SUNY Fredonia students, alumni and faculty joined the chorus in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” at Chautauqua Institution.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” was presented in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on June 28. The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performed the score by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer as the film was simultaneously screened.
Students in the chorus included Brody Brown, senior, Music Education, minor in Arts Administration, Buffalo, NY; Zachary Brudz, sophomore, Music Education, Lancaster, NY; Brendan Mathewson, senior, Music Education, Webster, NY; Michael Burns, senior, Music Performance, of Schenectady, NY; and Gunnar Nowicki, senior, Music Education, Hamburg, NY.
Faculty who participated included Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities Vernon Huff and Professor Emeritus Daniel Ihasz.
Alumni included Erin Alexander, 2023, Music Performance; Jamie Gangemi, 2022, Music Education; and Michael Teti, 2023, Music. Former students in the chorus were Tyler Huk and Ky Ver Hoef.
The SUNY Fredonia contingent that comprised 12 of the 15-member chorus answered the call to join the performance through SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus Julie Newell’s connection to Chautauqua.
The film, based on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction at Disney parks, was the first installment of that film franchise.
