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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
The Charles Castleman String Quartets program is being held on campus during the months of June and July. Thirty-six performers are participating, along with four piano interns. All master classes and recitals are in Rosch Recital Hall unless otherwise indicated. Admission for Student concerts is a recommended contribution of $5, with $15 for guest artist performances.
A Fredonia sophomore has earned the right to compete for a $10,000 award from The National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL). Jeff Kringer, a Bachelor of Fine Arts Musical Theatre major from Skaneateles, will travel to Phoenix, Ariz., to take part in the NSAL national competition from May 19 to 22.
The campus and community are invited to attend a jazz tribute to retiring Director of Jazz Studies and baritone saxophone player Bruce Johnstone on Sunday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The Fredonia Jazz Ensemble, directed by Zach Bushe, and the Fredonia Big Band, directed by Mike Massaro, will be featured.
A Commencement eve tradition marches on when Rockefeller Arts Center presents a Tony Award-winning musical comedy about a con man posing as a marching band director in an effort to swindle the residents of a sleepy Midwestern town. “The Music Man in Concert” will be presented on Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall.
Interactive digital artwork will be featured when the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery hosts the exhibition “Near & Far: Sala Wong and Peter Williams” from March 4 through April 10.
School of Music Concerto Competition winner and clarinetist Tyler Pfalzer will be featured at the College Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the academic year on Saturday, April 23, 8 p.m., in King Concert Hall. Under the direction of Dr. David Rudge, the orchestra will perform works by Debussy, Janacek, Elgar and renowned American composer Dr. Jennifer Higdon, who will be in residency at Fredonia.
The 1998 murder of a college student in Wyoming is the subject of the next two productions in the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series. The Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance presents “The Laramie Project” and “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” from Feb. 25 to March 5 in Bartlett Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center.
The red carpet will once again be rolled out for Playground Drama Camp, a fun introduction to theatre and cinematic arts for children, ages 7 to 18, hosted during August by the Department of Theatre and Dance at Fredonia. Three week-long camps will provide rich opportunities for children, who become Playground Players, to explore their interests in the dramatic arts through “on camera” and musical theatre productions.
Spectrum Entertainment will present its annual spring concert featuring headliner Sammy Adams with supporting acts Bryce Vine and dev11n in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse on Saturday, April 23. Presale tickets can be purchased at the Fredonia Ticket Office in the Williams Center.
The Ethos New Music Society is bringing Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to the School of Music for a three-day residency, on April 23 to 25, which will feature performances of her music by two student ensembles, as well as a lecture/master class and student lessons. During the College Symphony Orchestra’s concert on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall, string players will perform “Blue Cathedral,” Dr. Higdon’s signature composition.