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The Purchase PAC presents a full season of world-class performing arts events.

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Purchase Dance Company Fall Dance Concert

December 8 – 10

2023-2024, Contemporary Dance, Dance, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance

The Purchase Dance Company’s Fall Concert features an exciting and diverse range of world premieres and renowned repertory works in order to showcase the dynamic range of the company’s professional caliber students and reflect the Conservatory’s stature as a leading center for world-class dance training.

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The Rob Mathes Holiday Concert

December 15 – 17

2023-2024, Music, Popular

Every December, arranger, composer, producer, director, and musician extraordinaire Rob Mathes rings in the holiday season with a spectacular celebration that features Mathes, his all-star band, and a choir of saints and friends.

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Westchester Philharmonic: Clash of the Cellos

December 17, 3:00 pm

2023-2024, Classical, Westchester Philharmonic

Everyone loves the sound of the cello. But put six of them together and something other-worldly happens. The rich sound of the entire Philharmonic cello section gathers for great fun, a surprise or two, and that goosebump-raising, wordless melody of Villa-Lobos.

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CMS of Lincoln Center: Extraordinary Imaginations

January 27, 5:00 pm

2023-2024, Chamber Music, Classical

Diverse in origin and expression, this program offers audiences a deep dive into the innovative chamber music of the early 20th century with works by Coleridge-Taylor, Hahn, Ysaÿe, and Bloch.

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Purchase College Latin Jazz Festival

February 10, 2:00 pm

2023-2024, Jazz, Purchase College Conservatory of Music, Youth

Meet the stars of tomorrow as eight local high school ensembles face off in front of a panel of judges consisting of world-class Latin Jazz musicians. Tickets will be available later this fall.

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A Tribute to Eddie Palmieri featuring the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra

February 10, 8:00 pm

2023-2024, Jazz, Purchase College Conservatory of Music, Youth

Join us for a very special evening as our creative musical community honors “El Maestro” – NEA Jazz Master and ten-time Grammy Award winner Eddie Palmieri.

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Urban Bush Women

February 24, 8:00 pm

2023-2024, Contemporary Dance, Dance

Urban Bush Women’s Legacy + Lineage + Liberation celebrates the power of Women(+) in an evening of classic works by UBW Founder / Visioning Partner Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. These iconic works transcend genres and amplify the voices of women of color, resonate in this time of reflection around equity and justice, and lift up Black lives in inspiring ways.

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Doug Varone and Dancers

March 16, 8:00 pm

2023-2024, Contemporary Dance, Dance

Experience the Purchase premiere of To My Arms / Restore, an evening-long two-part work from dancemaker Doug Varone. For more than 30 years, Doug Varone and Dancers has devoted itself to the humanity and virtuosity of dance. They are one of the most respected dance companies working today, with an expansive legacy and impressive body of work.

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Sing & Swing: A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production

March 24, 5:00 pm

2023-2024, Jazz, Music

Celebrate the Great American Songbook in all of its playful and sophisticated glory brought to life by Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III, two of New York’s brightest young jazz artists. Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and many more, this will be an “unforgettable” evening of singin' and swingin'!

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A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

April 6, 8:00 pm

2023-2024, Contemporary Dance, Dance

Under the visionary leadership of MacArthur Genius and Purchase College alum Kyle Abraham, A.I.M returns to The Purchase PAC with a captivating program. This program highlights Kyle Abraham's brilliance as an innovative Artistic Director who constantly pushes the boundaries of the industry. His distinctive artistic voice serves up a signature 'postmodern gumbo,' blending modern dance styles from ballet to hip-hop, enriched with profound human stories and social commentary.

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Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe

April 17, 6:30 pm

2023-2024, Chamber Music, Spoken Word

Enjoy musical excerpts of Beethoven’s String Trio in E-flat, Op. 3 performed live by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artists and deepen your relationship with the music with your host, composer and radio personality Bruce Adolphe. Tickets for this event will go on sale in early 2024.

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CMS of Lincoln Center: String Magic

April 20, 5:00 pm

2023-2024, Chamber Music, Classical

The deeply human voices of violins, violas, and cellos have inspired much of the greatest music ever composed. From Beethoven’s earliest all-string work to Françaix’s effervescent trio, this program offers a rich feast of string sonorities from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Including works by: Beethoven, Françaix, Bridge, Mendelssohn

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