CONCERTS
Fall
Composed amidst the turmoil of Napoleonic Europe, Haydn’s Mass in D Minor (“Lord Nelson”) is an operatic rollercoaster from despair to hope. It is paired with Bernstein’s colorful Chichester Psalms, a powerful setting of Hebrew psalms of struggle and compassion scored for brass, percussion, and strings. Short works by Bruckner and Mendelssohn round out this emotional program.
November 15, 2025 at 3 pm
First Reformed Reformed Church
Schenectady, NY
November 15, 2025 at 3 pm
First Reformed Reformed Church
Schenectady, NY
The concert entrance is on N. Church St., behind the church.
The following parking locations are marked on the map linked below.
General Parking:
Accessible Parking:
The following parking locations are marked on the map linked below.
General Parking:
- First Reformed, 8 N. Church St. – across Union St. from front of church
- First Reformed, 8 N. Church St. – across from side of church, at the corner of N. Church and Front Streets
- St. George’s Episcopal, 212 Green St. – Walk on Green St. toward the Lawrence monument; bear left past Arthur’s Market onto Front St., turn left onto N. Church St.
- First Presbyterian, 209 Union St. – Walk on Union to N. Church and turn right.
- The Stockade Inn, 1 N. Church St. – two lots on Union St.: one across Union St. from the inn and one behind the building
- Limited on-street parking in the area
Accessible Parking:
- A few marked accessible spots on N. Church St., behind the church, are near the concert entrance
- Passengers can be dropped off at the sidewalk on N. Church near the concert entrance
December
Handel’s Messiah is performed by Octavo Singers annually in December. Fresh and inspiring year after year, it has been an audience favorite and a treasured annual tradition for decades and is not to be missed!
December 13, 2025 at 3 pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Schenectady, NY
December 13, 2025 at 3 pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Schenectady, NY
Location:
Parking is available on the Union College campus. There will be a shuttle to Memorial Chapel from the parking lot at the corner of Seward and Nott Streets (see all recommended lots on the map linked below).
This event was made possible in part by a grant from Schenectady County
Spring
Truly a hidden gem of symphonic choral literature, Holst’s The Cloud Messenger is a 45-minute masterpiece based on some of the most beautiful imagery of Classical India by the poet Kalidasa. Through Holst’s own evocative English translation, it tells the story of a genie exiled from paradise, who, beseeching the clouds to send a message of love to his soul mate in heaven, weaves a fairy-tale epic of passion and devotion. Together with Brahms’ Schicksalslied, his ‘mini-requiem’, this romantic and sweeping program will be sure to stir the soul. Other short works TBD.
April 26, 2026 at 3 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church
Schenectady, NY
April 26, 2026 at 3 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church
Schenectady, NY
Location:
St. John the Evangelist Church
805 Union St., Schenectady, NY
Parking is available behind the Church on Eastern Avenue. The concert entrance is at the rear of the building.
805 Union St., Schenectady, NY
Parking is available behind the Church on Eastern Avenue. The concert entrance is at the rear of the building.