Albany Pro Musica

Performances of Whitman’s America for soprano and baritone soloists, choir, and orchestra with Albany Pro Musica, conducted by José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, APM’s Opalka Family Artistic Director, and featuring Laquita Mitchell, soprano, and Robert Wesley Mason, baritone.

Albany Pro Musica closes its season of American music with several majestic works for chorus and orchestra. Through the poetry and prose of Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Abraham Lincoln, and with music by contemporary American composers Robert Paterson, Randall Thompson, Andre Thomas, and Aaron Copland, the program explores themes of democracy, individuality, leadership, and human connection. Featuring celebrated guest soloists Laquita Mitchell and Robert Wesley Mason.

This performance is part of a series of performances of works by Robert Paterson as Albany Pro Musica’s Composer in Residence from 2026-2029.