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Grammy winner as keynote speaker at music education summit

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[metaslider id=3227] HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader “I’m really excited about this,” Dr. Vernon Huff, a professor in the School of Music, stated, talking about the Music Education Summit that occurred last Saturday. The ultimate goal, or the the goal “in the lights,” was to invite students to experience......
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New music pianist captivates audience Ethos presents Brianna Matzke

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AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader   On Sept. 18, student-run Ethos New Music Society presented the Stockhausen Response Project, a commissioning project compiled and performed by Brianna Matzke on piano. This project is particularly interesting because it combined two very different styles of music into one coherent and beautiful......
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An evening with Leung and De Cock Violinist and pianist provide a night of music

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RIANNA SEELIG Special to the Leader   This past Wednesday evening, Rosch Recital Hall was filled with a vast array of individuals eager to hear the critically-auded violinist and conductor David Leung and the awe-inspiring pianist Stijn De Cock. The two performed a total of four pieces: “12 Variations on......
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Classical music beyond the Classical Era National Classical Music Month celebrates all eras

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RIANNA SEELIG Special to The Leader September is National Classical Music Month. However, the celebration is not limited to music composed in the late 1700s and early 1800s — it’s open to all music from Medieval to Romantic and beyond. To celebrate, a handful of faculty members — and one......
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“Cabaret” and “Snow White” to grace Fredonia stages

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LINDSAY TOMAKA Special to The Leader Sultry love affairs, witty comedy and audience participation are all things to look forward to with this semester’s Fall theatre productions. Last July, theatre students already knew what to expect for the semester and were preparing; by the first week of school they were......
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What to watch for in the School of Music

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REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Each semester brings the exciting promise of new and continuously innovative repertoire from the School of Music. This semester will prove no exception to that notion. In addition to regularly-scheduled ensemble performances and faculty recitals, the School of Music will welcome prestigious ensembles such as the......
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Musical theatre students prepare to work with Jason Robert Brown Tony-winning composer to hold lecture, master class and recital

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MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief “When I was little, my oldest sister had all these musical CDs, and I remember the first one was ‘RENT’ and then another one that she got was ‘The Last Five Years,’ and that was when it first came out,” said Alanna Henriquez, a senior......

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