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Piano Competition announces winners

Winners of the Seventh Claudette Sorel Piano Competition at the State University of New York at Fredonia School of Music have been announced from among the finalists. The young pianists – all between the ages of 15 and 18 from across the United States and Canada – presented unique ...

Hillman Opera conductor Andrew Bisantz returns to roots

Conductor Andrew Bisantz has many memorable opera credits to his name. Currently the artistic director and conductor for the Eugene Opera, he has conducted more than 60 productions for companies throughout the United States earning accolades from publications including The New York Times, The ...

Fredonia 1891 Opera House focuses on artist Edward Hopper

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present Hopper, a special cinematic examination of the celebrated American artist, on Saturday at 1 p.m. as part of its Art & Architecture On Screen Series. Edward Hopper’s work is the most recognizable art in America – popular, praised, and mysterious, ...

Opera House to present ‘See How They Run’

The murder mystery spoof “See How They Run” kicks off Mystery Month in the Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center. The film stars Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan and will be screened Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. In the West End of 1950s London, plans ...

‘La Traviata’ comes to Fredonia Opera House

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m Saturday, with Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Soprano Nadine ...

School of Music to welcome Sorel Piano Fellows

The Sorel Piano Fellows program at the State University of New York at Fredonia, a unique, tuition-free weekend of events designed specifically for high school pianists, ages 15 to 18, and held in tandem with the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition, announced its 2022 participants. Support for the competition and fellows program was made possible through a charitable gift by the Sorel Charitable Organization, Inc., through the Fredonia College Foundation. School of Music Associate Professor of Piano Eliran Avni created the fellows program as a way to engage talented young pianists in a ...