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First-place winner of the Claudette Piano Competition Anna Bray performs on the Steinway & Sons grand piano in Rosch Recital Hall.

Sorel Competition winners announced at SUNY Fredonia

Anna Bray, of Sterling, VA, who was among seven finalists from across the United States and Canada, performed an all-Rachmaninoff program to win the top...

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Finalists announced for international young artists piano competition at SUNY Fredonia

The Fredonia School of Music has announced finalists for the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition.

Valerie Coleman by Matthew Murphy

Sorel Visiting Artist named for residencies in the School of Music

Dr. Valerie Coleman, an internationally renowned composer and flutist, has been named the second Claudette Sorel Visiting Artist at SUNY Fredonia.

Dr. Chen Yi

Distinguished composer returns for residency at SUNY Fredonia

Dr. Chen Yi, an internationally recognized distinguished professor of Music Composition, will return in February for her second residency during the 2022-2023 academic year as...

Zarin Mehta performs on the piano in Rosch Recital Hall.

Sorel competition completed, Mehta takes First Prize

Finals of the 2022 Claudette Sorel Piano Competition were held in the SUNY Fredonia’s Rosch Recital Hall on Sunday, hosted by the Fredonia School of...

Claudette Sorel Piano Competition finalists, Music Performance major, School of Music

Finalists announced for the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition

The SUNY Fredonia School of Music has announced the Finalists for the 7th Claudette Sorel Piano Competition. The live Final Round concert will be held...

Sorel Fellows, Piano major, Music Performance major

School of Music to welcome Sorel Piano Fellows

The Sorel Piano Fellows program at SUNY Fredonia, a unique, tuition-free weekend of events designed specifically for high school pianists, and held in tandem with...

Sorel piano competition winners and judges

Winners of the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition announced  

Hyeonuk Park, 16, of Lexington, Mass., and Jonathan Zheng, 15, of Bellevue, Wash., were named winners of the 6th Claudette Sorel Piano Competition on Nov...

Sorel competition finalists

Sorel Competition finalists set to perform; Fellows selected

Thirteen finalists – chosen from among a talented pool of 72 applicants from across the United States and six other countries – have been designated...

Piano Fellows program in Rosch Recital Hall

Scholarship to be awarded during Piano Fellows program

A student attending the 2021 Fredonia Piano Fellows program, to be held in conjunction with the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition, will be awarded the inaugural...