Chenango Summer Music Fest

The Chenango Summer Music Fest presents chamber music concerts for strings, winds and piano by internationally acclaimed classic and popular musicians in the village of Hamilton. The festival includes the ever-popular Village Day that showcases Hamilton with music, food and events for all ages.

Daniel Prial, Summer 2005

Daniel Prial, '07, spent the summer working on two local festivals: the Chenango Summer Music Fest, organized by the Colgate Music Department, and the Hamilton Music Mix, organized by the Partnership for Community Development. In addition to working on the organization and logistics of each festival, Prial researched other music festivals in order to understand how these two festivals could be improved. He surveyed residents and visitors to Hamilton to gauge the economic and cultural impact of each festival on the local community. Prial said, “My work on the Chenango Summer MusicFest through the Upstate Institute has been one of the most rewarding activities of my time at Colgate. Not only am I learning directly about the community I’m living in, but I’m exposing myself to a side of arts administration that is completely new to me.”