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Wind Ensemble to perform first concert of the semester
The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble will present its opening concert of the spring semester featuring bassoonist and Professor Laura Koepke performing “Dead Elvis, a highly original work, on Saturday, March 2.
Unique blend of music to highlight Wind Ensemble concert
Phenomenal works by SUNY Fredonia wind, brass and percussion musicians will be featured in the Fredonia Wind Ensemble’s concluding concert of the fall semester in King Concert Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m.
Guitar professor Piorkowski to present solo recital at Rosch Recital Hall
A solo classical guitar recital will be presented by SUNY Distinguished Professor James Piorkowski on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 3 p.m., in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
Music faculty to perform German Lieder
School of Music voice and piano faculty and staff will present a recital of German Lieder – songs by Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss and Hugo Wolf with piano accompaniment – in Rosch Recital Hall on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m.
Wind Ensemble in concert on March 4
The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble will open its spring performance schedule with an exciting concert of traditional and contemporary works on Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall.
Wind Ensemble to give final concert of the academic year
The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble will give its final performance of the academic year on Wednesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will feature a diverse program of works under the direction of Dr. Paula Holcomb.
Rockefeller Arts Center named to list of 'amazing' venues
The Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center has been named one of the “25 Most Amazing College Campus Theatres” by Best College Reviews. Coming in at No. 19, Rockefeller is in prestigious company. Other universities whose venues appear on the list include Yale, Penn, Rutgers, Michigan and Syracuse.
WNY Chamber Orchestra to premiere new work Feb. 9
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra will present the third program in its classics series, “Song of the Earth,” featuring a world premier arrangement of Mahler’s beloved work, “Das Lied Von Der Erde, on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia. Guest vocal soloists will include Canadian mezzo soprano Lynne McMurtry and American Heldentenor Marc Deaton. The new truly “chamber” arrangement of the Mahler is the second arrangement of the work created by WNYCO Music Director and Conductor Glen Cortese.
Overture begins on the Rockefeller Arts Center expansion
The curtain is expected to rise this spring on the next major act of the Rockefeller Arts Center expansion project. That’s when ground will be broken on the 40,000 square-foot addition to the iconic building which opened in 1969.
Family series brings Vaudeville mayhem to Marvel Feb. 7
Henrik Bothe and Woody Keppel are internationally renowned vaudevillians and veterans of film, television, radio and the stage. Under the stage name of Wells and Woodhead, they have performed for audiences on six continents — and they now return to unleash their antics at SUNY Fredonia’s Rockefeller Arts Center for the first time since 2009. The Kaleidoscope Family Series presents “Masters of Mayhem: Wells and Woodhead” on Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in Marvel Theatre.