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Music faculty featured in BPO national recording
Several School of Music faculty at Fredonia were involved in the world premiere recording of Richard Danielpour's “The Passion of Yeshua,” released by the classical music label Naxos Records in March. The recording was made by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by JoAnn Falletta.
Fredonia students to be featured on April 7 broadcast of ‘Chichester Psalms’
WNED Classical 94.5, the public radio station in Buffalo, will broadcast a recent performance of Leonard Bernstein's “Chichester Psalms,” conducted by Maestro JoAnn Falletta and featuring students from the Fredonia School of Music, on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Fans of the Fredonia School of Music and the Buffalo Philharmonic are urged to tune in to the concert.
Alumni put on ‘Opera Scenes’ director hats to enhance credentials
They were never seen on stage at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center, as more than two dozen undergraduate students were when the curtain rose on the Student Opera Theatre Association’s Opera Scenes in early March, but Fredonia alumni always had integral roles in the productions.
Oasis Guitar scholarship awarded to Music Education major
Allison DiMauro, a senior Music Education major from Long Island, has been awarded the Oasis Guitar Jury Prize, a $500 cash award that recognizes the guitar student who exhibits the greatest improvement over the course of a semester.
College Symphony to perform Saturday
The Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Rudge, will present two of the great masterworks of the orchestral literature on Saturday, March 7 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall.
Premiere of student-composed opera to highlight Fredonia’s Opera Scenes
A new opera featuring music written by three student composers at Fredonia will share the stage with performances of key scenes from three renowned operas at the Student Opera Theatre Association’s annual Opera Scenes production at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House during the first weekend of March.
Duggan to perform Bach’s Partitas suite
Fr. Sean Duggan will celebrate the 335th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach by performing all six of the German composer’s groundbreaking keyboard Partitas on Thursday, March 5, at 8 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall.
Music faculty to present song cycles of Schubert
A “rare opportunity” to hear three song cycles by Austrian composer Franz Schubert on consecutive evenings will be presented by faculty members of the School of Music.
Fredonia Choral Festival to feature premiere of Gibbs compositions
Inaugural performances of three selections written by internationally renowned composer/arranger Stacey V. Gibbs for vocal ensembles at Fredonia will highlight the 10th Fredonia Choral Festival in the School of Music.
Guest artists set for Bass Fest in February, registration underway
An international musical flavor, a tradition at Bass Fest, awaits high school students who attend the day-long celebration of all things double bass on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Bass Fest is open to bassists of all ages and levels.