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Join the beloved tradition of “Holiday Pops!” with special selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” ballet, performed by dancers from Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet. Also on stage will be high school choral singers from South Glens Falls, Warrensburg, and the region to make the concert hall joyful. The Glens Falls Symphony, the dancers from Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet, and the choristers will join together for an evening of family holiday favorites. 

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The Glens Falls Symphony will present their 2024 Children’s Concerts on November 19 and 20, with multiple performances of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf.” Under the baton of Charles Peltz, Music Director, two performances will share the beloved story of Peter and the animals of the forest (the Fox, the Duck, and more) in a concert on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9:30am, at the Joyce Irwin Auditorium at Hudson Falls High School, in Hudson Falls, NY. The second will be on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 9:45am at the Ticonderoga High School Auditorium, in Ticonderoga, NY.

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The last direct guitar disciple of Spanish guitar virtuoso Andrés Segovia, Eliot Fisk is one of he world’s most acclaimed classical guitarists. This concert will feature Mr. Fisk with the Glens Falls Symphony in music by Joaquín Rodrigo. ALSO on the program, “Sinfonia Brevis” by Michael Gandolfi with the composer in residence, and Schubert Symphony No. 5.

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The Glens Falls Symphony welcomes special guest Screamer Trumpet player John Replogle to the stage at Glens Falls High School on Sunday, October 6, 2024, for opening night; “Sinatra and Beyond” featuring hometown superstar Tony DeSare, and his band.

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The Glens Falls Symphony is thrilled to take part in downtown Glens Falls, NY Halloween fun! This fun-filled concert event is for the entire family, and features string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.

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We kick off our 41st season on Sunday, October 6, 2024, as we welcome Tony DeSare and his band back to the stage at the Glens Falls High School auditorium as they perform with the orchestra their “Sinatra and Beyond” show. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas and headlining major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. Tony currently has four top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets him apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and contemporary, yet pays homage to the Great American Songbook.

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Wednesday July 3, 2024, 7:30pm Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY

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In honor of The Gilet Family

Symphony Springtime Gala 2024 The Lake George Club

Sunday, June 2, 2024,

4:30-6:00pm Cocktail Hour

6:00-7:30pm Dinner & Program

7:30pm Dessert & Silent Auction

Meal Selections for this event are as follows:

Chicken Caprese w/ Fresh Mozzarella, Tomatoes, Basil, Olive Oil and Balsamic

Black Angus Steak w/ Wild Mushrooms & Cabernet Demi-Glace

Maple Glazed Salmon w/ Maple Mustard Buerre Blanc & Fried Sage

Grilled Eggplant Involtini w/ Herbed Couscous, Tomato, Parmigiano, Basil

Silent Auction Items:

-Tanglewood Experience with Charles & Kirstin Peltz

-Lake George Chris-Craft Experience: Dinner included courtesy of Noel Granger and Peter Aust.

-Dance! Dance! Experience: Lessons and Events with DanceFire Studios

-Community Gift From The Heart: Make a direct impact on the symphony’s performances, children’s concerts, and more!

Featured Performances by:

Holly Patterson, Oboe and English Horn

K. Bryan Kirk, Piano

John Benware, Piano

A Special Thank You To Our Gala Sponsors:

Glens Falls National Bank

Wachter Inc,

Hilltop Construction

The Glens Falls Symphony 2024 Springtime Gala

In Honor of The Gilet Family

Sunday, June 2, 2024 I The Lake George Club, Diamond Point, NY

This Event Benefit’s The Glens Falls Symphony Performances and Educational Programming.

Charles Peltz, Music Director

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Our 40th Anniversary Season comes to an epic conclusion on Sunday May 5, 2024, with Mozart’s magnificent final work, commissioned by an anonymous stranger. The Mozart Requiem occupies a special place in all of music.

Shrouded in mystery, Mozart’s Requiem has sparked stories since the composer’s tragic, troubled death at age 35. Writing in a creative frenzy, pouring out his genius in an attempt to improve his fortunes while fearing his impending death, he put everything he had into this astonishing masterpiece that remains beloved by audiences more than two centuries after its first performance.

