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Quartetto Gelato to bring an amusing twist on traditional music

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Described on their website as “supremely talented, deliciously smart, endlessly creative, refreshingly funny and totally surprising,” Quartetto Gelato, a virtuosic, classically trained, multi-genre group from Toronto, will bring its theatrical style and a taste of acrobatics to the Fredonia campus this week. Formed nearly 20 years......
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Fredonia alumni inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame

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JORIAN HOLKA Special to The Leader Each year at its annual induction gala, the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame recognizes and honors natives and residents of Western New York who have proven invaluable to the local music scene. This year’s event will take place on Oct. 2, when 18 new......
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Spotlight: Mr. Boneless at Music Is Art Festival

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CLAIRE WOODCOCK Staff Writer Buffalo was bursting with ‘Buffalove’ as over one hundred local bands and artists performed and showcased their work this past Saturday. On the west side of Delaware Park, locals celebrated the 12th annual Music is Art festival, originally founded by the Goo Goo Dolls’ Robby Takac......
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GRAMMY winner Kent Knappenberger to visit Fredonia campus

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JORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor How many music educators think for even one minute that a national award, maybe even a GRAMMY, is in their future? Probably not many. But for one, Kent Knappenberger, national recognition by way of a GRAMMY award is already a part of his accomplished past. Knappenberger......
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The sound of Italy in Rosch

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KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer Thursday night brought musicians, community members and students together in Rosch recital hall to hear the sounds of Italy. This concert included two faculty members from the School of Music, Julie Newell and Daniel Ihasz, as well as three native Italians, Stefani Donzelli, Sandra Buongrazio and......
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School of Music presents Easter-related masterwork

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Dr. Gerald Gray prepares musicians for the performance of “Saint John Passion” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor The Fredonia Chamber Choir and Fredonia College Choir will collaborate with School of Music faculty and alumni to present the “Saint......
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Piorkowksi directs Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in Rosch

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COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor In a refreshing change from the usual string recitals and vocal performances, Rosch Recital Hall hosted the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet on Friday, April 4 — an ensemble referred to by The New York Times as “The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest......

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