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Alumni String Orchestra Weekend and Concert slated for July

SUNY Fredonia string alumni will gather on campus for a weekend of making music, reminiscing and performing a string orchestra concert.

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Commencement-eve tradition continues with ‘The Sound of Music’

A beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will be presented as the 2025 Commencement-eve pops event at SUNY at Fredonia.

Alumni soloists Heidi Schneider, ’17; Justin Staebell, ’09, and Jordan Weatherston Pitts, ’12

More than 250 musicians to come together for return of Masterworks benefit concert

A true musical spectacle takes place at SUNY Fredonia in May with the return of the Masterworks Scholarship Benefit Concert.

SUNY Fredonia students featured in "La Traviata" and faculty and additional cast members with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor and Music Director JoAnn Falletta at Kleinhans Music Hall

Students to be featured in Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra production of ‘La Traviata’

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hillman Opera program are, once again, collaborating on an operatic production.

choirs singing in Rosch Recital Hall

Alumnus to return as guest clinician at annual Choral Festival

The University of Rochester’s director of choirs, a SUNY Fredonia alumnus, will lead the School of Music’s Choral Festival.

student ensemble in rehearsal in King Concert Hall

Wind Ensemble performs on recording nominated for international award

The Fredonia Wind Ensemble received recognition in 2024 and is again in the spotlight for international kudos.

Lynne McMurtry and Jordan Pitts with JoAnn Falletta

SUNY Fredonia faculty, alumnus soloists with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

A SUNY Fredonia faculty member and alumnus were soloists in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent performance of Mozart’s “Requiem.”

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Power of music will be on display in Fredonia Holiday Choral Concert to be recorded for PBS

When the School of Music presents the annual Fredonia Holiday Choral Concert, the power of music will take center stage.

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Wind Ensemble to perform Nov. 20

The group will honor Olympians, Amelia Earhart, feathered friends, a jazz legend and the heroes of Cuba.

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Chamber Choir earns national recognition in the 2024 American Prize competition

The Fredonia Chamber Choir received third place as a National Finalist for the second consecutive year for the American Prize.