Graduate students from Professor Jennifer Frautschi’s violin studio delighted listeners with a marvelous program in the Library’s Galleria on December 4. The challenging repertory included excerpts from Gabriel Fauré’s Sonata for Violin and Piano ; J.S. Bach’s Sonata No. 2…
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Art of the Violin Concert No. 2 Enthralls All
A hearty crowd of seated listeners and passersby took note of the stellar performances by students of Professor Jennifer Frautschi on Monday afternoon, November 4. The concert began with the Allegro from Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 77 No. 2…
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Art of the Violin Starts the Library’s Concert Season
The chords and melodies of solo violin sonatas, caprices and partitas resonated throughout the hallway of the Library’s Galleria on Wednesday October 16. Seated audience members and passersby enjoyed the performances of Prof. Jennifer Frautschi’s talented graduate students at the…
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Welcome Tavonna Miller!
Tavonna Miller has joined the Music Library staff for five weeks as an intern. Ms. Miller is an adjunct professor at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, where she teaches voice and songwriting. She is also a matriculating…
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Clarinuts Present an Exciting Program
The spring semester’s concert series in the Galleria concluded with a performance by ClariNuts, the talented graduate students of clarinet professor Alan Kay. It was well attended and appreciated by members of the university community. The program began with Black…
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Art of the Violin Extended Concert Attracts New Listeners
The April 10 “Art of the Violin,” concert featured graduate students of Professor Jennifer Fraustchi from the Department of Music. Works by Niccolò Paganini, Reena Esmail, J.S. Bach, Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe, Clara Schumann, and Franz Schubert delighted passersby and was enjoyed…
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Valentine’s Day Art of the Violin Concert a Success
The Library’s Spring 2024 Concert series began successfully in the Galleria with the Art of the Violin on Valentine’s Day. As roses and brownies were being purchased in the horseshoe near the entrance, passersby were treated to performances by students…
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Art of the Violin Enjoyed by All
The December 5th Art of the Violin concert in the Library Galleria had its largest audience of the semester. Listeners filled the chairs provided, stood along the opposite side of the Galleria and in front of the North Reading Room,…
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Art of the Violin Draws Many Listeners!
The Fall semester’s first Galleria concert, Art of the Violin drew an attentive crowd on Tuesday, October 17 at 1 pm. Students of Professor Jennifer Frautschi performed works by Stamitz, Bach, Beethoven, Paganini, and Saint-Saëns. Our thanks to Professor Frautschi…
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Clarinuts! Livens up an Afternoon
The annual Clarinuts! recital in the Library’s Galleria yesterday was a resounding success! Professor Alan Kay and his students performed a wide variety of selections from the clarinet repertory by composers Paul Harvey, Jörg Widmann, Béla Kovács, Gabriel Pierné, Theresa…
