For tickets to all events,
contact the Ticket Office at
716-673-3501 (1-866-441-4928), www.fredonia.edu/tickets, or in person. For a full list of campus events, visit department
websites at www.fredonia.edu
ROCKEFELLER ARTS
CENTER/THEATRE AND DANCE EVENTS
Presidio Brass
“Sounds of the Cinema”
Friday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $20, $25, $30, $35
The group presents film music with a good dose of wit and humor. A DFT Communications Pops Series event.
Western New York Chamber Orchestra, “All Amadeus”
Sunday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $22 (Fredonia students, free; other students, $5)
Dr. Dmitri Novgorodsky joins the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major K. 127 and the Fredonia Chamber Choir performs.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oct. 17-18, 23-25, 7:30 p.m.;
Oct. 19, 2 p.m. Marvel Theatre
Tickets: $20 (Fredonia students, $12; other students and
children, $18).
Shakespeare’s most famous comedy follows a pair of lovers as they venture into the forest. A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Event.
Western New York Chamber Orchestra, “Music About Music”
Sunday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $20 (Fredonia students, free; other students, $5)
A world premiere composition for orchestra by internationally regarded American opera composer John Musto.
“Volcanic Planet”
with Peter Rowe
Saturday, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $8
Producer of the well-known TV series, “Angry Planet,” his film brings together footage he has gathered during his explorations. A World Travel Series event.
Susannah
The Hillman Opera
Nov. 7 and 8, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 9,
2 p.m., Marvel Theatre
Tickets: $25 (Students, $10)
The opera by Carlisle Floyd combines Appalachian folk music with grand operatic drama in a tale of an innocent girl who is maligned as a sinner by those who are jealous of her.
Rumplestiltskin with DuffleBag Theatre
Friday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m.
Marvel Theatre
Tickets: $12
A slightly askew take on the Brothers Grimm tale will be an interactive one. A Kaleidoscope Family Series event.
It’s A Wonderful Life –
The Radio Play
Dec. 3-6, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 6-7,
2 p.m., Bartlett Theatre
Tickets: $20 (Fredonia students, $12; other students and
children, $18).
George Bailey learns the meaning of his life and of Christmas in this stage adaptation set in a 1940s radio station. A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Event.
Big Band Christmas
Spectacular
Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $25, $30, $35, $40
Beloved Christmas classics will come to life in big band style. Fredonia’s talented student vocalists join Bruce Johnstone and the 17-piece Little Apple Big Band. A DFT Communications Pops Series event.
ART EXHIBITS
Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
Hours: Sunday to Thursday, noon to 4 p.m.; Friday and
Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Free.
“Place & Space”
Sept. 5-Oct. 5. Closing
reception: Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Features the works of nationally exhibited artist Jan Nagle.
“We Were All –
Endi Poskovic: Printworks”
Oct. 17-Nov. 19. Opening
reception, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.
Features black and white and color woodblock prints.
Senior Show
Dec. 5-11. Opening reception, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Features works by graduating students.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
To learn more, visit
www.fredonia.edu/music
Faculty/Student and
Guest Artist Recitals
All are free, open to the public, at 8 p.m. and in Rosch Recital Hall unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m.
Guest Presentation: A Morning with Kent Knappenberger
Monday, Sept. 15
Faculty Recital: String Faculty Showpiece
Saturday, Sept. 20, 4 p.m.
Faculty Recital: James Welch, piano with Dr. Angela Haas, soprano; Daniel Ihasz, baritone; Jannis Peterson, piano; Dr. Robert Strauss, tenor; Laurie Tramuta, mezzo-soprano; Kimberly Upcraft, soprano.
Saturday, Sept. 20
Guest Artist Recital: Scott Kluksdahl, cello
Monday, Sept. 22
Fredonia Faculty Showcase
Monday, Sept. 29
Faculty Recital: Laura Koepke, bassoon
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Charis Demaras, piano
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m.
Master Class: Dr. Charis Dimaras, piano
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2 p.m.
Guest Artist Recital: Meridian Arts Ensemble
Sunday, Oct. 5, 4 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Retro presents - Bartok
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Faculty Recital: James
Piorkowski, guitar
Thursday, Oct. 16
Fredonia Wind Quintet
Friday, Oct. 17
1970s FJE Alumni Reunion Concert and Fredonia Jazz Ensemble (FJE)
Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m.
Homecoming Choral Showcase
Sunday, Oct. 19
Faculty Recital: Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Part 1 of 3.
Dr. David Colwell, violin;
Maureen Yuen, violin; Sean Duggan, piano; and Dr. Dmitri Novgorodsky, piano
Sunday, Oct. 26
Faculty Recital: Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Part 2 of 3.
Saturday, Nov. 1
Faculty Recital: ANA Trio
Sunday, Nov. 2
Faculty Recital: Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Part 3 of 3.
ENSEMBLE CONCERTS
Free, open to the public,
and all at 8 p.m. unless noted.
King Concert Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 30 and
Nov. 4
Concert Band
Thursday, Oct. 2 and
Tuesday, Nov. 18
All College Band
Monday, Oct. 6 and Nov. 17
Wind Symphony
Saturday, Oct. 18
College Symphony
Saturday, Oct. 25 and Thursday, Nov. 20
Wind Ensemble
Monday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.
New Horizons Band
Wednesday, Dec. 3
University Chorus and
Women’s Choir
Rosch Recital Hall
Monday, Oct. 27 and
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Curricular Jazz Ensemble
Thursday, Oct. 30
Flutasia Flute Ensemble
Monday, Nov. 3
World Mallets Ensemble
Thursday, Nov. 6
Saxophone Ensemble and Quartets
Monday, Nov. 10
Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, Nov. 13
Guitar Ensemble and Quartets
Friday, Nov. 14
Latin Jazz Ensemble
Monday, Dec. 1
Chamber Orchestra
Friday, Dec. 5
African Drumming Ensemble
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Free Improv
SPECIAL EVENTS
Quartetto Gelato
Friday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Reserved seating tickets: $20 general (students with ID, $8)
The performance will fuse classical masterworks, operatic arias and the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs with a taste of acrobatics.
Fredonia Madrigal Feast
Saturday, Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m.
Williams Center
Tickets: $65 per person with a ticket deadline of Nov. 24.
To reserve a table of 8 (9 max.) contact Jennifer Darrell-Sterbak, 716-673-3686 or
sterbajd@fredonia.edu.
The Madrigal Feast will feature an all-new production with music by the Fredonia Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Gerald Gray, Professor James Ivey and his Acting Troupe.
