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Piano festival at Fredonia to recognize underrepresented composers

A series of virtual experiences celebrating the lives and works of underrepresented composers will be showcased at the State University at Fredonia School of Music’s second annual Robert Jordan Piano Festival during April. Named in the memory of Professor Emeritus Robert Jordan, who taught ...

Poet to give virtual craft talk, poetry reading

Meg Day, a poet and author of the award-winning “Last Psalm at Sea Level,” will present a craft talk on Wednesday, April 7, and a poetry reading on Thursday, April 8, both at 7 p.m., via Zoom, as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series at the State University of New York at ...

Opera House to stream internationally recognized bluegrass band

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present the internationally acclaimed bluegrass band Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road in concert on Saturday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be streamed live from the mountains of North Carolina, home of the band. “We’re ...

Chautauqua Symphony, Institution reach agreement

CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution has reached a new agreement with the musicians of the resident Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The agreement extends the current Collective Bargaining Agreement through September 2021, but makes some important adjustments that provide for flexibility and ...

Acclaimed violinist Koh to give virtual residency

The student-run Ethos New Music Society at the State University of New York at Fredonia will present renowned violinist Jennifer Koh in a virtual residency that will feature two discussions, “Decolonizing Western Music,” on Thursday, April 1, at 6 p.m., and “Creativity in the Time of ...

Opera House to stream Chautauqua Brass concert

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will live stream a performance with local favorites, Chautauqua Brass, on Friday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. “We’re so excited to be hosting performances on our stage once again, even if it is to an empty theatre,” notes Opera House ...