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Davis explores Civil War music at conference, writes articles for journals
School of Music Professor of Musicology James Davis gave a presentation, “Reconstructing Civil War Songs,” at the 46th annual conference of the Society for American Music, held virtually in July.
McMurtry performs at music festival in British Columbia
School of Music faculty member and contralto Lynne McMurtry performed multiple concerts in July with pianist Alison d’Amato as part of the Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival at The Landing Church in Vernon, and the Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna, British Columbia.
IMD to publish Piorkowski guitar composition
“Mila Rose,” a work for solo classical guitar written by SUNY Distinguished Professor James Piorkowski, is being edited and prepared for publication by Parisian publisher IMD (International Music Diffusion), which initiated an offer to publish the Piorkowski composition.
Bernhard presents research at Symposium on Eudaimonia and Music Learning
School of Music Professor Christian Bernhard II presented a research paper, "An Investigation of Happiness and Gratitude Among Music Educators," at the Symposium on Eudaimonia and Music Learning, hosted by Montclair State University, via Zoom.
Lagrimas participates in piano forum
Fredonia School of Music Assistant Professor Leonidas Lagrimas was among the presenters in July at the Virtual National Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy Forum, otherwise known as the GP3 Forum.
Weiser participates in bassists convention
Assistant Professor Nick Weiser of the School of Music, who is also the coordinator of Jazz Studies, performed in the digital world premiere of Nicholas Walker's "Sonata for Contrabass and Piano" at 2020 International Society of Bassists Convention.
Farny teaches at Sewanee Summer Music Festival
Dr. Natasha Farny of the School of Music taught at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, in what this summer is being called the Sewanee Virtual Cello Festival.
Fredonia Summer Strings offers free online workshops with string faculty
Join the Fredonia School of Music string faculty from July 20-24, for a free series of online workshops and master classes designed specifically for middle and high school string students and teachers.
Fredonia Summer Music Festival pivots online; no charge for students
The annual Summer Music Festival will be offered online at Fredonia, with free classes and lessons for middle and high school band students on July 1 and 2.
Music Therapy student receives scholarship
Maggie Calabrese, a senior from Lagrangeville majoring in Music Therapy, has been awarded the Christine K. Stevens Development Scholarship by the American Music Therapy Association.