Robbie Padilla

Chamber music with Colleen O'Neil (clarinet) & Claire McKenney (horn).

Composer Celka Ojakangas will transform the lock site into a vibrant performance environment that unites music, nature, art, and community. Her work will focus on an exploration of local natural habit and population restoration to reintroduce eagles to the region. She will work with local schools and community groups to write haikus on this theme to be featured in the new work. The concert will conclude with a drone show.

Composer Jack Frerer will shape a dynamic concert that celebrates creativity, civic pride, and community stewardship, collaborating with local student performing groups to create an intergenerational musical experience. His program blends bold, expressive music with storytelling rooted in local voices and shared history, and celebrating Rome, New York as the location of the first shovelful of earth dug to create the Canal system.

Wind quintet music featuring Teixidó Ponce's 2002 Quintet for winds and more.

Composer Hannah Ishizaki will curate a multidisciplinary concert that explores the physicality of performance and the intersections of sound, reflection, and visual design, connecting diverse artistic elements with local innovators and audiences. The evening will conclude with an exciting drone show display.