The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall—the iconic music venue in downtown Troy—is the subject of a new WMHT documentary titled “The Music Hall: Troy NY’s Monument to Sound” which premieres in May 2026. Host John Salka is joined byJon Elbaum, executive director of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and senior producer Matt Rogowicz from WMHT, to discuss what went into pulling this documentary together ahead of a special premiere event at the Music Hall on May 19th.

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Notes:

• The Music Hall | Troy NY’s Monument to Sound (Trailer)
• The 1881 Organ That Still Shakes This Concert Hall
• WMHT Public Media Commemorates 150 Years of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall w/ Original Documentary
• History of "The Night Before Christmas" (Kathy Sheehan)

Credits:

Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

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