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Concert violinist Livia Sohn joins Janet Sung to premiere eight new works by student composers
On April 6, guest artist, concert violinist Livia Sohn and faculty at Stanford University, will join Janet Sung in a unique collaboration, performing an entire program of music for two violins, including works by Leclair, Prokofiev and the popular Navarra by Sarasate.The concert will also feature eight world premieres of violin duos written expressly for them by student composers from both Stanford University and SUNY Fredonia
From footballs to… flutes? Retired coach trades whistles for woodwinds
After four decades of coaching, it’s hard to not belong to a team. So James Gibbons, a South Buffalo native who guided local football teams to league championships, went out and found a new one. He’s proudly playing the flute with the New Horizons Band of Western New York, under the direction of Dr. Katherine Levy of the Fredonia School of Music.
Concert showcases multitude of talent in School of Music faculty tonight at 8 p.m.
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will present a Faculty Showcase Recital on Monday, March 30 at 8 p.m. at Rosch Recital Hall. Nearly two dozen performers will be featured. The program will include works by faculty members John Bacon and Rob Deemer, and others. The event is free and open to the public.
Black Student Union welcomes Memphis Bleek for March 27 hip-hop concert
A hip-hop concert, featuring Roc-A-Fella recording artist Memphis Bleek and several performers from the Fredonia, Dunkirk and Buffalo areas, will be hosted by the Black Student Union at SUNY Fredonia on Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m. in the Williams Center.
Music profs Piorkowski and Royal join forces for “Art of the Guitar"
Fresh from their March concert tour of Puerto Rico, School of Music Professors James Piorkowski, guitar, and Susan Royal, Flute, will perform together as part...
Fredonia Guitar Ensemble performs in the “Art of the Guitar Series”
The Fredonia Guitar Ensemble will perform at 6 p.m. on March 28 in Rosch Recital Hall as part of the Art of the Guitar Series...
Buffalo Philharmonic in concert Friday, saxophone concerto performed with Wildy Zumwalt
SUNY Fredonia saxophone professor Wildy Zumwalt will be featured during an April 3 performance with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of BPO resident conductor Robert Franz, in King Concert Hall. The program includes Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6, Carl Nielsen’s Helios Overture, and Lars-Erik Larsson’s Concerto for Saxophone, in which Zumwalt will be featured.
Farny and guests to perform French works for piano and strings
Cellist Natasha Farny and guests from the Sewanee Summer Music Festival will perform a free concert of French music for strings and piano on Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The program will feature music written in Paris by Chopin, Koechlin, Debussy and Ravel.
Guest horn player joins Wind Ensemble in concert March 3
SUNY Fredonia’s School of Music will host guest artist Gail Williams, an internationally recognized horn player from Western New York. Students will have the opportunity to work with Williams in a horn master class on March 2 at 4 p.m., and the artist will be the featured soloist in the university’s Wind Ensemble Concert on Tuesday, March 3 at 8 p.m.
Harvey Thurmer teaching violin master class March 6
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will present a violin master class featuring guest artist Harvey Thurmer on Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. in Rosch Recital Hall Thurmer will work with current string students, and interested community members are invited to observe