EMPAC is a classical music venue in Troy, in the Capital Region. There are 5 upcoming events, and shows fall on Tuesdays and Saturdays, running from Tuesday, December 8th through Saturday, June 12th, 2027.
Next up, Recess! at EMPAC on Tuesday, December 8th. In June, The American Music Festival brings an open rehearsal on Thursday, June 10th, 2027, and American Tapestry on Saturday, June 12th, 2027.
Tickets are sold by EMPAC or its ticket seller, not by ArtsCal.org; each listing links to its page.
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Recess!, a monthly lunchtime concert series at Evelyn's Café on Level 5 of EMPAC, featuring live music by bands. Listed acts include Totally Confused, Space Haystack and Not Quite Bluegrass.
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An open rehearsal of the Albany Symphony conducted by David Alan Miller, in which the musicians refine the concert program for the American Music Festival at EMPAC. The program is to be announced.
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Dogs of Desire, the Albany Symphony's new music group conducted by David Alan Miller, presents newly written works by American composers at EMPAC. The program is to be announced.
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A Crescendo Club pre-concert event held before the Albany Symphony's American Tapestry concert, pairing the music with a surprise guest, a local partnership or a special experience.
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Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, with Sandbox Percussion and the Takács Quartet, performing works by Viet Cuong, Gabriela Lena Frank and Tanner Porter at EMPAC in Troy.
About EMPAC
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center opened on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus on October 3, 2008. Grimshaw Architects and Davis Brody Bond designed it at a cost of $141 million.
- Opened
- 2008-10-03
- Seating
- Concert Hall 1,200 seats; Theater 400 seats
- Rooms
- Concert Hall, Theater, Studio 1, Studio 2
- Parking
- The College Ave garage is open to visitors after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Parking on 8th Street is limited during weekday business hours.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible lobby entrance with two ADA spaces at the 8th Street valet circle, interior public elevators to all four venues, and accessible restrooms on each public level. Call 518-276-3921 to arrange parking and two-for-one wheelchair tickets.
- Tickets
- Online through EMPAC's ticketing site or the box office, 518-276-3921, Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Performances are $20 ($15 seniors, non-RPI students, alumni); films and special events $10; talks and tours are free with registration.
- Good to know
- All performance spaces have a maximum noise floor of 15 dB, LEED Silver certified, Has a 40-foot round screen for 360-degree projection
Sources: Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center — Wikipedia, Visit — Rpi.
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