April 12, 2024 – Stone Ridge, NY – The SUNY Ulster Music Department will present its second and third ensemble concerts of the spring semester on Wednesday, April 24, and Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge campus. These concerts are free and open to the public.
The April 24 concert will feature the SUNY Ulster College/Community Band directed by Victor Izzo. Carla Newsome, Sam Newsome, and Adam Kulizewski will be the guest conductors. Members include SUNY Ulster and SUNY New Paltz students, Community Members, Advanced Area High School students, and Area Music Educators. They will be playing a wide variety of both classic and new Wind Band Concert pieces and Marches.
On May 1, the SUNY Ulster College Chorus directed by Janet Gehres and accompanied by Edward Leavitt will feature a diverse choral program including music by Italian Renaissance composer Orzio Vecchi, Austrian Classical/Romantic composer Franz Schubert, Musical Theater composer Stephen Sondheim, along with Folks Songs from America and Hungary. The choir is made up of SUNY Ulster students, faculty and staff, as well as community members. Also performing is the African Music Ensemble directed by Paul Chambers. The African Music Ensemble is preparing arrangements of traditional djembe rhythms and balafon melodies from the peoples of Guinea and surrounding areas of West Africa. Music featured includes that of the Susu, Malinke, and Baga peoples. Members include students, faculty and staff, and community members. The evening will conclude with the Best Performances of our Wednesday 1:00 Convocation Series featuring Applied Music and Community Music School Lesson Students and other SUNY Ulster music students.
For more information, contact Janet Gehres at gehresj@sunyulster.edu.
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