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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Fredonia will present live streamed performances by Lauren Henning (bassoon) and Allison Dana (oboe), winners of the School of Music’s Concerto Competition held last fall, on Friday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. Both are seniors with dual majors in Music Performance and Music Education.
Senior Adjunct Lecturer Andrew Martin Smith of the School of Music has been named the new general manager of the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI).
Amy Schmitt, an office assistant in the School of Music, has received the Poummit Secretarial Award, established through the Fredonia College Foundation and named in honor of Janet Marks, a former secretary to the Fredonia president.
SUNY Distinguished Professor James Piorkowski's composition, “Mila Rose,” written for solo classical guitar, has been published by IMD (International Music Diffusion), a music score publisher based in Paris.
Bass Fest is going virtual at Fredonia and expanding with three master classes, with each session on a separate day and led by a special guest artist.
An informal virtual Sorel Fellows meet-up, an opportunity for all high school pianists to discuss “all things piano” with School of Music faculty, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23, at noon.
Fredonia alumnus Michael Hawk, '16, (Music Performance) was a winner in the 2020-2021 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in the Los Angeles District of the Western Region held on Jan. 9.
School of Music Professor Christian Bernhard contributed to an article about student mental health in the January issue of the National Association for Music Education's Teaching Music Magazine.
During the Fall 2020 semester at Fredonia, Music Education majors enrolled in MUED 340: Introduction to Early Childhood Music Pedagogy and MUED 440: Applications of Early Childhood Music Pedagogy supported local preschools, daycares and homeschool groups by providing websites.
A virtual open house will be held by the School of Music and Office of Admissions at Fredonia on Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., for prospective students and their families.