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This event is part of Hudson Valley Community College's Fall 2026 Lunchtime Concert Series presenting the free concerts from the very best local and regional musicians. This event is free and open to the public and is presented by the HVCC Cultural Affairs Program. Attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to donate to the Viking Cupboard Food Pantry.

Maria Zemantauski is a nylon-string guitarist and composer whose style is influenced by a variety of musical genres, most notably Spanish classical, flamenco and American fingerstyle. She has performed in Spain, Italy and across the continental United States to great acclaim. Her albums, Mrs. Laughinghouse (1997), Seeing Red (2000), Under the Lemon Tree (2005), Petty Feet & Mistletoe (2010), and the self-titled Maria Zemantauski (2018) have received stellar reviews from music critics around the world.

For this performance, Maria will be joined by the Maria Z Ensemble: Sten Isachsen (mandolin and guitar), Bob Buckley (bass) and Brian Melick (percussion). Together, they create a rich and dynamic sound that reflects Maria's blend of artistic freedom, innovation and tradition.

As one reviewer wrote, "Zemantauski has continually pushed the boundaries of the possible with her trusty 6-string, blending genres that have little or no business appearing on the same bill, much less in the same song. It's rarely less than electrifying to watch her do it." Maria believes that the expressive possibilities of the guitar are limitless and pursues her music with passion, confidence and grace.

In addition to performing extensively as a soloist and with the Maria Z Ensemble, Maria maintains a private teaching studio in upstate New York and serves on the faculty of Hudson Valley Community College's Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Digital Media Department.

ADVENTURE is a music project led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antony DiGiacomo. Drawing from 1960s psychedelic garage rock, ’70s punk, and ’90s grunge, ADVENTURE combines raw energy, heavy guitars, and melodic songwriting. The band’s first full-length album, recorded at Clubhouse Studios, is due in Autumn 2026.
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Jack Manley
Manley is a local indie and alternative rock artist known for magnetic, emotionally raw performances and sweetly bitter songs that blend alternative and garage rock with post-punk
elements. His introspective work explores addiction, masculinity, grief, and recovery. His debut EP, Unmeasurable Terms, features Coheed and Cambria’s Josh Eppard on drums.

The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music, and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy of rock and jazz. Three brilliant female vocalists and some of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol, and piano play captivating new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest Mkrtich Naghash.

Written by Armenian-American composer John Hodian, The Naghash Ensemble’s “Songs of Exile” is a meditation on man’s relationship to God from the perspective of a monk forced to live in exile for many years.

“An enchanting elixir of sounds based on new Armenian folk and centuries-old poetry.” – KEXP

“A moment of grace and meditation.” – Rolling Stone

Leading the vanguard in interabled opera, Opera Praktikos presents the world premiere of its latest project La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) as part of National Sawdust’s 2026 makemake Festival. In a one-night only concert performance on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, this unique 90-minute work transforms Bellini-Romani’s classic masterwork into an unparalleled integrated experience where Italian song and American Sign Language become one expressive whole. Featuring arrangement and orchestration by Spicer Carr, ASL translation & integration by Brandon Kazen-Maddox, Director of Artistic Sign Language by Patrice Creamer; Book, and English translation by Marianna Mott Newirth, this production integrates ASL and Deaf culture into the narrative of a classic opera setting the standard for what’s possible when Disability-creativity is brought into the field.

Clarion Concerts and the exciting young Verona Quartet bring string quartets of Mendelssohn, Bacewicz and Beethoven to the Hudson Valley! Among the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today, the award-winning Verona Quartet's adventurous new recording, Shatter, entered the Billboard Classical music chart at #1. Their program combines a much-beloved early quartet by Mendelssohn with a work by the under-appreciated Polish woman composer Grażyna Bacewicz and the first of Beethoven's Razumovsky quartets. Treat yourself to a luscious end-of-summer evening of beautiful chamber music!