2026 First Friday Concert Series: Northeast Cortette

Northeast Cortette features Amy Baker, Becca Baron, Sam Kennedy, and Patrice Malatestinic on French horns. The group includes area horn players and freelance musicians from the greater Capital Region, including members and substitutes with the Glens Falls, Schenectady, and Berkshire Symphonies; Stockbridge Sinfonia; and Skidmore and Union College Orchestras.

The program features traditional, popular, and seasonal music for four French horns. Planned repertoire includes Bozza’s Suite for Four Horns, selections from Tcherepnine’s 6 Quartets, traditional 19th-century Gumbert Quartets, works by Lowell Shaw, music from The Muppets, Vince Guaraldi’s music from Peanuts, and holiday pieces.

The concert is approximately 60 minutes and free to the public.