Crane School of Music Presents Fall Faculty Recitals and Student Performances
SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music Welcomes Audiences for Upcoming Concerts and Recitals
Potsdam, NY (09/26/2025) — SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will feature its talented students and world-renowned faculty artists in a series of upcoming live performances to kick off the Fall 2025 semester.
Dr. Christine Hoerning, clarinet, will present a faculty recital on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.
The Crane Jazz Ensemble, conducted by SeungYoung Hong, will perform a concert titled "Tone Parallel," featuring Duke Ellington's 1943 extended jazz work, "Black, Brown and Beige," on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in the Proscenium Theater, located in the Performing Arts Center.
The Crane Symphonic Band and Crane Concert Band will take the stage for a joint concert on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m., in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Brian K. Doyle, will open the program with works by Katahj Copley, Julie Giroux, Malcolm Arnold, Darry Daehn, Fisher Tull and Robert Nathaniel Dett. Led by Jill Roberts, the Concert Band will perform pieces by Copley, Carlos Chavez, Eric Whitacre, Shuying Li, David Maslanka and John Mackey.
The busy schedule will continue with a series of evening concerts at 7:30 p.m. in Snell Theater:
- Monday, Oct. 6: Faculty recital featuring Lauren Becker, horn
- Wednesday, Oct. 8: Faculty chamber recital of Mozart's "Gran Partita," the Serenade No. 10 for winds and double bass
- Thursday, Oct. 9: Student Composers Forum, featuring original compositions by seven Crane students, from electronic pieces to works for percussion, strings, brass and piano
The Crane Mariachi Ensemble (Mariachi Los Osos Del Norte) will bring traditional sounds to the PAC's Proscenium Theater, with a rousing concert on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
The events are a community benefit of being home to one of the premier schools of music in the nation -- and thanks to livestreaming, anyone anywhere can watch and enjoy. For program details and more information on these and other upcoming performances, please visit www.potsdam.edu/cranelive.
About The Crane School of Music:
Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution and was one of the first Yamaha Institutions of Excellence. For more information, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.
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The Crane Mariachi Ensemble will present a fall concert on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., in the Proscenium Theater, located in SUNY Potsdam’s Performing Arts Center.
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