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Local band spotlight: Crazies, Jerry Grind, Diluted and Yonic play at Canadaway

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CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Fredonia has a very wide range of music, especially when it comes to local bands. Students, or even residents, of Fredonia put together bands in hopes of standing out. But many forget about the underground-type bands that just want to rock out and have a good......
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Music review: Artists on the Rise Hellogoodbye is announced as Spring headliner

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WILLIAM MOHAN Special to The Leader The Williams Center was full of energy from various forms of musical talent that shared their love of their craft with an enthusiastic and hyper audience this past Thursday night, Feb. 26. This was all courtesy of Spectrum Entertainment Board. Following the performance of......
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Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival features Eastman Chorale

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REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Last weekend’s annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival ended with a resounding bang after a two-hour concert that featured performances by four choirs, including the Eastman Chorale; multiple pieces guest-conducted by Eastman’s Choral Director, Dr. William Weinert; and a new twist — a live Twitter feed in which......
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Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

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VERONICA PENOYER Special to The Leader Saturday, Feb. 3 was an eventful night at Ellicott Brewing Company for music buffs all around. Lady Lush and the Vinyls, a band consisting of Fredonia alumni that identify themselves as soul-pop, played an incredible four-hour set full of pop covers and their creations......
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Ian Clarke shares concepts of creativity with Fredonia musicians

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ian Clarke, a leading musician and composer in the flute world, spent this past Tuesday at Fredonia. This was a “marvelous treat” for Susan Royal and Fredonia’s flute studio. While in Fredonia, Clarke presented a lecture sharing his concepts for the development of a creative idea......
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Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ethos New Music Society kicked off its 15th Newsound Festival with the “vibrant” and “superb” Third Coast Percussion ensemble this past week. Hailed as groundbreaking for their expansion of the percussion repertoire, “Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire......
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New policy to change child-centric events NYSSMA music camp, little siblings weekend amongst affected events

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MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor Changes are coming to Fredonia in the upcoming Fall semester that will affect many clubs and annual Fredonia-affiliated activities that work with minors. The Fredonia Child Protection Policy (CPP), while currently a working draft, is a 24-page document that covers the ins and outs of......
Life & Arts

A musical collaboration: the Gray-Antonacci duo

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COURTNEE CESTA Managing Editor For School of Music professors Casey Gray and Tim Antonacci, there’s power in numbers. “We want to go somewhere where we can make a difference together — use our skills together,” said Gray, to which Antonacci added, “That’s the key.” As partners, the two finish each......
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Stonefelt recognized for contribution in music

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer “The more you know, the more you can do.” Karolyn Stonefelt, head of Fredonia’s percussion area, has immersed herself in many areas, both inside and outside of music, and has proven these words of hers to be true. But it is because of her work, within......

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