Midday Music

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

​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.

noon, July 10: Christ Church, Cooperstown

Hupper Family Festival Artist Sergio Martinez, and Resident Artists Kaylan Hernandez, Sedona Libero, and Reed Gnepper accompanied by Andrea Grant

Sergio Martinez plays A Sacristan in Tosca and Papa Cordero in The House on Mango Street. Hernandez, Libero, and Gnepper are featured in Tosca, Sunday in the Park with George, and The House on Mango Street.

noon, July 24: First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown

Guest Artist Mikaela Bennett, and Resident Artists SarahAnn Duffy, Sahel Salam, and Shyheim Selvan Hinnant accompanied by Christopher Devlin

Mikaela Bennett stars as Esperanza in The House on Mango Street. Duffy, Salam, and Hinnant are featured in Sunday in the Park with George, The House on Mango Street, and The Rake’s Progress.

noon, August 7: Ballroom, otesaga resort hotel

Guest Artist Lydia Grindatto, and Resident Artists Catherine Thornsley, Kendra Beasley, and John Kun Park accompanied by Rob Ainsley

Lydia Grindatto stars as Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress. Thornsley, Beasley, and Park are featured in Tosca, The House on Mango Street, and The Rake’s Progress.