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Avant-garde composer John Cage is focus of Convocation events at School of Music

Christine Davis Mantai

Writer, composer and scholar Christopher Shultis will spend Oct. 15, 16, and 17 on campus as the School of Music explores John Cage, who is one of the most unorthodox musicians of the 20th century. Shultis will be performing and lecturing. The presentations are part of the 2012-13 Convocation at SUNY Fredonia.

School of Music offers high notes at Homecoming

Christine Davis Mantai

An extensive series of concerts, recitals and lectures will be staged at the School of Music during Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 28-30. The popular Alumni Reunion Jazz Ensemble concert, which features Grammy nominee Niel DePonte, '74, this year, will be staged Friday, 8 p.m., at Rosch Recital Hall.

Women, Rock & Soul promoting voter registration and live music on Thursday

Christine Davis Mantai

Women's Student Union and the Women's Studies Program at SUNY Fredonia are co-sponsoring an early version of the annual event, "Women, Rock & Soul," for the pre-homecoming crowd of alumni as well as to promote voter registration for this election season. The event starts at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of Williams Center on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Mivos String Quartet opens Ethos series Sept. 21

Christine Davis Mantai

The award-winning Mivos String Quartet, a New York City based ensemble, will perform works by 21st century composers when the Ethos FallSound Series opens Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Commissioning and premiering new music for string quartet is essential to the quartet's mission.