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Upcoming performances at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will feature student composers, world premieres and major ensembles. For a full list of upcoming recitals and concerts, visit www.potsdam.edu/cranelive.

Upcoming Crane School of Music Concerts Feature World Premieres, Student Composers and Major Ensembles

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will feature its talented students and world-renowned faculty artists in a series of upcoming live performances this spring. All performances are free, and the public is invited to attend. The Crane Wind Ensemble ...

Feb 13, 2026, 3:30pm EST

A new documentary follows efforts by SUNY Potsdam Professor Glenn Johnson (pictured), his students and an alumna to protect the threatened Blanding’s turtle.

SUNY Potsdam Professor, Students and Alumna Featured in Documentary on Efforts to Save Threatened Blanding's Turtle

SUNY Potsdam will host a free campus screening tomorrow of a new documentary that shines a spotlight on the urgent fight to protect one of New York State's most threatened species. "The Quiet Battle to Save the Blanding's Turtles of New York," directed...

Feb 10, 2026, 3:34pm EST

Heather Wheeler (second from right) joins fellow pianists of all ages during the Crane Piano Monster Concert. SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music will host the Crane Piano Monster Concert on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. in the Washburn Rehearsal Room.

Crane School of Music to Host Third Annual Crane Piano Monster Concert

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will once again bring together pianists from across the North Country for its annual Crane Piano Monster Concert, taking place Tuesday, February 3, at 6 p.m., in the Washburn Rehearsal Room (C143). The event is free...

Jan 30, 2026, 12:50pm EST

SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music offers hundreds of free performances each year, most of which also livestream online at www.potsdam.edu/cranelive.

Crane School of Music Kicks Off the Spring Semester with Faculty Recitals & Student Performances

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 Spring 2026 semester. Dr. Young-Ah Tak (piano) will present a faculty recital on Thurs...

Jan 26, 2026, 1:41pm EST

Mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis (left) will perform in recital at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music alongside Jeanne-Minette Cilliers (right), on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. The performance will also stream live at potsdam.edu/cranelive.

Crane School of Music Welcomes Guest Vocalist Raehann Bryce-Davis

SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will welcome guest artist Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano, for a performance alongside her longtime collaborator, Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. ...

Jan 20, 2026, 11:57am EST

Associate Professor Dr. Anna Sorensen leads a class at SUNY Potsdam. The College is now offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in applied sociology.

SUNY Potsdam Announces New Degree in Applied Sociology

SUNY Potsdam is proud to introduce its newest baccalaureate offering -- a Bachelor of Arts degree program in applied sociology. The program, the first of its kind within the State University of New York system, emphasizes career development and realwor...

Jan 14, 2026, 2:00pm EST

David Fluhr will be honored with an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the State University of New York, presented by SUNY Potsdam and its Crane School of Music, on Jan. 21, 2026.

SUNY Potsdam to Honor David E. Fluhr with Honorary Doctorate

SUNY Potsdam and its renowned Crane School of Music will present an Honorary Doctor of Music degree to acclaimed sound mixer David E. Fluhr during a private ceremony at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2026. Fluhr will be ...

Jan 6, 2026, 10:00am EST

SUNY Potsdam business administration students acted as team managers and led collaborations with students at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in Germany this fall semester. The team leads included, from left, Ryan Mahlmeister, Nick Long, Ryleigh Ferguson and Tyler Gould.

SUNY Potsdam Class Develops Business Plans with German Students at Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Business administration students from The State University of New York at Potsdam recently teamed up with peers from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (Technische Hochschule Koln) for a semester-long project, creating strategic business plans ...

Dec 30, 2025, 12:00pm EST

Manny Coleman (right) and Cade Lamphere Jr. (left) perform the Frank Sinatra versions of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" alongside the Crane Jazz Ensemble as part of the 2025 Crane Candlelight Concert. The audio from the concert will be broadcast on North Country Public Radio as part of the station's holiday programming again this year. (Photo credit: Sophia Pleat '26)

Crane Candlelight Concerts to be Broadcast on North Country Public Radio and Syndicated on PBS

For more than 100 years, the Crane Candlelight Concert has ushered in the holiday season at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. Once again, audiences can relive the magic, thanks to upcoming broadcasts on regional public television and radio. North ...

Dec 19, 2025, 3:11pm EST

Graduates of the Fall 2025 class at SUNY Potsdam’s Law Enforcement Training Institute gathered for a photo behind Assistant Director and SUNY Potsdam Police Chief Shane Ashley (front left) and Academy Director Sonny Duquette (front right). The graduates were as follows: Front row, standing (left to right): Christopher Paige, Canton Police Department; Bryan Dillon, Norwood Police Department; Michael Manley of Newburgh (Class of 2026); Rachelle Cain of Skaneateles (Class of 2026), and Emma Gravlin of Lisbon (Class of 2026). Back row, standing (left to right): Bryson Murray of Ogdensburg (Class of 2026); Drew Costello of Ogdensburg (Class of 2026); Trent Dow, Gouverneur Police Department; Blake Sharlow, SUNY Potsdam University Police; Ryley O’Connell, Saranac Lake Police Department, and Steven Clark, St. Lawrence County Probation Department.

SUNY Potsdam Law Enforcement Training Institute Recognizes Fall Graduates

The SUNY Potsdam Law Enforcement Training Institute proudly celebrated the graduation of its Basic Police and Peace Officer Training program during a ceremony held on Dec. 12 in Knowles Hall. The ceremony marked the culmination of several months of ri...

Dec 19, 2025, 10:40am EST

About SUNY Potsdam

Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America’s first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.