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SUNY Fredonia's Wind Ensemble completing March tour
The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble, which has delighted audiences on state, national and international tours since 1999, will perform at eight high schools throughout New York State during its spring tour. Evening concerts open to the public are scheduled at Pembroke High School on Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m.; West Genesee High School on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m.; and Rondout High School, on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m.
Westfield’s Patterson Library hosts intimate jazz concert with Bruce Johnstone
Saxophonist Bruce Johnstone, accompanied by SUNY Fredonia’s unique Carousel Strings, will present an intriguing combination of jazz standards and ballads, Latin jazz and even a...
Wind Ensemble plans March tour
The Wind Ensemble at SUNY Fredonia, one of the School of Music’s premier ensembles, will perform in high schools across New York State during its spring tour. Buffalo, Brockport, Hilton, Schenectady and Guilderland Center are among destinations of the 44-student ensemble directed by Dr. Paula Holcomb.
NewSound festival to host music notables
As part of the annual NewSound Festival, SUNY Fredonia’s Ethos New Music Society will be presenting a concert with saxophonist Tim McAllister and composer Roshanne Etezady on Friday, Feb. 14, and an evening of discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky on Monday, Feb. 17. Both events are in Rosch Recital Hall at 8 p.m., and admission is free and open to the public.
Meeting to explore Russia study abroad learning experience
An informational meeting that explores SUNY Fredonia’s Study Abroad to Russia summer course will be offered to interested students on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at W231 Thompson Hall. Jack Croxton, director of the Office of Student Creative Activity and Research, and Anton Agafonov of Modern Languages and Literatures, will conduct a presentation highlighted by a slide show.
WNY Chamber Orchestra to premiere new work Feb. 9
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra will present the third program in its classics series, “Song of the Earth,” featuring a world premier arrangement of Mahler’s beloved work, “Das Lied Von Der Erde, on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia. Guest vocal soloists will include Canadian mezzo soprano Lynne McMurtry and American Heldentenor Marc Deaton. The new truly “chamber” arrangement of the Mahler is the second arrangement of the work created by WNYCO Music Director and Conductor Glen Cortese.
Opera composer Jake Heggie featured in Ethos New Music Society concert
World-renowned opera and art song composer Jake Heggie, whose residency at SUNY Fredonia opens the Ethos New Music Society’s 14th annual NewSound Festival, will be the guest conductor at a concert of his works performed by School of Music students and faculty at Rosch Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m.
Music Industry junior Savannah King sets her sights on Buffalo music royalty
Savannah King, a junior Music Industry major, is an up-and-coming artist in Western New York. By collaborating with other Fredonia students and dedicating herself to her personal Youtube project, King has begun to make a name for herself in the Buffalo music scene.
School of Music singers shine at Buffalo Met Opera auditions
Two SUNY Fredonia students earned high praise at the Buffalo/Toronto District division of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council auditions, winning Encouragement Awards, and a third gained praise from the Buffalo News music critic, on Jan. 4 at Nichols School’s Flickinger Performing Arts Center in Buffalo.
New Horizons Band holiday concert is cancelled
The New Horizons Band of Western New York has cancelled its winter concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the Dunkirk High School auditorium, due to weather.