SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center has partnered with Skidmore College to present pianist, speaker and activist, Lara Downes in a special appearance at 7:30 p.m. on April 14 at the Arthur Zankel Music Center.
Downes’ performance explores the landscape of American music from George Gershwin and Morton Gould to Billie Holiday, Scott Joplin, and Florence Price.
In addition to her work as a performer and recording artist, Downes hosts “AMPLIFY,” an NPR video series.
Tickets for the April 14 performance are $30 for general admission and $10 for all collegiate students and faculty with valid school ID. Skidmore students enrolled in the music program will have free admission.
Downes will return to Saratoga on Aug. 4 for her SPAC debut, where she’ll perform two premieres: The Strayhorn Concerto and Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement. For more information about those performances visit: spac.org.