Midday Music showcases the personal stories and favorite pieces of this season’s Resident Artists, presented at some of Otsego County’s most beautiful venues. Each concert program is a surprise and announced from the stage. These unique concerts take the artistry of the Festival beyond the theater, offering audiences the chance to experience classical, operatic, and musical theater selections in beautiful venues throughout the Cooperstown region for free. Whether stopping by during a lunch break or making an afternoon outing of it, audiences will be treated to stunning vocal performances. The 2025 Midday Music schedule includes performances at noon on June 26 at Cherry Valley Artworks, July 10 at Christ Church in Cooperstown, July 24 at First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown, and August 7 at the Ballroom of the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown.
Performance Dates And locations

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NOON, JUNE 26: CHERRY VALLEY ARTWORKS, Cherry Valley
Hupper Family Festival Artist Taylor-Alexis DuPont, and Resident Artists Alicia Russell Tagert, Angelo Silva, and Tshilidzi Ndou accompanied by J. Bradley Baker
Taylor-Alexis DuPont plays Sally in The House on Mango Street and Nurse/Mrs./Harriet in Sunday in the Park with George. Tagert, Silva, and Ndou are featured in Tosca, The House on Mango Street, and The Rake’s Progress.
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noon, July 10: Christ Church, Cooperstown
Hupper Family Festival Artist Sergio Martinez, and Resident Artists Reed Gnepper, Kaylan Hernandez, and Sedona Libero accompanied by Andrea Grant
Sergio Martinez plays A Sacristan in Tosca and Papa Cordero in The House on Mango Street. Gnepper, Hernandez, and Libero are featured in Tosca, Sunday in the Park with George, and The House on Mango Street.
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noon, July 24: First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown
Resident Artists Kendra Beasley, John Kun Park, and Catherine Thornsley accompanied by Christopher Devlin
Beasley, Park, and Thornsley are featured in Tosca, The House on Mango Street, and The Rake’s Progress.
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noon, August 7: Ballroom, otesaga resort hotel
Guest Artist Lydia Grindatto, and Resident Artists SarahAnn Duffy, Shyheim Selvan Hinnant, and Sahel Salam accompanied by Rob Ainsley
Lydia Grindatto stars as Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress. Duffy, Hinnant, and Salam are featured in Sunday in the Park with George, The House on Mango Street, and The Rake’s Progress.
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