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Next "Brown Bag" on Dec. 1 takes the creative process past the premiere
Joining the Arts & Humanities Brown Bag Series’ year-long exploration of creativity, SUNY Fredonia Assistant Professors of Music Rob Deemer and Andrew Seigel, together with SUNY Fredonia students Michael Mendoza and Isaac Tayrien, will give a talk entitled, “From ‘What if…?’ to ‘What next?’: Taking the Creative Process Past the Premiere.”
Concert Band will perform classical and contemporary works Thursday
The SUNY Fredonia Concert Band will give its final concert of the semester Thursday, November 18, at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall under the direction of Erin Otto Meissner.The program, entitled “Classics and Contemporaries,” includes works by Shostakovich, Bach, and Offenbach, and concludes with a set of tangos for wind band by contemporary American composers Michael Gandolfi and John Mackey.
Library calls for more support: vote online for $50,000 to digitize valuable music collection
Reed Library is calling for online votes of support to win a $50,000 award from Pepsi to digitize and restore the internationally-valued Sigurd Rascher Saxophone Collection. The project has hovered at 197th place for two weeks, but organizer Melissa Widzinski says there are 15 days left to vote and she is pushing to get every vote possible to help the project make the Top Ten.
Alessandra Belloni will teach and perform healing power of Italian folk music and dance
The healing power of drumming as part of Southern Italian music and dance will be featured in a guest artist appearance by Alessandra Belloni on Monday, Nov. 15 at the Fredonia School of Music. Entitled, "Rhythm is the Cure," her presentations include a workshop and concert.
Helen Tinch Williams, '60, to be honored Friday at Hillman Opera
Alumna Helen Tinch Williams, a retired music teacher and mother to world renowned actors/entertainers Vanessa and Chris Williams, will be honored Friday evening at the Hillman Opera in King Concert Hall, as both her children proudly look on. Tickets are still available to be a part of this memorable event.
140+ students, guest alumnus, set to bring "Tales of Hoffmann" to life
The 54 th annual Hillman Opera will present a staged concert production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” (The Tales of Hoffmann), Jacques Offenbach’s rendition of the...
New Horizons Band to give Forestville concert Nov. 17
The New Horizons Band of Western New York will present a Fall Concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Forestville High School Auditorium in Forestville, NY. The concert is free, but the Forestville High School Band Council will be accepting food (non-perishable) and monetary donations for the Forestville Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry.
Natasha Farny performing Chopin Birthday Celebration
Natasha Farny Kuang-Hao Huang “Chopin Birthday Celebration,” a faculty recital by SUNY Fredonia cello professor Natasha Farny, will be presented by the School of Music...
Performances celebrate bicentennial of Chopin, Schumann, Liszt
A festival that celebrates the 200th anniversary of the births of three prominent 19th century piano composers – Frederick Chopin, Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt – will be presented by the SUNY Fredonia School of Music with public performances by guest pianists on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7, at Rosch Recital Hall.
Fredonia School of Music presents Fifth Annual String Experience for high school artists
October 30th event includes master classes for each instrument, a fiddling clinic with guest artist Emily Schaad, an Improv session with Dr. David Rudge and a final concert. The day ends with a post-concert reception. All participants will enjoy lunch as a group on campus, the cost of which is included in the registration fee.