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School of Music student receives Oasis Guitar prize
William Jenney, a junior Music Education major from Elma, was awarded the Oasis Guitar Jury Prize, a $500 cash award that recognizes the guitar student who exhibits the greatest improvement over the course of a semester, at Fredonia.
Fredonia School of Music alumni and faculty to shine at Kleinhans in 'Carmen in Concert'
It’s all in the Fredonia family as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Carmen in Concert” on June 1 and 2 at Kleinhans Music Hall, as part of the M&T Bank Classics Series.
Commencement eve concert offers Broadway classic ‘My Fair Lady’
The Commencement-eve Pops tradition continues at Fredonia with a musical considered “the standard by which all other musicals are measured.” Rockefeller Arts Center presents Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady in Concert” on Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., in King Concert Hall.
School of Music appoints new head of Violin area
Jessica Tong, a violinist whose performances have taken her to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, les Invalides in Paris and the Gewandhaus, in Leipzig, Germany, and led to collaborations with artists such as Pamela Frank and Leon Fleisher and members of the Cleveland, Vogler and Brentano Quartets, has been named head of the Violin area at the School of Music.
6th Masterworks Scholarship Benefit Concert to feature distinguished guest, alumni and faculty
The dynamic sounds of Fredonians past and present will fill King Concert Hall in the return of a powerful and meaningful musical performance. The Fredonia School of Music will present its Masterworks Scholarship Benefit Concert on May 4 with a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem.”
Fredonia New Jazz Ensemble wins prestigious DownBeat magazine award
Rarely, if ever, does an unheralded student music ensemble win a major award from a prestigious international publication, but that’s exactly what the Fredonia New Jazz Ensemble did when it received DownBeat magazine’s Student Music Award for Outstanding Performance by a College Large Jazz Ensemble - Undergraduate College division, for 2019.
Fredonia Wind Ensemble to give N.Y. premiere of ‘Made in America’ at season’s final concert
The Fredonia Wind Ensemble will close its year with an exciting program showcasing the New York premiere of Joan Tower’s “Made In America,” transcribed by Master Gunnery Sgt. Don Patterson of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, at a concert on Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m.
Art song project to feature new voice, piano compositions
The Fredonia Art Song Project, an evening showcase of new works for voice and piano, will be presented by students, faculty and alumni on Wednesday, April 17, at 8 p.m.
School of Music to dedicate Granger piano practice studio
A ceremony to dedicate a piano practice studio in honor of Christian “Chris” Granger, a 1966 graduate of the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia, will be held in Mason Hall room 2106 on Friday, March 29, at 1:30 p.m.
Barry Kilpatrick presented 'Heart of Fredonia' award
Since its inception in 2013, the "Heart of Fredonia" award has been presented by President Horvath to one faculty or staff member at the State...