Premiere Performances 2011/2012 Season

Massry Center for the Arts | Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall | D'Arcy-Brady Stage | 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12208

Premiere Performances is a series of musical presentations that reflects the mission of The College of Saint Rose and calls attention to the importance and the position of the Massry Center for the Arts and the College in the cultural life of the Capital Region and beyond.

The Massry Center for the Arts Voted Best Venue 2011 - Nippertown's Local Hero Award goes to Sal Prizio!

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“Backstage” with Paula Cole

Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:30pm

$25 | Click here for tickets | Watch video
An evening of music and conversation with Grammy Award winning artist Paula Cole. A Q and A with the first three rows of seats reserved for students of the College will be a highlight of the program. This concert is open to the public and provides an experience in which fans of the artist get “back stage” access to her music.
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The Ravi Coltrane Quartet

Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:30pm

Presented with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation 
$25 | Click here for tickets | Watch video
Critically acclaimed and Grammy nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, Coltrane has worked as a sideman with many jazz luminaries, and recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others.

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The College of Saint Rose Camerata

Friday, March 23, 2012 7:30pm

Free and Open to the Public
Modern Era Composers





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Chick Corea

Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:30pm

Solo Piano Performance
$35 | Click here for tickets | Watch video
A DownBeat Hall of Famer, 16-time Grammy winner, and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering.
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Borromeo String Quartet

Sunday, April 29, 2012 3pm

Presented with Renaissance Musical Arts 
$35 | Click here for tickets | Watch video
Since their explosive debut in 1989, the critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet have become one of the most sought after string quartets in the world, performing over 100 classical concerts across three continents each season.
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