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The silence between, before and after: A concert analysis

Contributor to The Leader
LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Special to The Leader  “Music is the silence between the notes.”          – Claude Debussy Rosch Recital Hall, Oct. 22—You could hear a pin drop.  The crowd is quiet and the Ekstasis Duo, made up of Fredonia’s own Dr. Natasha Farny (cello) and Dr. Eliran Avni (piano), has taken......
Life & Arts

Women in music: Wise words for the next generation

Contributor to The Leader
LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Special to The Leader  If someone asked you about classical music and composers, chances are you’ll likely think of “the greats”: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn — the list goes on.  But how many of those who come to mind are women?  Many people will......
Life & Arts

Ethos New Music Society offers student composers a platform to perform

Contributor to The Leader
DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor As a university with a high population of music students, it comes as no surprise that there are a multitude of music-focused clubs on campus. One of the most prolific of such clubs is the Ethos New Music Society (Ethos, for short). Ethos is a student-run......
Life & Arts

Looking ahead: Fredonia alumnus gives advice to break into the music industry

Contributor to The Leader
ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Special to The Leader It’s a new school year and the class of 2024 will soon have to prepare for their post-Fredonia path.  Just weeks after graduating, alumnus Anthony Casuccio went from wearing a tie-dye tee and riding a mountain bike to wearing a three-piece suit on his......
Opinion

[OPINION] Going hardcore at BJ’s: A review

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HUNTER HALTERMAN  Staff Writer Bodies were flying.  That’s the best way to describe the BJ’s concert on Sept. 14. With the hardcore lineup of Zero Again, Besta Quadrada and Science Man, moshing was inevitable.  That being said, the night started off as quite the opposite. With Zero Again performing first,......
Opinion

[OPINION] Recent Local Lo-Down concert makes waves in the scene: A review

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief  The Local Lo-Down has done it again.  They’ve managed to make the small, forgotten village of Fredonia move, making a wave in the harshly set quiet and almost desolate demeanor.  The often-missed 59th exit off the I-90 hides an extravagant scene. It’s a scene that......

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