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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
New three-year sponsorship for annual High School Musical Theatre Awards SCHENECTADY—The Collaborative School of the Arts is happy to announce the Daily Gazette’s new three-year sponsorship of the annual High School Musical Theatre Awards. “We’re delighted to be able to support the local arts in this way,” said Miles Reed,... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, February 9, 2024
American composer, musician and teacher was Distinguished Professor of Music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy KINGSTON—To hear and to listen are two different things. American composer and accordionist, Pauline Oliveros understood this. Her ability to take things deeper, and further, lands her a spot in the Capital Region Thomas... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
E.R.I.E. leads all artists in the sixth annual Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards with four nominations, sponsored by MLB. The Albany-based indie rock quartet E.R.I.E. was nominated for Album of the Year for “Suburban Mayhem,” Record of the Year for “World is on Fire” featuring Sydney Worthley, Rock/Pop Artist of the... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, February 2, 2024
William “Billy Bill” Waring was a pioneer in the field; his music still heard in movies, TV shows ALBANY — William Waring was in the right place at the right time; the Harlem native was at the epicenter of hip-hop in the 1980s. Known as Billy Bill in his work,... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, January 19, 2024
The sixth annual Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards are on the MainStage at Proctors, Sunday, April 21, 2024. We’ll be honoring +200 finalists in over 30 categories for their work during 2023. Nominations and voting are determined by a group of judges representing the local music community. Each judge... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, January 12, 2024
Our Acting Academy students will be performing “Annie Jr.” in May and to learn a little bit about the show, they not only had the chance to attend “Annie” while on the MainStage, two of the show’s leads came to take questions about being actors. Acting Academy is an after-school... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, January 12, 2024
Photo: The Orphans in the North American Tour of ANNIE. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade The Broadway Master Class Series offers the opportunity for professional-level training for your career! Proctors Collaborative is lucky enough to bring in some amazing talent from across the country with Broadway National Tours. Recently,... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Concert features 17-year-old pianist SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra’s season features Bethlehem Central High School senior William Lauricella during their performance Sunday, January 21 on the MainStage at Proctors. “I am extremely excited to be playing with the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra,” Lauricella said. The 17-year-old pianist won first place... Read more » ... Read More