Rockefeller Arts Center/Theatre and Dance Events
“THE LARAMIE PROJECT”
Feb. 25 and March 3, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 27 and March 5, 2 p.m.
“THE LARAMIE PROJECT TEN YEARS LATER”
Feb. 26 – 27, March 4 – 5, 7:30 p.m.
Bartlett Theatre
Tickets: $20
A special event intertwining two staged documentaries about the killing of Matthew Shepard.
A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series event.
WESTERN NEW YORK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
“BASTIENELLO” AND “TROUBLE IN TAHITI”
Sunday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $22
The world premiere of American composer John Musto’s comic opera is paired with Leonard Bernstein’s marriage on the rocks opera.
TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA
Friday, March 11, 7 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Tickets: $12
An eclectic folk/rock band best known for family music and kids’ songs.
A Kaleidoscope Family Series event.
WESTERN NEW YORK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
“CHORDS AND CORDS”
Sunday, April 3, 4 pm.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $22
Former Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster Michael Ludwig joins violinist Rachael Mathey for Bach’s famous “double” concerto. Also, the Fredonia Women’s Choir in Michael Haydn’s “Missa Sancti Aloysii” and Glen Cortese’s “Concerto for String Quartet and String Orchestra.”
FREDONIA DANCE ENSEMBLE
April 8 and 9, 7:30 p.m.; April 10, 2 p.m.
Marvel Theatre
Tickets: $20
An engaging variety of dance styles will be featured in this annual concert.
A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series event.
“THE PROMISED LAND: ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST” WITH RICK RAY
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $8
Take a personal journey through Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
A World Travel Series event.
“JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH”
April 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30, 7:30 p.m.; April 24, 2 p.m.
Bartlett Theatre
Tickets: $20
Young boy escapes life with his cruel aunts when a magic potion turns a peach tree into a portal to a world of adventure.
A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series event.
“THE MUSIC MAN” IN CONCERT COMMENCEMENT EVE POPS
Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Tickets: $35, 30, 25, 20
Meredith Willson’s Tony Award- winning musical comedy with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra.
A DFT Communications Pop Series event.
CATHY AND JESSE MARION ART GALLERY
Hours: Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.
“ARCHIVING WESTERN NEW YORK: SELECTED ARTISTS FROM THE GERALD MEAD COLLECTION”
Tuesday, Jan. 26 through Sunday, Feb. 28; Opening Reception, Friday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m.
“NEAR AND FAR: SALA WONG AND PETER WILLIAMS”
March 4 through April 10; Opening reception, March 4, 7 p.m.
Senior Show I
Friday, April 15 through Friday, April 22; Opening reception, April 15, 7 p.m.
Senior Show II
Friday, April 29 through Friday, May 6; Opening reception, April 29, 7 p.m.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
To learn more, visit www.fredonia.edu/music
RECITALS
All are free, open to the public, at 8 p.m. and in Rosch Recital Hall unless otherwise noted.
SUNDAY, FEB. 14, 2 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Joe Dan Harper, tenor, and Dr. Anne Kissel, piano
TUESDAY, FEB. 16
Faculty Recital: Woodwind Faculty
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
Faculty Recital: Lynne McMurtry, mezzo-soprano, and Alison d’Amato, piano
MONDAY, FEB. 22
Faculty Showcase Concert
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
Faculty Recital: James Welch, piano, and Friends
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Guest Artist: Durval Cesetti, piano
MONDAY, MARCH 14
Faculty Recital: Maureen Yuen, violin, and Dr. Joel Hastings, piano
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Guest Artist: Darek Samol, saxophone
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2 p.m.
Master Class: David Kim, violin
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Guest Artist: Greg Sauer, cello
SUNDAY, MAY 1
Guest Artist: Tetraphonics Saxophone Quartet
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES
Free, open to the public, and all at 8 p.m. unless noted.
KING CONCERT HALL
THURSDAY, FEB. 25 AND THURSDAY, APRIL 7**
Fredonia Concert Band
MONDAY, FEB. 29 AND APRIL 18**
Fredonia Wind Symphony
THURSDAY, MARCH 3 AND APRIL 21**
Fredonia All College Band
SATURDAY, MARCH 12 AND FRIDAY, APRIL 15**
Fredonia Wind Ensemble
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 4 p.m.**
College Choir, Women’s Choir and Chamber Choir
SUNDAY, APRIL 17**
Fredonia University Chorus
SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AND APRIL 23**
Fredonia College Symphony
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 7:30 p.m.
New Horizons Band
ROSCH RECITAL HALL
MONDAY, FEB. 15; AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 AND APRIL 6
Student Composers
SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 4 p.m.**
Intercollegiate Choral Festival
SATURDAY, FEB. 27, all day
Fredonia Bass Fest
Pre-registration required; visit fredonia.edu/music for details.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
Fredonia Clarinet Ensemble
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
Fredonia Trombone Choir
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
Fredonia Bassoon Ensemble
MONDAY, APRIL 4**
Fredonia Percussion Ensemble
FRIDAY, APRIL 8**
Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble and Quartets
MONDAY, APRIL 11
Fredonia Flutasia
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
Fredonia Chamber Made Guitar
THURSDAY, APRIL 14**
Fredonia Curricular Jazz Ensemble
TUESDAY, APRIL 19**
Fredonia Guitar Ensemble and Quartets
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20**
Fredonia World Mallets Ensemble
THURSDAY, APRIL 28**
Fredonia Chamber Orchestra
FRIDAY, APRIL 29**
Fredonia African Drumming Ensembles
MONDAY, MAY 2**
Fredonia Latin Jazz Ensemble
**Concerts to be live streamed through the School of Music website. For the link, go to www.fredonia.edu/music/
SPECIAL EVENTS
BACH’S “ST. MATTHEW PASSION” WITH THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, March 9, 7 p.m. King Concert Hall
Tickets: $25 general/$10 students
Gerald Gray, conductor
This event is made possible thanks to a generous gift from the Williams Visiting Professorship endowment through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Concerto Competition
Sunday, May 1, 1 p.m.
King Concert Hall
School of Music Convocation
Friday, May 6, 3 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Tickets
For tickets, 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.
