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Music Faculty Showcase set for Feb. 19
School of Music faculty members will show off their artistic talents in the annual "Faculty Showcase Concert" Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to all. The diverse program includes works by such composers as Mozart and Rossini to jazz and traditional music of Guinea.
World Travel Series goes in-depth to Hawaii
Filmmaker Dennis Burkhart will present his travelogue in person at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Rockefeller Arts Center. “Hawaii: The Pacific Paradise” will be shown in King Concert Hall as part of the World Travel Series sponsored by Fredonia Place. It is part of the 2007-08 Lake Shore Savings Season at the arts center.
March 20 is deadline to apply for OSCAR expo
Dr. Jack Croxton is inviting students to submit individual or group proposals for inclusion in the 2008 Student Research and Creativity Exposition taking place April 24. “Last year’s Expo was a great success and we would like to see it continue to grow,” he said. Dr. Croxton directs the Office of Student Creative Activity and Research (OSCAR), is asking faculty mentors to identify ideal student candidates and encourage their participation. The Exposition is an annual event each spring that features student research and creative activities.
Rescheduled: Yuen and Kang recital is March 20
School of Music violin professor Maureen Yuen will present an evening of music with her faculty colleague and pianist Sang Woo Kang on March 20 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The program includes works by Igor Stravinsky, Beethoven and Saint-Saens. This event is re-scheduled from Feb. 15.
Designs unveiled for Technology Incubator facilities
President Dennis L. Hefner gave the campus and Dunkirk-Fredonia communities their first glimpse of the highly anticipated SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator on Thursday, Jan. 31, when he reviewed several design boards for the planned 21,000-square-foot, two-story facility. The Incubator, to be located on a vacant parcel of land at 214 Central Avenue in the City of Dunkirk, will be able to support up to 31 start-up companies.
School of Music to present two recitals on 20th century
Faculty and outstanding students of the Fredonia School of Music will present the first of two recitals dedicated to 20th-century chamber music on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Meant to be "user friendly," the recitals will include discussion of the pieces and demonstration of the performance techniques involved. The second recital will be performed on March 15.
Student guitarists learn from a master
See our web Photo Album of four students taking the master class. Four SUNY Fredonia music students -- David Gorfien, Michael Sevilla, Michael Morris and...
Children's Concert Series features trumpets Feb. 16
The Children’s Concerts Series continues season with the Fredonia School of Music trumpet ensemble on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. The performers will be Fredonia School of Music students. Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia faculty who are experts in music and education, the concerts are designed to introduce very young audiences (from infants to 6-year-olds) to musical instruments.
Alumnus Marletta wins prize for nitric oxide research
SUNY Fredonia alumnus (1973 chemistry and biology) Michael A. Marletta has won the 2008 Murray Goodman Memorial Prize for “contributions towards a molecular understanding of...
Rosa Parks event invites self-expression
Three students will win individual awards of $350 and the opportunity to perform or present their work.