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Albany Symphony Orchestra is back on tour with "Water Music NY: More Voices Festival" running 7/2-7/6

By Joe Donahue
Published June 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM EDT

The Albany Symphony is back on tour with 5 full-day free festivals culminating in Albany Symphony concerts to commemorate the Erie Canal Bicentennial. Maestro David Alan Miller will tell us about Water Music NY: More Voices Festival running from Wednesday July 2 through Sunday July 6th. We get a preview this morning and welcome David back to the RT.

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