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Fredonia Chamber Singers to open convention
To open the Classical Guitar Convention in Columbus, Ga., Oct. 10, the Fredonia Chamber Singers have been invited to perform with Guitar Professor James Piorkowski, under the direction of Dr. Donald P. Lang. The concert will be recorded and broadcast on public radio on Oct. 12.
Is slavery the world's oldest trade?
Slavery in ancient Egypt Slavery is not a pleasant subject. The suffering of slaves and the brutality of slavery is a black page writ large in American history, and most SUNY Fredonia freshmen come into Markus Vink’s history classes carrying powerful images of slavery as it was practiced in their own country in the 19th century. But, in his research seminar, Dr. Vink takes them on a different journey across time and space. He directs their attention eastward across the Atlantic, across the continent of Africa and into the world of the early modern Indian Ocean. He points them back to a time earlier than the American colonies. Here they find a world in which slaves are already ubiquitous, and where the practice of slavery is traditional. His research has traced slavery as far back as 1500 B.C.E., to the beginnings of (recorded) history and to the times of stateless peoples, hunter-gatherers, and pastoral nomads. Since then, a steady stream of captive humanity continued to flow through the rise and fall of empires, sultanates, confederations and kingdoms “Slavery,” Dr. Vink maintains, “is the world’s oldest trade.”
James Marron to appear in Rosch
SUNY Fredonia’s School of Music will host special guest guitarist James Marron in a performance at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Rosch Recital Hall. The renowned guitarist/composer will perform his original works from his recording “Six Poems for the Angels,” which has been called “an impeccable CD of classical and neoclassical guitar music” by 20th Century Guitar Magazine.
Geosciences riding crest of new gas boom
Technology is making the difference in modern gas exploration. Dr. Lash studies data from a well already drilled for clues to subsurface characteristics in Western...
Concert caps "String Experience" Oct. 15
Special guest is violist Amadi Hummings The Fredonia School of Music's annual “String Experience,” a special event for high school violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists...
Fredonia village named best urban center
In a recent study conducted by Business First, a Buffalo business newspaper, the quaint, southern tier village was ranked the most favorable urban center in which to live in Western New York. Within the region’s eight counties, every village, town, and city meeting the population criteria was considered in the periodical’s search for exceptional communities.
SEFA Campaign gears up
The State Employee Federated Appeal (SEFA,) chaired by Patricia Lefferts (purchasing) and Ray Rushboldt (political science), is gearing up for the Fall 2006 campaign with a Solicitor’s Brunch to be held Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Alumni House.
Women in chemistry subject of Fall Gathering
Cheryl Campo is the speaker at the Fall Gathering of the Women’s Studies Program on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Her talk is titled, “Wine, Women and Song…Mixtures, Men and Science,” as her topic.
Tenor and pianist to perform Schubert song cycle
Gerald Gray, Tenor Tenor Gerald Thomas Gray of the Fredonia School of Music and fortepianist David Breitman of Oberlin Conservatory of Music will present Schubert’s...
Dalai Lama interview on World Travel Series
Filmmaker Rick Ray will screen and discuss his award-winning documentary “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama” at the State University of New York at Fredonia on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall.