THINGS MUSIC
CLASSICAL
Albany Symphony Orchestra presents Bruckner & Cuong, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Bruckner performs Symphony No. 5; Cuong performs “Submarine,” a Concerto for Orchestra.
Early Music Ensemble, Emerson Auditorium, Taylor Music Center, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. 518-388-6785 or union.edu. Performing works by Purcell, Vitali, Marini, Lully, Lassus and others. Jupiter Ensemble with Lea Desandre, Memorial Chapel, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 3 p.m. Sunday. $35. 518-388-6785 or union.edu.the early music ensemble performs an all-vivaldi program with the mezzo-soprano.
Quintocracy, Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518388-4500 or scpl.org. “Wonderful Winds.”
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. 7 p.m. Saturday. $15-$22. 518346-6204 or proctors.org. The program “The Age of Nationalism (19181959)” features Shostakovich’s Concerto for Violoncello in Eb Major, Aaron Copland’s “John Henry” and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in Eb Major.
Natalia Shevchuk, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. Noon Tuesday. Free. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. The pianist, a native of Ukraine and currently the organist/ choir director at Calvary United Methodist Church in Latham, performs classical and modern compositions, as well as her own compositions and original works.
Ualbany Symphony Orchestra, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $3-$10. 518-4423300 or albany.edu/pac. Performing Felix Mendelssohn’s “Fingal's Cave Overture,” Gabriel Faure’s “Pelleas et Melisande” and James Barnes’s “Heatherwood Portrait.”
POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
Back in Black, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Friday. $25-$35. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. AC/DC tribute band.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band,
MVP Arena, 51 So. Pearl St., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $169$833. 800-745-3000 or mvparena.com. The Boss is back, along with his legendary rock band, to run through music from his nearly 60-year career. Choir & Chamber Singers, Memorial Chapel, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 4 p.m. Saturday. $5-$15. 518-388-6785 or union.edu. A combination of choral and solo singing will take you on a journey through the musical highlights from “Wicked,” “Newsies” and “The Greatest Showman.”
Cricket Blue , Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7 p.m. Thursday. $15$20. 518-792-1150 or parktheateregf.com.
Literary indie folk duo of Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith.
Dark Star Orchestra, Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $45-$49.50. 800-745-3000 or palacealbany.org. Providing “the Grateful Dead Experience” for more than 20 years. Darlingside, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $34.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. The baroque pop-folk group brings their new “expand-band” to town.
Dennis Lichtman & Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton,
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$30. 518-392-3693 or spencertownacademy.org. The musicians specializing in African American folk and blues music perform a program of acoustic blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, 1920s jazz, twin fiddle hoe-downs and original songs and compositions. Daniel Donato, Lark Hall, 351 Hudson
Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Thursday. $15-$25. 518-599-5804 or larkhallalbany.com. The Nashville singersongwriter performs his “cosmic country” music.
The Druids, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $25. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Irish folk band from County Kildare.
Enter the Haggis, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $29.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Canadian Celtic group with a rock spin. Flynn Cohen & Liz Simmons, Old Songs, 37 S. Main St., Voorheesville. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $10-25. 518-7652815 or oldsongs.org. The multi-instrumental and singing members of Low Lily perform original and traditional instrumentals from multiple fiddle music traditions, as well as original, traditional and contemporary folk songs.
Larry Gatlin, Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $55-$99. 518-480-4878 or woodtheater.org. Texas-born country music and gospel singer-songwriter, known for such hits as “All the Gold in California.”
Life of Agony, Empire Live, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 7 p.m. Thursday. $25-$30. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. The alternative metal band from Brooklyn celebrates the 30th anniversary of their debut album, “River Runs Red.” Also on the bill: Sick of It All, Coventry Carols, Faded Line.
Lost Radio Rounders, Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Road, Voorheesville. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-765-2791 or voorhesvillelibrary.org. “Irish Roots” showcases traditional Irish tunes and American songs that “borrow” Irish melodies.
Metta Quintet's She Said/she Says: Women in Jazz , Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, Mass. 7 p.m. Thursday. $10-$20. A comprehensive program highlighting some of the many important achievements of female composers, arrangers, instrumentalists and vocalists from early 20th century through present-day.
Metta Quintet's She Said/she Says: Women in Jazz , Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. 8 p.m. Friday. $25.50-$45.50. 518-346-6204 or universalpreservationhall.org. A comprehensive program highlighting some of the many important achievements of female composers, arrangers, instrumentalists and vocalists from early 20th century through present-day. Nektar, The Linda, WAMC’S Performing Arts Center, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Thursday. $30-$55. 518-465-5233 or thelinda.org. The English progressive rock band celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of their album, “Remember the Future.” With special guest Epic Tantrum.
A Night of Joni Mitchell, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$30. 518-4340776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. The music of the legendary singer-songwriter, who is currently experiencing a renewed appreciation, is performed by four of the area’s premier female acts: Belle Skinner, Girl Blue, Hold on Honeys and Zan and the Winter Folk. Mark O’connor, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $29.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. In this special concert, the multigenre fiddle player will perform a mix of music from his storied career, read excerpts from his book, “Crossing Bridges,” and answer questions from the audience.
Joe Phillips, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7 p.m. Monday.
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