Music On The Delaware

10/08/2026

YOU could WIN concert tickets this Saturday!

The Walton Theatre Preservation Association will be at the Walton Fall Fest this weekend! Look for our booth 👀

We will have a free drawing for a family package of movie tickets plus goodies, Music On The Delaware concert tickets and Delaware River Stage Company Holiday Show tickets. Just sign up at our booth.

Saturday, October 10, 2026
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Delaware County Fairgrounds

09/28/2026

Here's a look back to 2025 when Dan Gabel and his Orchestra and Kimberly Hawkey led a special school workshop for youth. They'll be back in Walton for school workshops October 15 and 16.

The kids don't get to have all the fun, though! Adults and youth alike are welcome to join us for the American Big Band mainstage concert Saturday, October 17, 2026. Tickets on sale now at musiconthedelaware.org!

09/25/2026

Music on the Delaware Mosaic Winds Coffeehouse Concert
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 6-8 p.m.

Music on the Delaware is pleased to present the ever-popular Mosaic Winds at the Coffeehouse at the Walton Theatre on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. Having opened Music on the Delaware’s first coffeehouse series in 2010, Mosaic Winds quintet has been a frequent guest since then. The group’s performances, always carefully prepared and skillfully executed, continue to delight our coffeehouse audience.

A quintet of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn, Mosaic Winds will present the program “Rhythm and Grace.” Five blended harmonies will inspire movement as they perform music of the dance.

Flutist Lindsey Williams has directed bands and jazz bands at all levels in the Owego Apalachin Central School District since 2007. She is an active performer and teacher with the Flute Studio of Binghamton. She attended The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, earning her MMED and BM in Flute Performance, summa cm laude.

Kathy Karlsen teaches oboe at Binghamton University. She studied music performance at SUNY Potsdam and received a Masters of Music degree from Binghamton University. Kathy has played with the Binghamton Philharmonic, Tri- Cities Opera, Downtown Singers, the Binghamton Community Orchestra and many area ensembles and musicals.

Carol Barker, clarinet, retired from teaching instrumental music at Franklin Central Schools. She has a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, and Masters of Music degree from West Chester University. Carol plays in the Binghamton Community Orchestra, the Southern Tier Concert Band, and actively performs in local musical theater.

Melinda Lewis teaches the bassoon studio at Binghamton University and home-schools her children. She has degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music and SUNY Fredonia. Melinda performs with a number of ensembles in the Binghamton area, including the Binghamton Community Orchestra, Tri-Cities Opera, and multiple chamber groups.

Jeff Barker, horn, retired from teaching geophysics at Binghamton University. His degrees are in physics (UC San Diego) and geophysics (Penn State). Jeff plays in the Binghamton Community Orchestra, the Southern Tier Concert Band, and also local musical theater.

The event is free, with desserts and drinks provided. Donations to Music on the Delaware are gratefully accepted. The November 15 Coffeehouse will feature guitarist/singer Jason Starr.

Great Western Catskills of Delaware County

09/23/2026

Music on the Delaware invites you to relive the enchantment of the Swing Era with the American Big Band Experience Featuring Dan Gabel and His Orchestra and Kimberly Hawkey Mainstage. This first concert of the 2026-2027 season takes place on the main stage in the historic Walton Theatre, 30 Gardiner Place, Walton, NY, on Saturday, October 17th at 7:30pm. Family-friendly, and you’re invited!

Tickets can be purchased for this in-person and live streamed concert on the Music on the Delaware website (www.musiconthedelaware.org), at select retailers and at the door. Concessions are available for purchase the evening of the show.

Award-winning vocalist Kimberly Hawkey returns to the Walton Theatre stage to pay tribute to the legendary voices of Helen Forrest, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. Her stunning vocals, combined with the orchestra's powerful harmonies, create a truly magical experience. Kimberly’s voice is a time machine. Jazz, Broadway, folk-she effortlessly blends genres, transporting audiences to worlds of beauty with each crystalline note. Carrying the torch of timeless Big Band magic, Kimberly’s velvety voice has soared alongside some of the greatest names in vintage jazz.

Dan Gabel and his Orchestra, renowned for its rich, authentic sound, will transport you to a bygone era in a breathtaking performance featuring an all-star ensemble of musicians. Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the real deal, [a bandleader] that looks and sounds like the 1940s” and by the Syncopated Times as “the champion of Big Bands and vintage jazz,” Dan Gabel is a trombonist, arranger, bandleader, historian, and educator. His popular Big Band, Dan Gabel and The Abletones, has played throughout the United States and is featured on numerous recordings and video/television programs. The band features a vintage look and sound, and “transports audiences to another time through the sights and sounds of the Big Band era.”

Sway to the timeless rhythms of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Harry James, and other iconic bandleaders. The American Big Band Experience is a celebration of the Great American Songbook, filled with elegance, romance, and pure musical joy.

There will be a brief intermission and a 50-50 raffle drawing.

Workshops will be conducted with local schools on Thursday and Friday (10/15 and 10/16).

09/20/2026

Benny Bleu!