The symphony proudly welcomes guest artists: Soprano Jazmine Saunders, Mezzo Soprano Grace Heldridge, Tenor Patrick Bessenbacher, and bass Robert Feng performing the vocal quartet solo parts. The orchestra is thrilled to welcome back Adirondack Voices, celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year!

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The Glens Falls Symphony is proud to partner with the de Blasiis Chamber Music Series to welcome world-renowned virtuoso pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner to the stage at the Helen Froehlich Auditorium at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY.

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The Glens Falls Symphony welcomes pianist Tim Ray to celebrate 100 years of Paul Whiteman and George Gershwin’s famed Rhapsody in Blue!

Tim’s wide-ranging skills as a soloist and accompanist have allowed him to perform with legendary performers from all walks of music. Most recent pianist and musical director for the late Tony Bennett.

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Glens Falls Symphony Patrons filled the Glens Falls High School Auditorium on Sunday December 10, 2023 for a sold out performance of the annual Glens Falls Holiday Pops Concert featuring Local High School Choral Students from around the region, as well as News Channel 13 Anchor/ Journalist Mark Mulholland with a special reading of the classic, “twas the night before christmas!”

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The adventure continues as the symphony brings fall to life as Concertmaster Michael Emery presents “Autumn” by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla! The orchestra joins in the festivities by presenting "Le Tombeau de Couperin" by French composer, pianist, and conductor Maurice Ravel, who explores the light, optimism, and color fall can bring. The concert concludes on the happiest of notes, as Felix Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony "Italian" takes us on an adventure through, the magnificent Italian countryside! Symphony No.4 is a musical postcard from Italy!

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The Holidays are here, and The Glens Falls Symphony is so excited to be celebrating once again with all of our patrons and supporters! This year's Holiday Pops concert features local high school choral programs from around our region. Come join us as we travel the world to explore holiday traditions with works from Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, Dan Goeller, Eugene Ormandy, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Carl Strommen, and many more!

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The Glens Falls Symphony is very excited to be preparing for our Children's Concert which will return this fall for the first time since pandemic restrictions were put in place.

This year's concert will be Lucinda y Las Flores de la Nochebuena a Christmas opera for kids that is a coming-of-age story based on the Mexican folktale of the poinsettia. The symphony will perform under the baton of maestro Charles Peltz, in collaboration with singers from Seagle Festival telling the tale of how the poinsettia became a symbol of the holidays. Elementary students in the Adirondack Park in grades 3 and 4 are invited to follow young Lucinda as she discovers that giving from the heart is more important than the gift itself in this wonderful story of courage, hope, and transformation.

Written by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire, and directed by Richard Kagey this bilingual and interactive piece will be presented in the Warrensburg Middle/High School auditorium on Friday, November 17, 2023, with multiple performances throughout the school day.

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Join us for a celebration of the magnificent voice of Metropolitan Opera star, Mezzo Soprano MaryAnn McCormick, in a performance of Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures!

Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano MaryAnn McCormick has been hailed in the press as “charismatic”, “spell-binding”, and “elegant”. She has performed at top theaters all over the world for more than 25 years. She has sung with the Metropolitan Opera for more than 20 seasons, as well as with La Scala in Milan; Rome Opera; Turin Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and others. The recipient of a 2012 Grammy award for her participation in Wagner’s Ring Cycle with the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. McCormick has performed many roles there in more than 118 performances most recently as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro.

Equally at home with concert repertoire, she has performed with many of the greatest orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. She has recorded with the Emerson String Quartet; the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur; Orchestre National de France in the role of Tigrane in Puccini’s Edgar; and is featured singing in the Miramax film The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Ms. McCormick’s numerous awards include; the Grammy Award (2012); Best Opera Recording/ Wagner’s Ring Cycle (Metropolitan Opera/ James Levine), Richard Tucker Career Grant, George London Foundation Award, and the International Tchaikovsky Competition among others. In 2015, Ms. McCormick was honored to join the voice faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.