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Crane School of Music Faculty Member Michael R. Dudley Jr. to Premiere 'Elegy' in Miami Performance
A new work by composer Michael R. Dudley Jr. has been selected by Music of the Unsung America, and will be premiered at Miami's African Heritage Cultural Center on Dec. 11. Dudley is a visiting assistant professor of jazz studies at SUNY Potsdam's Cran...
Nov 23, 2021, 10:25am EST

Crane School of Music Students Fill the Stage for Large Ensemble Performances in Coming Days
The stages at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will be filled for the next series of performances, featuring the institution's large ensembles. Led by experienced faculty, Crane's talented student musicians are set to perform in a series of free u...
Nov 15, 2021, 4:40pm EST

SUNY Potsdam Anthropology Faculty Member Documents Greenland Visit in 'Virtual Field Trip'
Every day, SUNY Potsdam faculty member Dr. Kathryn Grow Allen wakes up and documents a different aspect of her trip to Greenland to share with her undergraduates (and with anyone else who cares to follow along). Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Embassy...
Nov 10, 2021, 1:00pm EST

SUNY Potsdam Launches Career-Ready Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science
SUNY Potsdam is proud to announce its newest baccalaureate degree in the growing field of environmental science. The new Bachelor of Science degree program integrates coursework in the sciences and environmental studies, to prepare graduates for fulfil...
Nov 5, 2021, 9:00am EDT

Crane Opera Ensemble to Present Double Bill of 'Mahagonny Songspiel' and 'The Medium'
The award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble is thrilled to present its first live production since the global pandemic, as it stages an operatic double-bill of 20th century works, including "Mahagonny Songspiel" by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, and "The Me...
Nov 4, 2021, 1:24pm EDT

Crane School of Music Student Performers Take Center Stage in Exciting Ensemble Performances
The talented student artists from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will take center stage for a series of exciting ensemble performances starting tonight. Upcoming free performances include: Tuesday, Nov. 2: Crane Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m., Sar...
Nov 2, 2021, 2:02pm EDT

Community Performance Series to Present Rhiannon Giddens, 'Genius Grant' Recipient & Grammy Winner, on Nov. 6
The Community Performance Series is thrilled to welcome the acclaimed musician Rhiannon Giddens along with Francesco Turrisi on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, as the third Mare...
Oct 29, 2021, 6:00pm EDT

Crane School of Music Faculty Highlighted in Upcoming Concerts
SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will feature its world-renowned faculty artists in a series of upcoming performances. The Potsdam Brass Quintet will take the stage on Monday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. The quintet will p...
Oct 29, 2021, 4:22pm EDT

SUNY Potsdam Presents Plays Across the Walls Festival
SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Plays Across the Walls, a upcoming festival of nine short plays written by playwrights from across the globe. The free Plays Across the Walls Festival will run from Nov. 19 to 21 in th...
Oct 29, 2021, 1:00pm EDT
SUNY Potsdam Dedicates First Campus Wind Turbine
In a fitting celebration of National Sustainability Day, SUNY Potsdam officially dedicated the campus's first wind turbine today in a collegial celebration, along with local leaders and partners from Clarkson University. SUNY Potsdam's new 3.5 kilowat...
Oct 27, 2021, 3:50pm EDT