SUNY group to sing with ‘Caribbean’ chorus
State University of New York at Fredonia students, alumni and faculty will join the chorus in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” at Chautauqua Institution.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” will be presented in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will perform the score by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer as the film is simultaneously screened.
Students in the chorus include senior Brody Brown, a Music Education major with a minor in Arts Administration, from Buffalo; Zachary Brudz, a sophomore majoring in Music Education from Lancaster; senior Brendan Mathewson, a Music Education major, from Webster; Michael Burns, a senior Music Performance major, from Schenectady; and senior Gunnar Nowicki, a Music Education major, from Hamburg.
Faculty include Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities Vernon Huff and Professor Emeritus Daniel Ihasz.
Alumni include Erin Alexander, 2023, Music Performance; Jamie Gangemi, 2022, Music Education; and Michael Teti, 2023, Music. Former students in the chorus are Tyler Huk and Ky Ver Hoef.
The SUNY Fredonia contingent that comprises 12 of the 15-member chorus answered the call to join the performance through SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus Julie Newell’s connection to Chautauqua.
The film, based on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction at Disney parks, is the first installment of that film franchise. Tickets for the performance can be obtained at Chautauqua’s main gate.