Music on the Lawn Summer Series - The Reep-MacLeod/Caplan Duo

Join us this summer for Music on the Lawn, our lively outdoor concert series at the Albany Institute of History & Art! Enjoy great local music, free gallery admission, and a relaxed evening on the museum’s lawn. The concert series is free and open to the public, and held on the following dates: July 16, August 13, and September 17, all from 5–7PM. Music on the Lawn is cosponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund and arranged by the Albany Musicians Association.

The concerts are held rain or shine. In case of rain, we’ll move the music indoors—same time, same great vibes. There will be a pop-up cash bar by our friends at The Larkin Hi-Fi, who will be serving a selection of natural wines, local beers, and a cocktail (and mocktail) special. Food trucks will be scheduled during each concert. Bring your friends, a picnic blanket or lawn chair, and enjoy an evening of community and culture.

Limited parking is available in the museum lot at Dove and Elk Streets. Free street parking is available throughout the city after 5PM.

 

September performance by the Reep-MacLeod/Caplan Duo!

Debbie Reep-MacLeod is a semi-retired English teacher, vocalist, flutist, and flute instructor, currently residing in Albany, NY. As a vocalist, she has performed with numerous groups, including the Catskill Choral Society (CCS) in Oneonta, NY, and Albany Pro Musica (APM). With CCS, she performed in the Oneonta and Albany areas, New York City, and Eastern Europe. With APM, she has performed with the APM Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has also sung with smaller groups, including a band performing musical reviews of “Motown and More.” As a flutist, she has taught privately, and played weddings and restaurants as part of a flute and guitar duo, Reflections. She has also performed in pit orchestras for numerous musicals with Orpheus Theater and SUNY Oneonta, and has sung or played flute in several recording sessions.

Max Caplan is a classical and jazz composer and pianist based in the New York Capital Region. A graduate of the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut and Union College in Schenectady, he has performed with the Musicians of Ma'alwyck, the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, and Albany Pro Musica, and is a frequent guest on the Eddie-Award-winning “Jazz Vespers” series at First Reformed Church in Schenectady. He is an adjunct instructor of composition at SUNY Schenectady and holds accompanist positions at Union College, SUNY Schenectady, Congregation Gates of Heaven in Niskayuna, and First Reformed Church in Schenectady. As a composer, Caplan has had numerous works commissioned by the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, including a one-act chamber opera, Aleda: The Flight of the Suff Birdwomen (2018). The opera’s score was praised in the Albany Times Union as “invigorating and inspiring” and Caplan’s original libretto as “highly effective.”

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