer Soiree is an annual fundraising event featuring a Silent Auction, Live Auction, Fund a Need, and Standing Ovation Awards. Join us for dinner and drinks immediately following the Dogs of Desire concert to support your Albany Symphony!

David Alan Miller, conductor

Britt Hewitt, soprano

Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano

Dogs of Desire, the orchestra’s electrifying, genre-bending new music group, presents newly penned works by some of today’s most adventurous American composers, including Katie Jenkins, Celka Ojakangas, & Max Vinetz.

Katie Jenkins: This Land of Ours: A Song Collection (world premiere)

Celka Ojakangas: Un Sogno (world premiere)

Max Vinetz: Redacted (world premiere)

Francisco del Pino: Memorial

Jack Frerer: Arrangements of pop songs & American classics

Peek behind the curtain as Music Director David Alan Miller and the orchestra explore the creative process of refining the concert program. 

Feel the rhythm of the Hudson River at Albany’s Historic Lock 1 – Jennings Landing with Chicago’s GRAMMY-award winning Third Coast Percussion quartet. Their mission is to inspire and educate through the creation of exciting and unexpected musical experiences. 

Third Coast Percussion's vision is a world-wide audience that embraces creativity, curiosity, and community through music. 

Bring a picnic and your lawn chairs or blanket to enjoy a perfect summer’s evening along the Hudson River!