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'Some Like it Hot' to host ACAFEST
The ninth invitational ACAFEST presented by “Some Like it Hot,” Fredonia’s all-female a cappella group, is slated for Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Th event will feature performances from on-campus a cappella groups “Much More Chill,” “Dynamic Intonation” and “Premium Blend,” and two guest groups from other universities.
GRAMMY-winning vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, to perform
Fredonia’s Ethos New Music Society will be hosting a performance by Roomful of Teeth, a GRAMMY-winning vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice, on Tuesday, March 15 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. As part of its residency, the group will also give a free lecture on Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room.
Western New York art featured in next Marion Gallery exhibition
An exhibition of 112 works exploring the regions’ most extensive private collection of Western New York art will open Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. “Archiving Western New York: Select Artists from the Gerald Mead Collection” will run through Feb. 28.
Get ready for ‘St. Matthew Passion’ at ‘Bach at Lunch’ series
Music lovers looking to “tune up” for the highly anticipated performance of “St. Matthew Passion” by the Buffalo Philharmonic at Fredonia are invited to “Bach at Lunch,” an informal mid-day series in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. An informal concert of Bach music will be presented on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and the talk “Appreciating Bach’s ‘Great Passion’” by Melvin Unger, director of the School of Music, will conclude the Bach lunch series on Wednesday, March 2.
African dinner to precede performance by Saakumu Dance Troupe at Fredonia
An African dinner and performance by the Saakumu Dance Troupe from Ghana, West Africa, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16. The dinner is slated for 6:30 p.m. in the Williams Center, to be followed by an 8 p.m. performance. Dinner tickets, which include free entrance to the performance, must be purchased by Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Concert version of ‘Man of La Mancha’ to be presented Feb. 7
It will be a “Super Bowl” for the arts as Musical Theatre students team up with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra for a concert version of the hit Broadway musical “Man of La Mancha.” The special event, which is a collaborative project of WNYCO and the Department of Theatre and Dance, is slated for Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. in King Concert Hall.
Percussion artist Bob Becker to appear at Fredonia
Bob Becker, a founding member of the percussion ensemble Nexus and a virtuoso on xylophone, marimba and tabla, will conduct two workshops and give a concert at Fredonia during a three-day visit in late January.
Ethos to host residency by contemporary percussion/flute duo
The Ethos New Music Society will bring A/B Duo, whose contemporary percussion and flute music is described as “bouncy, strange, interesting and fun” by Civic Center Blog, for a residency including a free performance on Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall, preceded by a lecture at 4 p.m. in Mason Hall Room 2019.
School of Music publishes weekly eNews
The Fredonia School of Music has a weekly newsletter detailing upcoming concerts, recitals, workshops and guest appearances. To view the up-to-the minute eNews listings, go to www.fredonia.edu/music/enews. To subscribe to receive the eNews in your email inbox weekly on Monday mornings, click on the blue "eNews Sign Up" button in the top right hand corner of the site.
Performing arts legend Joseph Gifford to work with Fredonia students
Students enrolled in Fredonia’s performing arts programs will have an opportunity to learn from Joseph Gifford, a renowned teacher who has worked with conductors, singers, dancers, actors and instrumentalists for more than 50 years, during “Spontaneity of the Performing Arts,” a multi-disciplinary event to be held Dec. 6 to 10.