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Children’s Concerts Series to kick off fourth season with Fredonia School of Music Bassoon Trio
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music will kick off its fourth season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children on Saturday, Oct. 17. Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia experts in music and education, the child-friendly environment will invite the children to sit on the floor close to the musicians.
School of Music jazzed up for Homecoming
The Fredonia School of Music is planning several special concerts for Homecoming, including the ever-popular Alumni Jazz Concert featuring jazz artists who got their start as students in the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble during the early 1970s.The concert will take place Friday, Oct. 9,. at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Admission is free. This reunion will feature both former and current Fredonia Jazz Ensemble artists.
School of Music presents Faculty Showcase Concert
Monday, October 5, 2009 8:00pm Rosch Recital Hall – SUNY Fredonia campus Free and open to the public Laura Koepke, bassoonist, coordinated the Faculty Showcase...
School of Music presents An Evening of Art Song
"An Evening of Art Song" will be performed by guest recitalists Alexander Hurd, baritone, and Alison D'Amato, pianist, on Friday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The program includes works by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Hanns Eisler, and Mahler. Admission is free.
RETRO: An Evening of 20th Century Chamber Music
Retro, a Fredonia School of Music chamber group dedicated to the performance of high quality 20th century classical works, will perform a concert under the baton of Professor Rob Deemer on Sunday, Oct. 4, of William Walton's "Façade: An Entertainment," with poetry by Edith Sitwell.
Two Fredonia a cappella groups to open for Ben Folds
SUNY Fredonia’s a cappella groups Much More Chill (all-male) and Some Like it Hot (all-female) will open for alternative rock singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who will perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) during a concert on Oct. 8 at Kleinhan’s Music Hall in Buffalo.
"Bassoons in the Wild" to be unique teaching concert
Jazz bassoonist, Michael Rabinowitz, and his Quartet, “Bassoons in the Wild” will present an informal concert and master class with fellow musicians Diana Herold, Grisha Alexiev and Joe Fonda on Friday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in Diers.
Musical Modal Kombat makes its debut with ETHOS event
The Ethos New Music Society at SUNY Fredonia will host classical guitarists in a guitar-controlled video game battle. The “battle” will take place on Wednesday...
During college's Fall Break, high school students will be on campus for "Piano Experience"
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will hold the first annual “Piano Experience” on Saturday, September 26 in Mason Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus. Fredonia’s piano faculty invites all young pianists to join them for an intensive day of master classes, concerts and workshops.
Cellists performing across state; plan concert
Students and faculty of the Fredonia School of Music Cello Studio will be traveling to Suffolk County, Long Island for performances at seven different schools from Sept. 14 through Sept. 17. The tour culminates with a recital back in Fredonia on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, featuring Spanish-inspired music for cello and mixed ensemble.