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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.
After more than six years of planning, research and preparation, Rockefeller Arts Center is looking to give audience members a night to remember when it presents “Big Band Christmas Spectacular."
The Hillman Memorial Music Association at SUNY Fredonia was one of 15 individuals and organizations honored by the Western New York chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals at its Distinguished Honoree Program held at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Nov. 14 at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens in Buffalo.
Four bands, all created and managed by SUNY Fredonia students in the Music Industry Club, will compete to win 10 hours of studio recording time at GCR Audio in Buffalo during the fourth annual Battle of the New Bands on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The bands are La Vida Mia (acoustic folk), Boss Tweed (Rock), The Shockers (female rock), and I Thought I was Taller (punk rock).
The Hillman Opera, overseen by Producer and Distinguished Teaching Professor Julie Newell, above, will present two works from Italian composer Giacomo Puccini in what will again be a production on a “truly grand scale.”
Dr. Frank and Sallie (Shapley) Pullano will receive the Jessie Hillman Award for Excellence at the Saturday, Nov. 10, Hillman Opera performance in Marvel Theatre. Specially designed medals will be presented to the couple at 7:30 p.m. before the curtain rises on this year’s Hillman Opera. The Hillman Memorial Music Association bestows the honor to recognize dedicated and respected musicians or educators.
Internationally acclaimed entertainer Vanessa Williams and her mother, Helen Tinch Williams, a member of the Class of 1960, will appear on SUNY Fredonia’s campus Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall. The two have recently co-authored a collective autobiography, You Have No Idea, that characterizes the enduring relationship that aided Vanessa through a series of challenges which arose after she was crowned the first African-American Miss America in 1983.
The School of Music continues its Musical Journeys free concerts for young children Sat., Nov. 3 in Mason Hall's Robert and Marilyn Maytum Rehearsal Halls. Student ensembles will perform two half-hour concerts at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
The 100th anniversary of the premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" is a milestone event in the musical world. In recognition of the centenary of...
Dr. James Currie Guest lecturer Dr. James Currie of the University of Buffalo’s musicology faculty will open this year’s Hillman Opera activities with a presentation...
All shows are sold out for the Department of Theatre and Dance's Mainstage production of "Chicago," opening Friday, Oct. 19 in Marvel Theatre at 8 p.m.