We are thrilled host the 2026 Festival this year at the University at Albany. This season’s Festival brings exciting opportunities, challenging and interesting repertoire, and a world-class vocal educator as our guest conductor!
Our Festival guest conductor is the former Resident Conductor of the Radcliffe Choral Society and Director of the Holden Voice Program at Harvard University, Elizabeth (Liz) Eschen Cacciola. As a mezzo-soprano, Liz’s singing career spans everything from new music (Lorelei Ensemble founding member) to opera (Boston Lyric Opera’s 2016 Carmen) to musical theatre (Ensemble in the 2016 Studio Cast Album of Hunchback of Notre Dame), and she finds herself now enjoying a career in choral music and solo oratorio. Liz works with students of all ages and meets them wherever they are on their musical journey. Her students have earned entrance into top voice programs and Honors choirs across the country, and perhaps more importantly, have been inspired to make singing an integral part of their lives. All interested High School Singers are invited to apply!
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Presented by Albany Pro Musica
with Guest Conductor Elizabeth Eschen Cacciola
Saturday, February 14, 2026
University at Albany
Festival Finale Concert: 6:00 PM
STUDENT APPLICATIONS:
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: Wednesday, October 29th. Apply here!
Watch WMHT’s AHA! segment about our 2023 festival to learn more!
