Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra Closes Season with “Poetic Echoes,” Announces 2026–27 Lineup

SCHENECTADY (April 7) — The Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra will bring its 2025–26 season to a close with “Poetic Echoes,” presented across two Capital Region stages: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Universal Preservation Hall and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at Proctors. The orchestra will also unveil its highly anticipated 2026–27 season at the conclusion of each performance.

For its season finale, the SSSO will be joined by Saratoga Voices and soloists Brittany Palmer and Ann Marie Adamick for an inspiring celebration of music and poetry. Florence Price’s “Four Songs from the Weary Blues” brings the evocative words of Langston Hughes to life, while Vaughan Williams’ “Towards the Unknown Region” sets Walt Whitman’s poetry to sweeping, emotional music. The program closes with Mendelssohn’s enchanting “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” capturing Shakespeare’s timeless tale of magic, love, and mischief.

Palmer, a soloist, choral soprano, and chamber music collaborator, has performed roles such as Susanna (“Le Nozze di Figaro”), La Comtesse Adèle (“Le Comte Ory”), Ariane (“Ariane – Martinů”), Drusilla (“L’Incoronazione di Poppea”), Blondie (“The Abduction of Figaro”), Adina (L’Elisir D’Amore), as well as the soprano solos for the “St. Matthew Passion,” “Carmina Burana,” the Fauré “Requiem,” and Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” among many others.

Mezzo-soprano Adamick is a lifelong singer and performer who has worked with a variety of classical choral groups for over 30 years. She is a frequent soloist with the Schenectady Octavo Singers, Saratoga Voices, and the SSSO, appearing in performances of Handel’s “The Messiah,” Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” Mozart’s “Requiem” and “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore,” Bach’s “Magnificat,” Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” Rutter’s “Magnificat,” and Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.”

Each performance includes a pre-show talk with Artistic Director/Conductor Glen Cortese, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at UPH and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at Proctors. Also, patrons under 18 are free when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

Tickets are on sale now through the Box Office at Proctors in person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Tuesday-Saturday 12-6 p.m., or online by visiting sssony.org. Groups of 10 or more can get the group advantage by calling (518) 382-3884, ext. 139.

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