Concerts

Upcoming Fall 2021 Concert Performances

Saturday, October 16

Brass Abbey*
4:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Sunday, November 21

Capital Region Wind Ensemble* presents "Breakout"
3:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Featuring:

• Quinn Mason, Dallas Arts District Fanfare for Brass & Percussion
• Guy Woolfenden, Suite Francaise for Woodwind Octet
• Bele Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances for Saxophone Sextet
• Joe W. Moore III, Unchained for Marima and Percussion Trio with Matthew Diskson - solo Marimba
• Valerie Coleman, Umoja for Woodwind Quintet
• Karel Husa, Divertimento for Brass and Percussion

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students, $5 for children under 10.
SUNY Schenectady students are free with ID.
The Capital Region Wind Ensemble is the wind ensemble in residence at SUNY Schenectady County Community College.

Monday, November 22

Piano and Percussion Division Recital
12:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Wednesday, November 24

Voice Division Recital 
12:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Monday, November 29

Guitar and Bass Division Recital 
12:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Guitar Ensemble Concert 
7:30 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Wednesday, December 1

Winds and Strings Division Recital 
12:00 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Chamber Ensembles Concert
7:30 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Wednesday, December 6

Chorus and Vocal Chamber Ensemble Concert 
7:30 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Wednesday, December 8

Jazz Combos and Jazz Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

Friday, December 10

Wind Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m., Carl B. Taylor Auditorium 

*Professional performance

 

School of Music Protocols 

1. The School of Music recruits three to four student ushers for each concert/event. Ushers are instructed in all protocols like masking and socially distanced seating in the auditorium and then remind and assist audience members as they get seated. Ushers are also provided a clicker to keep track of attendance and close the doors if a 240 capacity is reached. 
2. All non-student performers must provide evidence of vaccination to the Dean of the School of Music or his designee; the Dean then emails files to Human Resources. Non-vaccinated performers are not invited to participate in campus performances.
3. All doors are opened before and after the event to promote optimal ventilation; this includes the outside door for the stage loading dock.
4. Extracurricular activities including student performances: All audiences will be masked, and attendance capped at a 240-seating capacity.  
5. Social distancing signage is posted in the auditorium to instruct audience members to leave at least 6' between other audience members with whom they are not already in a "bubble," this is a pod concept that allows families to sit together but not strangers.
6. Workshops will limit capacity to 120 participants in the auditorium to allow for participatory activities; this is purposely smaller than performances since participants will not just be seated for the entirety of the event.

 

 

YouTube Concerts Featuring Students and Alumni

SUNY Schenectady Brass Ensemble

 

SUNY Schenectady Wind Ensemble

 

Read about the concert series in The Daily Gazette.

Music of the Masters

 

The Class of 2021

View The Class of 2021 pre-concert discussion on YouTube.

 

American Currents in Song

View the American Currents in Song pre-concert discussion on YouTube.

 

Chopin Project

View the Chopin Project pre-concert discussion on YouTube.

 

Niamh Schmid, Piano