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Winter at the Plaza Series in Albany and Harlem Announced – Ice Skating and Tree Lighting in…

NYS Music Staff Nov 30, 2025

New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has announced the official schedule for the 2025-26 Winter at the Plaza season, including the opening of the ice rink at the Empire State Plaza in Albany and the annual tree lighting at the…

Upcoming Shows

Don’t Miss the High Spirits Full Moon Solstice Cannamarket in Leeds on Dec. 21

NYS Music Staff Nov 27, 2025

This December in the Catskills, the High Spirits Full Moon Solstice Cannamarket will bring magic, makers and growers to Anthony's Banquet Hall in Leeds, NY on Sunday, December 21 from 12-8pm Damn Sam Productions and Hudson Valley Green…

Classical

SPAC Announces Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2026 Summer Season

NYS Music Staff Nov 23, 2025

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will welcome back the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for a 2026 summer residency from July 12–26. Curated by Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, the season features five…

Upcoming Shows

Kayhan Kalhor, Iran’s Foremost Musician & Composer to Perform in NYC

NYS Music Staff Nov 22, 2025

Kayhan Kalhor, Iran’s foremost contemporary composer, educator, and master musician, will offer a rare evening of Persian classical music at The Town Hall on November 30 at 7pm. The evening will be Kalhor's first large-scale concert of…

Tour Announcements

Jessica Lynn’s “A Very Merry Classic Christmas” Tour Returns to Spread Joy in the…

NYS Music Staff Nov 20, 2025

Acclaimed New York-based country artist Jessica Lynn kicks off the ninth installment of her beloved holiday tour, “A Very Merry Classic Christmas,” on Wednesday, November 26, with 6 shows planned across New York State in December. …

News Desk

2026 Eddies Hall of Fame Inductees Announced, Honoring Capital Region Icons

NYS Music Staff Nov 20, 2025

The 2026 class of inductees into the prestigious Capital Region Thomas Edison (Eddies) Music Hall of Fame have been announced by Universal Preservation Hall and WEXT. This year’s honorees - the eighth class for the Hall of Fame -…

Watertown

Clayton Opera House Announces 2026 Performance Season

NYS Music Staff Nov 20, 2025

The Clayton Opera House has announced its 2026 Season, featuring an exciting and diverse lineup of performers, musicians, speakers, and family entertainment. The season showcases nationally recognized artists, beloved returning acts,…

News Desk

Jazz Mandolin Project Announces First Tour in More Than 20 Years

NYS Music Staff Nov 19, 2025

The Jazz Mandolin Project will perform a short run of dates in New England and New York this February, their first true tour in two decades. JMP is an adventurous ensemble founded in 1993 by mandolinist Jamie Masefield in Burlington,…

News Desk

Teatro Grattacielo Announces 2026 Season

NYS Music Staff Nov 19, 2025

For its 32nd season, Teatro Grattacielo celebrates opera as the ultimate collaborative art form — where music, theater, and imagination collide. This year, the company transforms the stage into a living city of ideas, creativity, and…

Tour Announcements

Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce Double Trouble Double Vision 2026 Tour – SPAC and Jones…

NYS Music Staff Nov 19, 2025

Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced 19 co-headline appearances across North America confirmed for Summer 2026. The Double Trouble Double Vision Tour will stop in Wantagh for a show at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on August 21,…

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