Saratoga Springs Concerts EVENTS

Jazz at the Spring begins 2020 with bassist Tarik Shah and guitarist Mark Kleinhaut. When Tarik Shah and Mark Kleinhaut met on the bandstand in early 2019, they had an instant rapport. Over the ensuing month they enjoyed an ever-evolving... Event Details

A musical celebration of the epic novel Moby Dick, this concert brings Melville's scenes to life in song. Composed by Josh Rodriguez, musical direction by Wayne Hawkins, and performed by guest artists, Skidmore faculty and students, the music echoes the... Event Details

Treat yourself to a great night-out as we entertain you with the beloved songs of the Beatles. Set in the elegant Vista Ballroom at the Van Patten Golf Club in Clifton Park, this grand affair begins with a delectable Chef's... Event Details

The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust Colloquium Concerts continue at Skidmore with the beloved music of Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla in Libertango, Coral and other short dances; Rounds for Orchestra by David Diamond; and Bela Bartok's vibrant Rumanian Dances,... Event Details

The 43rd annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest running jazz events in the world, will be held on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Event Details

Join us for the East Coast Premiere of the Triple Concerto featuring Time for Three by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts. The new work was co-commissioned by SPAC and draws inspiration from Time for Three's extraordinary energy and spontaneity as a... Event Details

Climb aboard the Millennium Falcon and visit a "galaxy far, far away" on August 8 as the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ is screened while The Philadelphia Orchestra performs the iconic John Williams score in its entirety. Event Details

No trio of composers in history propelled the art of music forward like Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert. From Haydn's very first string quartet (the first of some 80!) to Schubert's monumental "Death and the Maiden," listeners will experience the thrilling... Event Details

The complete symphonic cycle will kick-off with the New York Premiere of Fate Now Conquers composed by Carlos Simon and inspired by Beethoven and written in dialogue with his symphonies. Event Details

The indelible four-note opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony lays the foundation for a truly fateful symphonic journey. Written in 1804, and on the program when The Philadelphia Orchestra gave its first concert in 1900, it's an epic tour de force... Event Details

Without the mighty Beethoven to set the goal, who knows if so much great music would have been composed after him? This program of masterworks by Dvo?ák and Korngold clearly pays homage to the indelible inspiration provided by classical music's... Event Details

SPAC will bring the world's most beloved Looney Tunes and its legendary stars projected on the big screen-Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Michigan J. Frog, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner-while the original Looney Tunes scores are... Event Details

The program will open with two SPAC premieres by contemporary female composers including Gabriela Frank's Escaramuza, the second of Frank's works to be featured this season, and Jessie Montgomery's Coincident Dances marking the composer's SPAC debut. Escaramuza signifies "skirmish" in... Event Details

This exotic musical journey begins in charming Paris, stops in rigorous Vienna, and winds up in the land of infinite possibility, America. While Debussy's Petite Suite and Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata are staples of the repertoire, Amy Beach's ultra-romantic quintet continues... Event Details