The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at RPI and its curatorial program will host the TOPOS Music Festival beginning August 28, 2025.

The stirring sounds of America’s military musical heritage will fill the air as the West Point Band performs its acclaimed “West Point on the March” concert at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. This free event presents a wide-ranging evening of classic marches and patriotic tunes, showcasing the talents of the U.S. Army’s oldest active band.To RSVP, click here

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named Dena Beard, M.A., the new Executive Director of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).

The Musical Dramatic Arts Foundation is proud to present a concert version of the groundbreaking musical I Dream in Concert in partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The special performance will take place on November 1, 2024, at RPI, Troy, NY, and aims to reach both the broader community and RPI students, faculty and staff.

Faculty, students, and alumni from the Arts Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will present Time Regained, a concert showcasing the partnership of Pauline Oliveros and Terry Riley through the lens of time-delay techniques, on Wednesday, November 6, at 4 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).

Presented by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Storytelling and Memory will be performed by the Tanglewood Music Center’s Fromm Quartet at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Music and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer on Friday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Free admission is available by registering at https://webforms.rpi.edu/storytelling-memory-tanglewood-music-center.