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Belcea Quartet, Memorial Chapel, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free-$35. 518-388-6000 or union.edu. Performing works by Schubert, Shostakovich and Brahms.
Delmar Community Orchestra, Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Free. 914-271-2055 or delmarcommunityorchestra.org. A strings-only concert. Masks required.
The Hyperion String Quartet, The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $5-$15. 518-832-3484 or mystrandtheater.org. Quartet members are on faculty at The College of Saint Rose, as well as being the faculty quartet-in-residence for the Empire State Youth Orchestra and resident ensemble for Sembrich Opera Museum.
Omega Trio, The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $20. 518-792-1761 or hydecollection.org. The string trio performs the Mendelssohn String Trio in D minor, among other works.
Emily Daggett Smith, University Art Museum, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 1 p.m. Saturday. Free. 518-442-3997 or albany.edu/pac. In relation to the museum’s current exhibition, “Well/being: An Exhibition on Healing and Repair,” the solo violinist will perform works by Andrea Casarrubios, Jessie Montgomery, Kaija Saariaho and Johann Sebastian Bach.
POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
Michael Buble, Times Union Center, 51 S. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Tuesday. $69-$149. 800745-3000 or timesunioncenteralbany.com. The Canadian traditional pop crooner finally makes it to town after multiple pandemic postponements. Masks and proof of COVID vaccination or negative test result required.
Ben Folds, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $49-$69. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. The last album by the singer-songwriter, author, podcast host, activist and genre-hopping, piano-playing founder of Ben Folds Five was a mix of pop songs and classical works and reached number one on the classical crossover chart.
Lucy Dacus, Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 8 p.m. Friday. $30$45. 845-679-2744 or levonhelm.com. Indie folk-rock singersongwriter from Virginia. Bartees Strange opens.
The Dude of Life Band, Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$35. 518599-5804 or larkhallalbany.com. The genre-bending band is led by the Dude of Life (AKA Steve Pollak), a frequent Phish collaborator, who co-wrote several of their songs.
Flame the Band, The Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY-43, Averill Park. 7 p.m. Friday. $15. 518-674-2007 or slcactp.org. The upstate New York rock group featuring members who happen to have disabilities. Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes, Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 7 p.m. Tuesday. $75-$125. 845679-2744 or levonhelm.com. The French group plays flamenco and salsa-saturated pop-rock. Gregory Alan Isakov & Patty Griffin, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 8 p.m. Friday. $49.50-$59.50. 518273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Isakov, The South African-born and Colorado based indie folk singer-songwriter, and Griffin, the award-winning and influential Americana and folk artist team up for their first live shows since early 2020.
Homecoming 2021, Times Union Center, 51 S. Pearl St., Albany. 7 p.m. Saturday. $55$200. 800-745-3000 or timesu
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