Mona Golub

Proctors Collaborative welcomes Music Haven back for another year with the 2025-26 Passport Series. The series brings world-class music from four continents to stages in Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. This immersive cultural journey transports audiences to Québec, Sweden, the Middle East, and Colombia - without leaving the Capital Region.The series will get underway this December 5th with Mélisande at 7:30 p.m. this Friday at GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. Then they have events schedule all the way through May.

From July 13 through August 29, Music Haven will offer ten varied and dazzling concerts; a celebrated local music festival; an annual, eagerly anticipated Blues BBQ; and a three-part film series exploring even more aspects of music. To tell us more, we welcome Producing Artistic Director Mona Golub.

Schenectady is once again primed to play host to the region’s most diverse slate of world-class international touring artists in Central Park as Music Haven kicks off its 34th annual season.

The Passport Series brings Music Haven to Proctors and allows audiences “to travel the world one concert at a time.”

For its 33rd season, Music Haven will continue to “travel the world one concert at a time,” taking listeners 50,000 miles and back while presenting music and performing arts from Ghana, Andalusia, Ireland, Texas, Gambia, Louisiana, South Asia, Georgia, Stratford-upon-Avon and beyond.

Musicians from war-torn Ukraine are performing in Schenectady's Central Park tonight.

Central Park in Schenectady, New York is ready, once again, to come alive for the summer, as Music Haven kicks-off its 32nd season of “traveling the world one concert at a time.” The much-heralded concert and event series will feature high caliber national and international touring artists, plus some theater and film, in its ambitious comeback season. On top of a boisterous itinerary that includes sun splashed reggae; South Louisiana Zydeco; Balkan party music; harmony-driven bluegrass – even Finnish folk music for the first time. We welcome Music Haven Producing Artistic Director Mona Golub.

Mona Golub, producing artistic director of Schenectady’s Music Haven join us this morning to talk about their abbreviated, but dynamic three show season.

The Passport Series brings Music Haven to Proctors and allows audiences to “travel the world one concert at a time.”For 30 years, the Music Haven Concert…

Music and musical acts with roots in India, London, Brazil, Ireland, Colombia, the Caribbean and the Congo are all part of the 30th Anniversary Music…