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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.
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...
Concerts will support 30-Hour Famine
Ashley R. Bergman, a junior English major, announced that she is spearheading several events to fight world hunger. The international "30 Hour Famine" starts worldwide and at SUNY Fredonia on Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. and ends Sunday, April 1 at 4 p.m. There will be a dinner in Cafe G to break the fast at that time.
Concerts for the very young start Feb. 17
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music has launched a new series of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform four, half-hour Children’s Concerts on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. continuing on February 17 in the multi-purpose room of the Chautauqua County Home, 10836 Temple Road in Dunkirk.
Support group for stroke victims meets at clinic
The Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at SUNY Fredonia is offering support group meetings for stroke and head injury survivors and family members. The group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. in room W127 Thompson Hall.
Safety hazard found in lamps brought to dorm rooms
In tracking the source of the smell of something burning, a residence hall director at the State University of New York at Fredonia has created a chain of events that sent a popular product for student dorm rooms to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for investigation.
Spitzer inauguration included Latin Jazz Ensemble
The Latin Jazz Ensemble of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music performed at New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s inauguration celebration held in Albany on January 1. The ensemble was one of only three musical groups representing Western New York at the inauguration’s festivities. Since the students were home on winter break at the time, they traveled from Arkansas, Florida and other parts of the country to be able to perform at the event.
American Math Competition open to high school students
High school students who enjoy solving challenging mathematics problems are invited to the 2007 American Mathematics Competition being held at SUNY Fredonia on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in Jewett Hall Room 101.
College acting troupe is presenting holiday shows in community
A small group of faculty, alumni and students from the Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia are performing in four original productions at community venues this month. “Each show is a benefit performance for charity or a gift to the community from SUNY Fredonia,” said Theatre and Dance Professor Ted Sharon, who is one of the performers
Campus will close for 10 days during holidays
SUNY Fredonia will enter its annual energy-saving, year-end shutdown period at the close of business on Friday, Dec. 22. With the exception of a few offices, all buildings, services and operations across the campus will be curtailed until Tuesday, Jan. 2