Performing Arts Series
Department Events
Previous Events
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Conductor Andreas Delfs leads the RPO in Janácek’s Lachian Dance No. 1; Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, with Zlatomir Fung; Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus; and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7.
Mantra Percussion
Saturday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.
Mantra Percussion is a future-focused organization committed to a lasting influence on percussion music through the creation of new works by living composers and creators from across the social spectrum. This performance includes a guest appearance by cellist Ashley Bathgate.
Plena Libre
Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Masters of the traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, Plena Libre fuses well-loved traditions with modern Afro-Caribbean influences, putting a new spin on this scintillating music. With mesmerizing hand drumming, raucous horns, and soaring three-part vocal harmonies, this multi-Grammy Award–nominated band always brings the heat.
Creating Shanghai Sonatas: 
A musical conversation
Sunday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m.
Join us for a concert and conversation with the creators and lead performers of Shanghai Sonatas, a new musical. Based on first-person accounts, this new musical theater work tells the true story of daily life for musicians from Europe during World War II who used their optimism, humor, and musical talents to survive, forging friendships with their Chinese neighbors who helped save their lives.
Bria Skonberg Quintet 
Saturday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Canadian singer, trumpeter, and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal). Bria has stormed onto the jazz scene with her smoky vocals, blistering trumpet, and compelling compositions and arrangements.
This performance is made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid- Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fry Street Quartet
Friday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Touring music of the masters as well as exciting original works from visionary composers of our time, the Fry Street Quartet has perfected a “blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity” (The Strad) and is hailed as “a triumph of ensemble playing” (The New York Times).
Windborne
Friday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Windborne’s captivating performance draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present.
Faherty, Carman, and Clark:
The FCC Organ Trio
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Fresh off a world tour, GA20’s Pat Faherty (guitar) and Tim Carman (drums) join with long-time friend Ken Clark (Hammond B3) to bring instrumental blues and jazz to Hamilton College. Influences include Grant Green, Brother Jack McDuff, Big John Patton, Mel Brown, and Freddie King.
Daniel Adam Maltz
Friday, October 25, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission
Daniel Adam Maltz is a fortepianist based in Vienna, Austria. He specializes in Wiener Klassik — Viennese Classicism — especially the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their time.
Shay Kuebler Radical System Art: Momentum of Isolation
Saturday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Radical System Art and Shay Kuebler fuse dance, theatre and martial arts with interactive technology and design to create impactful performances and interdisciplinary projects. Momentum of Isolation bases its scenes around social isolation and loneliness. The overall performance explores the objective and subjective experiences of isolation/loneliness through the individual, the group and modern society, with shifting values and an ever-advancing digital life.
Squonk Opera: Brouhaha
KTSA Amphitheatre
Saturday, October 5, 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 6, 2 p.m.
Squonk’s latest show is an immersive outdoor spectacle bursting with rollicking music, dazzling imagery and the thrill of audience participation. At the center of this riotous romp is the “Squonkcordion,” an enormous musical instrument the audience gets to play. Experience the joy of community, the power of live music, and the pageantry of Squonk’s visual extravaganza.
The Westerlies
Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.
The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet. They navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
