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PDQ Bach creator giving lecture and concert
Peter Schickele, also known as “P.D.Q. Bach,” an internationally recognized composer, musician, author, and satirist, will be Williams Distinguished Visiting Artist at SUNY Fredonia starting Friday, March 30, when he will present a free lecture from noon to 1 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The public is invited.
Three will present papers at Latin studies conference
Ashley Portman (with son, Isaiah) Dustin O'Brien Patrick Pugliese Three students from SUNY Fredonia will participate by giving papers at the Mid-Atlantic Council on Latin American Studies Conference March 30 and 31. The conference, entitled, "Latin America in Transition," is being held at Albright College in Reading, Pa.
Fredonia talent and BPO perform in concert
Janet Sung The Fredonia School of Music and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will partner for a concert on Sunday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The special engagement will feature the orchestra under the direction of its celebrated conductor, JoAnn Falletta (in photo above). She and the orchestra will be joined by guest violin soloist and Fredonia School of Music Violin Professor Janet Sung, performing the famous Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. The program will also feature the Overture to Mignon by Ambroise Thomas and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Tickets are $20 ($12 for students) and are available at theCentral Ticket Office (716-673-3501; 866-441-4928). All concert-goers are welcome to join Maestro Falletta in celebrating the BPO’s return to Fredonia at a post-concert reception.
Simulation of European Union summit bringing 150 to campus
Getting Ready for the Summit: Some of the Fredonia students who are participating in the upcoming Model European Union simulation confer with MEU Director Ray...
Erbsmehl and Foley named to College Council
Shirley Miller Erbsmehl, '58 Heather Morey Foley, '90 Two Fredonia women, both with deep educational roots at SUNY Fredonia, were appointed to the SUNY Fredonia...
S.A. budgets over $1.2 million for next year
The Student Association recently passed its 2007-08 budget, totalling more than $1.2 million, for next year's activities. The new budget supports over 120 student groups, the campus community bus, and legal services.
Apply by April 10 for summer work-study jobs
Full-time Summer Work-Study job applications are available in the Financial Aid Office or on-line. Jobs begin Monday, May 14, and end Friday, Aug. 24. The...
Darfur Week will help raise awareness
Awareness of the genocide in Sudan is what Amnesty International, College Democrats and the Political Science Association are seeking in the week following Spring Break.
Connecticut firm to design incubator
SUNY Fredonia has designated a Connecticut architectural firm to prepare design and construction plans for the new high technology business incubator to be erected in...
James Ivey featured at Brown Bag Lecture April 4
Professor James Ivey, chairperson of the SUNY Fredonia theatre and dance department, will give a performance-based lecture titled, “Ancient Excursions and Renaissance Diversions: Trips to Europe and Beyond,” Wednesday, April 4, at noon in room G-144 of the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus. The event, part of the campus Brown Bag Series, is free and open to all campus and community members.