Music

“Cabaret” and “Snow White” to grace Fredonia stages

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 3, 2015August 15, 2019

September 3, 2015August 15, 2019

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......

Life & Arts

What to watch for in the School of Music

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 2, 2015August 15, 2019

September 2, 2015August 15, 2019

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......

Life & Arts

Music review: a week of a cappella and choir performances

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2015August 18, 2019

May 1, 2015August 18, 2019

VERONICA PENOYER Staff Writer For the uninitiated, it can be difficult to understand why people love a cappella. For those who actively enjoy singing it, it can be difficult to put into words why this art form can be so mesmerizingly beautiful to sing, as well as listen to. The......

Life & Arts

Musical theatre students prepare to work with Jason Robert Brown Tony-winning composer to hold lecture, master class and recital

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2015August 25, 2019

May 1, 2015August 25, 2019

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......

Life & Arts

Keyboardist of Snarky Puppy shares his talents with Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2015August 15, 2019

April 29, 2015August 15, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer The once Texas, now New York-based, collective of musicians known as Snarky Puppy play an infectious fusion of jazz, funk, soul and world music, or “music to move the brain and booty,” as the band describes it. Snarky Puppy features a collective of at least 40......

Life & Arts

Mainstage theater review: “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2015August 15, 2019

April 22, 2015August 15, 2019

REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” opened on April 10 in Marvel Theatre, and those who have seen it have been blown away. “Hair” is a theatrical beast that the Department of Theatre and Dance tackled full-force, and the result was a show that was powerful,......

News

Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2015September 2, 2019

April 22, 2015September 2, 2019

S. L. FULLER News Editor There’s a vocal technique that baritone David Small got from his wife, which she calls “caboosing.” “A trick for if you ever find yourself tripping over words is to start from the last syllable and … work your way back,” Small told senior Ashley Cappelli......

Life & Arts

Wolf makes EBC debut

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2015August 15, 2019

April 17, 2015August 15, 2019

CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Wolf — a local band from Buffalo whose lead singer, Chelsea O’Donnell is a Fredonia alumna — made its return to the Fredonia area with its first show ever at EBC. The band performed Thursday, April 9, during EBC’s open mic night. “We have been playing......

Life & Arts

Music Review: Alberto Alaska at BJ’s

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2015August 15, 2019

April 17, 2015August 15, 2019

VERONICA PENOYER Staff Writer “Rot in the pit of cash or eternal stench,” said a quote on the special board at the local watering hole known as BJ’s, where the stage was set for the Rochester band, Alberto Alaska, on Thursday, April 9. With harmony their lesser focus, Alberto Alaska......

Life & Arts

Music Industry Club hosts another successful Life is Art festival

Contributor to The LeaderApril 15, 2015August 15, 2019

April 15, 2015August 15, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Mother Nature was on Music Industry Club’s side last Saturday as they held their sixth annual Life is Art festival in Barker Commons. Though the air was cold, what looked to be a rainy day turned into a sunshine filled afternoon, allowing Fredonia’s local musicians, vendors......

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“Cabaret” and “Snow White” to grace Fredonia stages

What to watch for in the School of Music

Music review: a week of a cappella and choir performances

Musical theatre students prepare to work with Jason Robert Brown Tony-winning composer to hold lecture, master class and recital

Keyboardist of Snarky Puppy shares his talents with Fredonia

Mainstage theater review: “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”

Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

Wolf makes EBC debut

Music Review: Alberto Alaska at BJ’s

Music Industry Club hosts another successful Life is Art festival