THINGS 2 DO
CLASSICAL
Avi Avital & Hanzhi Wang, Spa Little Theatre, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m. Thursday. $30-$55. 518-584-9330 or saratogabookfestival.org. A classical concert from the mandolin player and the accordion player.
The Knights with Chris Thile, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. The modern, barrier-smashing orchestra teams up with the mandolist and singer-songwriter from Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers for a concert that covers classical, Americana, folk and acoustic music. Legacy, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd St., Troy. 3 p.m. Sunday. $35-$60. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Featuring works by Albany Pro Musica's resident composers, including Ola Gjeilo, Bradley Ellingboe, Steve Murray and others.
Areli Mendoza, Carl B. Taylor Auditorium, SUNY Schenectady Community Macollege, 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady. 7:30 p.m. Monday. 518-381-1231 or sunysccc.edu. The singer-songwriting soprano gives a chamber music concert.
Music from Salem, Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge. 4 p.m. Saturday. $30. 518-677-2495 or hubbardhall.org. “Glorious Octets,” a collaboration between Music from Salem and the Saratoga Chamber Players, features works by Strauss, Wagner, Borodin, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn.
Musicians of Ma’alwyck,
Carl B.
Taylor Auditorium, SUNY Schenectady Community College, 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady. Noon Wednesday. 518-381-1231 or sunysccc.edu. “The Hollow.” “Rodelinda,” Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson. 7 p.m. Friday, Tuesday; 3 p.m. Sunday (runs through Oct. 29). 518-822-1438 or hudsonhall.org. Handel’s opera -- a timeless tale about love, power, loyalty, tyranny, grief, and ultimately, redemption.
Schenectady-saratoga Symphony Orchestra,
Free-$24. 518-346-6204 or sssony.org. The SSSO launches its 2023-24 season with “American Legends,” featuring guest pianist Philip Edward Fisher in Barber’s “Piano Concerto, Op. 38,” Corigliano’s “Elegy (1965),” music from John Williams’ score for “Lincoln” and the Suite from Aaron Copland’s “Billy the Kid.”
· 7 p.m. Saturday: Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs.
· 3 p.m. Sunday: Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady.
Alex Tuchman, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3 p.m. Sunday. $5-$15. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Classical pianist. Ualbany Symphony Orchestra & Concert Band, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 1 p.m. Sunday. $4-$10. 518-442-3300 or albany.edu/pac. The program includes “Golden Jubilee” by Alfred Reed, “Confluence” by Richard Saucedo, “Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew” by James Curnow, “Sondheim!” arranged by Stephen Bulla, “Toccata” by Girolamo Frescobaldi and
“Variations on a Theme by Josef Haydn” by Johannes Brahms.
Bad Religion,
Also on the bill: Speed of Light.
Sam Bush, Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $39. 413-997-4444 or berkshiretheatregroup.org. A concert from the famed bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and “Father of Newgrass.” With special guests Rev Tor & Friends.
Codefendants, Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 7 p.m. Friday. $15-$20. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. A genre-bending side project from Fat Mike of punk band NOFX.
Albert Cummings, The Egg, Empire
State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $34.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. New England blues guitarist.
Damn Tall Buildings, The Linda WAMC’S Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-465-5233 or thelinda.org. Brooklyn-based Americana, roots and bluegrass band. Dancing Dream: The Music of ABBA, Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $30. 413-997-4444 or berkshiretheatregroup.org. A tribute to the music of the Swedish supergroup. Ensemble Sangineto, Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m. Sunday. $10-$21. 518-583-0022 or caffelena.org. Musical collective fusing traditional Italian and Celtic folk music with contemporary arrangements.
Enter the Haggis, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Friday. $35. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. Canadian Celtic rock band. With special guests Black Mountain Symphony.
Evil Empire, Empire Underground, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20-$25. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. A tribute to Rage Against the Machine. Also on the bill: Hard Luck Souls, Dance Cancer. Felipe Salles’ The New Immigrant Experience Concert, Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $75. 413-997-4444 or berkshiretheatregroup.org. The Brazilian jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader leads a concert to benefit the Berkshire Immigrant Center, the West Stockbridge Historical Society and the Berkshire Theatre Group.
Fridays with Sergio Sericolo and Co.: “Falling for You” Tour, Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7 p.m. Friday. 518-977-3771 or edenasc.com. The Furious Bongs Play Zappa, The Linda WAMC’S Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20-$25. 518-465-5233 or thelinda.org. The Wisconsin-based progressive rock collective plays the music of Frank Zappa.
Godsmack, Cool Insuring Arena, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. $47-$137. 518-798-0366 or coolinsuringarena.com. Post-grunge hard rockers from Massachusetts. Honeysuckle, Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m. Thursday. $10-$20. 518-583-0022 or caffelena.org. Progressive folk duo. The Jayhawks, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $39.50-$49.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Pioneering alt-country band. Freedy Johnston opens.