Concerts
Thank you for your support of the SUNY Schenectady School of Music.
Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free and take place in Carl B. Taylor Auditorium.
Spring 2025 Concert Schedule
February 2025
Thursday, February 13
An Afternoon with Harmony Zhu
12:30 p.m.
Join award-winning pianist and Albany Symphony guest artist Harmony Zhu for a live
demonstration and Q&A.
This event is in anticipation of Zhu's performances with the Albany Symphony at Troy
Savings Bank Music Hall February 15 and February 16. Discount student tickets are
available for the two shows. Please call the Albany Symphony box office at 518-694-3300
for tickets.
Harmony Zhu's Bio
Hailed as “a deeply musical soul and nimble technician [with] probing sensitivity” (Chicago Tribune), having “airtight technique [and] coruscating brilliance” (Chicago Classical Review), and “an impressive soloist, a sparkling and happy presence… unflappable” (Times Union), 19-year-old pianist and composer Harmony Zhu is First Prize Winner of the 2021 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and a 2024 Gilmore Young Artist. With a deep musical sensitivity beyond her years, Harmony’s extraordinary achievements and promising career have earned her acclaim from critics and musicians alike, positioning her as a rising star in the world of classical music.
A Young Steinway Artist since age 10, Harmony has appeared as soloist with esteemed orchestras worldwide, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, and more, under renowned conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Harmony opened the Aspen Music Festival’s 2024 season with a recital at Harris Concert Hall and has been a featured performer at the Ravinia and Verbier Festivals. She has also been featured on NBC’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, NPR’s From the Top, CBS, and ABC, with her musical maturity, charisma, and upbeat personality captivating audiences wherever she performs.
Harmony jumped in at 24-hour notice last season at age 16 for the late maestro Alexander Toradze, performing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 with the Illinois Philharmonic to great acclaim, praised by the Chicago Classical Review as having the “stellar technique and musical insight to have a major professional career”.
Zhu studied at the Juilliard School from age eight with Emanuel Ax and Veda Kaplinsky. This fall, she will embark on a dual degree program at Harvard University and the New England Conservatory. Zhu was recently honored as a 2024 US Presidential Scholar and holds the world champion title for chess competitors in her age group, after winning the World Youth Chess Championship.
YCA represents pianist Harmony Zhu for worldwide engagements.
March 2025
Monday, March 3
Trombone Duo: Haim Avitsur & Andrea Neumann
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26
Anthony Bonamici Recital : Piano Music of John Knowles Paine
7:30 p.m.
Learn more about Anthony Bonamici
Friday March 28
Marimba Concert
7:30 p.m.
April 2025
Tuesday, April 1
Food For Thought and All That Jazz
Tickets start at $75
For more information or to confirm your participation, please contact Arlene at 518-381-1324
or via email at scccfoundation@sunysccc.edu
Sunday, April 6
Capital Region Wind Ensemble Side-By-Side Concert "A New Day"
3 p.m.
Featuring internationally renowned trumpet soloist, Ashley Hall-Tighe. CRWE will also host twenty-five area high school students for our annual Side-by-Side concert. Music by Leonard Bernstein, Rebecca Ann Culp, Kimberly Archer, Anthony Iannaccone, Nicole Piunno, and John Barnes Chance.
$10/adults; $8/students with ID; $5/kids under 10; SUNY Schenectady students free with ID. More information: 518-381-1231 ext. 2 or CapitalRegionWindEnsemble@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 16
Jazz at the Van Dyck Music Club
7:30 p.m.
237 Union St., Schenectady
Thursday, April 17
Chamber Music Series presents the Wery/Evans Duo
7:30 p.m.
Brett Wery, clarinet; Mark Evans, piano
The duo will perform works for clarinet and piano by Hindemith and Lutosławski, showcasing
the rich interplay between these instruments. Additionally, Mark Evans will present
solo piano works by Bach and Beethoven.
Friday, April 25
A Place For Jazz: A Tribute to Al Cohn and Zoot Sims
7:30 p.m.
$25/adults; $10/students with ID; SUNY Schenectady students free with ID
You can purchase tickets at the door the evening of any concert. We accept cash or
checks, but no credit cards; there is an ATM nearby for your convenience.
Monday, April 28
Guitar & Bass Recital
12 p.m.
Applied Music Recital
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29
Vocal Chamber Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30
Woodwinds, Strings & Percussion Recital
12 p.m.
Jazz Combos Concert
7:30 p.m.
May 2025
Thursday, May 1
Chamber Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 2
Brass Recital and Ensemble Concert
2:00 p.m.
Monday, May 5
Piano Recital
12 p.m.
Chorus Concert
7:30 p.m.
St. Edward the Confessor
569 Clifton Park Center Rd., Clifton Park, NY 12065
Wednesday, May 7
Voice Recital
12 p.m.
Percussion & Jazz Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Wind Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Digital Music & Beat Production Listening Concert
12 p.m.
Guitar Ensemble Concert
7:30 p.m.
June 2025
Sunday, June 8
Capital Region Wind Ensemble Concert "Variants"
3 p.m.
Union College, Taylor Music Center
Emerson Auditorium, Schenectady, NY 12308
Featuring the world premiere of The Safford Variations by Gerald Busby, William Safford, Contrabassoon Music by Isaiah Castro, Barry Kopetz, Gerald Busby, John Barnes Chance, and Philip Sparke.
More information: 518-381-1231 ext. 2 or CapitalRegionWindEnsemble@gmail.com