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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.
Alexander Davis, a New York City-based freelance bassoonist and Fredonia graduate, will return to his alma mater for a three-day residency. A guest artist recital with School of Music faculty and members of the Fredonia Bassoon Studio will highlight the March 19-21 event.
A guest artist recital featuring music composed by Dr. Karl Boelter, former director of the School of Music, along with selections by other composers, will be held on Sunday, March 24, at 6 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall.
Ekstasis Duo, a new ensemble formed by cellist Dr. Natasha Farny and pianist Eliran Avni of the School of Music, will launch a new chamber music series, Music at Fellowships, in March.
Fredonia alumna and bassoonist Marisa Esposito, who is also an adjunct lecturer in the School of Music, won the prestigious 2019 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition, held in January at The Colburn School in Los Angeles.
Two Fredonia faculty members are among recipients of the 2018-2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching, a system-wide honor that recognizes consistently superior teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
The Fredonia Wind Ensemble will present an exciting concert on Sunday, March 3, featuring guest conductor and Fredonia alumnus Brian Usifer, currently Music Director of “Frozen” The Musical on Broadway.
Assistant Professor Kieran Hanlon and the Fredonia Bass Studio are hosting Fredonia Bass Fest 2019 on Sunday, Feb. 17 in the School of Music. Professional players, college students, high school students, teachers, and adult learners will join together for a day of performances and classes presented by Mr. Hanlon and world-class guests.
The ninth Fredonia Choral Festival will feature three Fredonia choirs and Stacey V. Gibbs, a prolific and highly sought after composer and arranger, who will serve as the festival’s clinician and guest conductor.
Composer, bassoonist, author and entrepreneur Jamie Leigh Sampson of the School of Music was awarded a Tri-County Arts Council 2019 Individual Artist Grant for the creation of a new micro-opera, “Immortal Games,” to be written for the Quince Ensemble.
Dr. Pius Cheung, a percussionist, composer and educator hailed as a “young Chinese-Canadian virtuoso” by The New York Times, will perform at a solo marimba and percussion concert and conduct a master class with School of Music students during the last week of January.