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New Horizons Band to perform
The New Horizons Band of Western New York will present a free concert on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The program will include performances by the band, the New Horizons Brass Quintet and the New Horizons iPad Ensemble. Audience members are asked to bring non-perishable food items to the concert and donations will be given to local food banks.
Fredonia film series offers dynamic look at the power of volcanoes
Those interested in experiencing the rush of the exploding lava and in talking to a filmmaker brave enough to capture such moments will have the opportunity to do so when Rockefeller Arts Center presents Peter Rowe’s “Volcanic Planet” on Sat., Nov. 1. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall.
Ninth annual String Experience welcomes young musicians to Fredonia
Now in its ninth year, the annual String Experience workshop hosted by the Fredonia School of Music will welcome middle and high school-aged violinists, violists, cellists and bassists on Saturday, Nov. 15. The full day of workshops starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at 5:30 p.m.
Hillman Opera to host guest lecturer Michael Ching
Acclaimed opera composer and administrator Michael Ching is slated to present a guest lecture hosted by the Hillman Opera on Friday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall. Mr. Ching studied composition with Carlisle Floyd, the renowned American composer of, “Susannah,” the upcoming Hillman Opera.
Wind Ensemble to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and noted bassoonist
On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall, the Fredonia Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Paula Holcomb, will feature a work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Colgrass and noted bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson.
World premiere of ‘Sinfonietta’ by WNYCO in King Concert Hall
On Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m., the Western New York Chamber Orchestra will premiere John Musto’s latest orchestral composition, “Sinfonietta,” in King Concert Hall as part of its program, “Classics II: Music about Music.”
Fredonia Oboe Trio to give children’s concert at Barker Library
The Fredonia Oboe Trio, comprised of School of Music students Michael Banko of West Seneca and Erin Rush, of Lockport, and Sarah Hamilton, associate professor of oboe, will perform two children’s concerts on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., at Darwin Barker Library in Fredonia.
Shakespeare comedy opens Walter Gloor Mainstage Series
One of the most popular works by one of the world’s greatest playwrights will by presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance to open the 2014-15 Walter Gloor Mainstage Series. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will run for six performances from Oct. 17 to 25 in Marvel Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center.
Marion Art Gallery to host exhibition by printmaker Poskovic
The works of a Michigan-based print artist will be featured in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery beginning Friday, Oct. 17. "We Were All – Endi Poskovic: Printworks,” will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the gallery, which is located on the main level of Rockefeller Arts Center.
Quartetto Gelato to entertain with virtuosic talent and a taste of acrobatics
Quartetto Gelato will take the stage of Rosch Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m.The internationally known ensemble’s performances encompass classical master works, operatic arias, pyrotechnical solos, multi-instrument mastery, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs, acrobatics and more into one classical, yet eclectic, act.