A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place over the next two weekends in the greater Hudson, N.Y., region, including new Tex-Mex music by Carrie Rodriguez, a 24-hour dronefest at Basilica Hudson, avant-jazz group Window Quartet, and the final concert of The Orchestra Now’s debut season at Bard College.
Carrie Rodriguez
CARRIE RODRIGUEZ BRINGS NEW TEX-MEX SOUNDS to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Austin-based Americana singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez brings her new Tex-Mex sound to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, April 30, at 9pm. The acclaimed Austin-based roots-music artist recently released the album “Lola,” on which the Chicana singer/songwriter realizes her dream of presenting her deeply personal take on the Tex-Mex music of her ancestors.
Lea Bertucci at 2015’s 24-Hour Drone Fest (photo Jeff Economy)
SECOND ANNUAL 24-HOUR DRONE-FEST at BASILICA HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The second annual 24-Hour Drone: Experiments in Sound and Music festival takes place at Basilica Hudson beginning Saturday, April 23, at 3pm and running through Sunday, April 24, at 3pm. The immersive event – featuring musicians and sound artists experimenting within the spectrum of drone, which are sustained tones shaped by voice or instrumentation – also includes expanded offerings, delving deeper into the drone theme, encompassing sound artists, film screenings, interstitial sound pieces, long-duration video, interactive art installations, a 24-hour coffee bar, and more.
Window Quartet
WINDOW QUARTET to BRING INNOVATIVE JAZZ to HUDSON OPERA HOUSE
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Window Quartet, led by Czech-born composer-pianist Antonin Fajt, performs at Hudson Opera House on Saturday, April 30, at 7pm. In addition to Fajt, the members of Window Quartet are Carolyn Hietter, saxophone; Julian Lampert, bass; and Matt Norman, drums. The members of the avant-jazz quartet met during their studies at Bard College in 2013 and have been working together ever since. Their music oscillates between ambient textures, singing melodies, and driving rhythms. Much of their inspiration comes from landscapes, especially the Hudson Valley countryside.
Leon Botstein conducts The Orchestra Now (photo Jito Lee)
THE ORCHESTRA NOW TACKLES SIBELIUS, IVES, TCHAIKOVSKY at BARD COLLEGE
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — The Orchestra Now, under the direction of Leon Botstein, will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Ives, and two world premieres by Bard students Tamzin Elliott and Daniel Zlatkin in the Fisher Center at Bard College on Saturday, April 23, at 8pm, and Sunday, April 24, at 3pm. The concerts conclude the Orchestra’s inaugural performance season in residence at Bard College, designed to offer adventurous programs of familiar and lesser-known works in the Sosnoff Theater.