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Cellos and violas featured this week in 12th NewSound Festival
Gabriella Lena Frank: Friday, Feb. 10 (lecture) Cornelius Dufallo: Saturday, Feb. 4 Maureen Yuen: Monday, Feb. 6 Chiara String Quartet: Saturday, Feb. 11 Jutta Puchhammer-Sediollot...
PAC's scorching, dark comedy, "Our Lady of 121st Street," brings laughs on Feb. 11 to Fenton 105
A cutting-edge, dark comedy, “Our Lady of 121st Street”, will be presented by SUNY Fredonia’s Performing Arts Company beginning Friday, Feb. 11, in Fenton Hall Room 105. The play, written by New York playwright and screenwriter Stephen Adly Guirgis, presents a wake in a Harlem neighborhood for the formidable nun, Sister Rose, whose corpse has been stolen, bringing out the true colors of those who knew her.
Operatic soprano here for SOTA residency this week
Opera star Susanne Mentzer will arrive for an opera theatre residency this week. Mentzer has appeared with nearly all the major opera companies, orchestras and festivals of North and South America, Europe and Japan. For over 20 years she has sung leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera.
Kaleidoscope presents children's performer with Children's Chorale
Critically-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated recording artist Red Grammer will perform with members of the Chautauqua Children's Chorale. The Kaleidoscope Family Series concert is Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Marvel Theatre.
POEtry Contest winners recognized at Open Mic Nights during Big Read
Reed Library’s Big Read POEtry Contest recognized poets at two separate open mic events. Above is Joey Vandette, third grader at Fredonia Central School.
Award-winning musical continues Mainstage Series in Marvel Theatre
Walter Gloor Mainstage Series opens with the award-winning Broadway musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” More than 50 students are involved in the production, from the cast to the orchestra to the production and backstage crews.
Pianist Nathan Hess performs chamber music Oct. 29
Nathan Hess is on the faculty at the Ithaca College School of Music Fredonia School of Music presents: Guest Artist Recital: Nathan Hess, piano Saturday...
Student composers featured in concert Oct. 18
The Fall Student Composers Concert, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall, is the first of four Student Composers Concerts which Ethos New Music Society will hold this year. The concert will feature pieces from Scott Miller, Jared Yackiw, David Holton, Eric Iannucci, Buddy Griffith, and Daniel Knorr--who are all undergraduates; as well as graduate students Michael Lanci and Matt Ferandino
Toronto Baroque ensemble performs Thursday, Oct. 13
Through rarely performed masterpieces, the Toronto-based Elizir Baroque Ensemble takes audiences on a historical journey through Germany, Italy, France and England of the 17th and 18th centuries, featuring works by Biber, Handel, Purcell, Rameau and Castello.
Brahms works for violin and piano focus of faculty recital Oct. 2
Maureen Yuen and Father Sean Duggan of the Fredonia School of Music faculty will perform the Romantic composer's complete works for violin and piano, including the much-loved Sonatas.