Category: Universal Preservation Hall
Posts that in any way mention or have to do with Universal Preservation Hall.
Collaborative staff serve appreciation. SCHENECTADY– More than 400 of Proctors Collaborative’s volunteers came together to celebrate all their contributions to the organization on Oct. 18. “From my first day it was clear that our volunteers not only run the place but are our best ambassadors! We could not succeed without... Read more » ... Read More
‘Global sensibility’ reflected through UPH, Proctors performances The Passport Series will transport you to places all over the world from your seats at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs or Proctors in Schenectady Share in this experience as the series explores sounds from Mali, Portugal, the Middle East and the... Read more » ... Read More
Our Rock Camp students spent two weeks at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs to learn some of rock’s classics to prepare to perform in the Great Hall. With practical instruction from professionals, students are exposed to the elements of performing, arranging original music, forming a band, and much more.... Read more » ... Read More
What an amazing night! The Shaken and Stirred Celebrity Bartender Party, an annual fundraiser for UPH, was a huge success, raising over $55,000 to help bring family programming to our stages through the Collaborative School of the Arts. Thanks to all the teams that had fun and worked so hard... Read more » ... Read More
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Universal Preservation Hall announced the 2023 slate of officers and a new member for its board of directors. New to the board is Carmine DeCrescente. DeCrescente, Vice President of DeCrescente Distributing Company, has been with DDC since 2006 and currently leads all DDC’s service operations and communications... Read more » ... Read More
ALBANY — Mike Campese started playing guitar at the age of 13 and his mastery of the instrument has brought him all over the world. Growing up in a musical household, his dad a violinist and brother an acoustic guitar player, Campese was always influenced by music. “But at the... Read more » ... Read More
Felicia Collins is inducted in the 5th Eddies Music Hall of Fame class ALBANY — Felicia Collins learned to play guitar by ear in Catholic elementary school because it didn’t offer music classes. She graduated to an “adult” instrument when she was 11, talking a shop owner into letting her... Read more » ... Read More
RENSSELAER — Decades after founding Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in Michigan and disbanding the act nine years later in California, John Tichy and George Frayne found themselves nearly together once again, separated by just 30 miles in the Capital Region. The story begins in Michigan. Tichy, born... Read more » ... Read More
NISKAYUNA—Martin Benjamin’s photography career can be summed up as “when skill and opportunity come together.” In 1968, Benjamin needed an “easy” college credit and took a photography class. In the half century since he has gone to capture the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Elton John, Elvis Presley,... Read more » ... Read More