The Albany Symphony fulfils its mission by performing, commissioning and recording the works of established and emerging American composers. Founded in 1930, the orchestra serves a diverse regional audience covering more than seven counties of New York and parts of three states.
Its annual programming includes a nine-concert ‘Classics Series’ with performances throughout New York’s Capital Region, each featuring a recent or world premiere composition by a living composer; an annual American Music Festival, its capstone multi-day celebration of new music, including a performance by the new music ensemble Dogs of Desire; a Family Series with costumed cast which inspires new generations of symphony patrons; and holiday and pops concerts, in collaboration with area youth performing arts groups.
The orchestra’s commitment to recording new music has led to four GRAMMY nominations, a 2014 GRAMMY Award for its Naxos recording of John Corigliano’s Conjurer with Dame Evelyn Glennie (8.559757), and a 2021 GRAMMY for its recording of Christopher Theofanidis’s Viola Concerto with Richard O’Neill.
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