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SUNY Fredonia School of Music welcomes a new Dean

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ANDIE VÉLEZ-DAVIS Staff Writer  SUNY Fredonia’s school of music is welcoming Dr. David A. Stringham as the new Dean for the school of music.  SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison said that Stringham’s previous credentials and enthusiasm will bring the current success of the school of music to an even higher......
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Masks On: TADA presents ‘Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mime!’

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ALANA WINGATE Staff Writer  The Department of Theatre and Dance will enter the realm of mime by presenting the kid-friendly production “Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mime.” It will be their third 2022-2023 Walter Gloor Mainstage of the Series performance. “This is a show that is designed for families and even though......
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Fredonia alumni band is on the horizon

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JORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader  A small number of Fredonia-born bands last through college. Even fewer live beyond their usual four years. Only one bold collective can do it with such an oddly long name. The debut EP from The Weather Might Say Otherwise, titled “Something of Substance,” was......
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2022 Battle of the New Bands: Highlights from one of Fredonia’s biggest annual music events

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JAINA BERARDI  Special to The Leader  The annual Battle of the New Bands competition was held by SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry Club in the Williams Center’s Multi-Purpose Room on Friday, Dec. 2. Each year, the competition begins as a mixer, where musicians gather to hear the rules of the competition......
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Drummer N’Camara Abou Sylla teaches traditional balafon workshop

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NERON SIMPSON  Special to The Leader  While many people march to the beat of their own drum, African musician N’Camara Abou Sylla is carrying on the rhythms of tradition that his father passed down to him.  These traditions were brought to SUNY Fredonia when Sylla hosted an open balafon workshop......
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The sounds of the Revolution: Fredonia’s Symphonic winds concert of change

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MAISIE STRADER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s School of Music hosted its first ever Fredonia Symphonic Winds concert on Sept. 29 in King Concert Hall. The conductor, Dr. Carrie Pawelski, hopes to recognize the series of changes our world has experienced through the ensemble’s power of music. The symphonic......
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Amp it Up hosts jams session on Williams Center Patio

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Live music filled campus on Friday, Sept. 16 with Amp it Up, a traditional event put on by SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry Club.The event was held on the Williams Center patio and featured three local Fredonia bands. Despite the name “Amp it Up,” two acoustic artists took......

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