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The Department of Art faculty is comprised of noted artists working in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics and mixed media while also incorporating new technologies. This exhibition is a survey of their recent scholarly work.
August 29 – October 13
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 29, 4–6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
The Department of Art faculty is comprised of noted artists working in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics and mixed media while also incorporating new technologies. This exhibition is a survey of their recent scholarly work.
Through October 13
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
Faculty artists join with professional partners to present duets from nationally recognized choreographers.
Thursday, September 5 at 7:30pm
Friday, September 6 at 4:00 and 7:30pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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At the turn of the last century, the sounds of klezmer reverberated through the Lower East Side of New York City. Brought to America by Eastern Europeans, the jubilant music of their beloved shtetls became intertwined with new American jazz syncopations. NYKO goes one step further by adding rock and swing influences for a fun, buoyant night of music.
Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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Thursday, September 12, 10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Free
The Department of Art faculty is comprised of noted artists working in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics and mixed media while also incorporating new technologies. This exhibition is a survey of their recent scholarly work.
Through October 13
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 29, 4–6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
A Night on Broadway
Under the baton of Jonathan Allentoff, this concert will feature vocalist Mary Wojciechowski and trumpet soloist Buddy Colaneri. Wojciechowski has sung with the Philadelphia Pops Festival Chorus, under the direction of Peter Nero. She has also appeared with the Gateswingers Big Band and the Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra.
Colaneri is the lead trumpet in the Gateswingers Big Band and performed for many years with the bands of Gene Krupa, Louis Prima, and Boyd Raeburn. He appears on many recordings that are distributed internationally.
The program includes selections from Show Boat, Porgy and Bess, The Music Man, Carousel, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, and My Fair Lady with new arrangements by Allentoff and Dr. William Hullfish, professor emeritus of music.
Thursday, October 3, at 7:30 pm
Seymour College Union Ballroom
Suggested donation: $3
“A whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance.” – The New York Times
On a cold, clear winter’s night, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Similar in structure to the department’s Festival of Ten, the eight interconnected vignettes allow us to take a look at the poignancy of relationships.
October 4 – 6 and 17 – 19
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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The Strasser Studio is an alternative venue used by the Department of Dance, recognized nationally as one of the most distinctive college dance programs. With the audience surrounding the stage on three sides, they enjoy a multi-faceted view of some extremely talented dancers.
October 17 – 19
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Saturday Matinee at 2 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Post-performance discussions follow the Thursday and Saturday evening performances.
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
A concert featuring the various musical ensembles from the Department of Theatre and Music Studies, including the Xylophone Ensemble, the Clarinet Ensemble, the Jazz Ensemble and the Saxophone Ensemble, amongst others.
Wednesday, October 23, at 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Suggested donation: $3
The paintings by Mohawk artist R. Gary Miller are a testament to his life while at the Mohawk Institute Indian residential school in Brantford, Ontario, from 1953–1964. The exhibit is one of several research projects by Keating, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology.
October 24 – December 8
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 24, 4–6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
For more than 90 years, the RPO has been one of the cornerstones of both the arts in our community and the community itself. In addition to its annual concert, the RPO has a presence on campus throughout the year, providing course instructors and guest lecturers. At this concert, Paul Shewan will conduct the orchestra in a program of Russian composers.
Friday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Add this concert to your subscription and receive a complimentary ticket for a post-concert reception featuring wine, artisan cheeses and other delectables, catered by Garnishes. Additional tickets are $10 and will be available until October 18.
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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October 31 – November 2
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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Fall Production:
Thursday – Saturday, October 31 – November 2, 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 3, 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government Box Office: (585) 395-2487
The paintings by Mohawk artist R. Gary Miller are a testament to his life while at the Mohawk Institute Indian residential school in Brantford, Ontario, from 1953–1964. The exhibit is one of several research projects by Keating, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology.
Through December 8
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
October 31 – November 2
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
Fall Production:
Thursday – Saturday, October 31 – November 2, 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 3, 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government Box Office: (585) 395-2487
As part of the Department of Theatre and Music Studies' alliance with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre.
Thursday, November 14, 10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Free
DANSCORE is the perfect opportunity to see pieces created by nationally and internationally renowned faculty members, whom Rochester’s City newspaper calls some of the “top names” in the field. The diverse choreographic voices highlight the talented dancers.
Thursday and Friday, November 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
and
Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Hochstein Performance Hall
50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester
A reception will follow the Saturday evening performance.
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Only cash and checks will be accepted at the door for the Saturday performance.
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“… jaw-droppingly hilarious.” – Entertainment Weekly
In this Brooklyn neighborhood, humans and puppets live side by side, everyone’s a little bit racist, and the Internet is for… well, it’s for more than Facebook. The side-splitting Tony Award®–winning musical is a 21st-century look at the life lessons that we didn’t learn from Sesame Street.
Avenue Q contains adult language and themes, as well as no-holds-barred puppet sex.
Yes, puppet sex.
November 22 – 24 and December 5 – 7
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
The paintings by Mohawk artist R. Gary Miller are a testament to his life while at the Mohawk Institute Indian residential school in Brantford, Ontario, from 1953–1964. The exhibit is one of several research projects by Keating, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology.
Through December 8
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
Holiday Concert
Holiday Concert
Under the baton of Jonathan Allentoff, this concert will feature a return performance by nationally-recognized marimba soloist Peter Ferry. Hailed by the Democrat and Chronicle as a "percussion genius
presenting percussion in a stunning, thoughtful way," Ferry is quickly gaining recognition for meaningful, entertaining performances of contemporary repertoire. In 2013, he received the prestigious Performer's Certificate from his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music. Ferry will welcome in the holiday season with Ney Rosauro's "Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra," inspired by Brazilian dances. The orchestra will also premiere Allentoff's arrangement of "It Comes Around the Same Time Each Year" by Hollywood composer Van Alexander. The program also includes works by Rodgers, Guaraldi, and Marks, as well as the annual holiday sing-a-long.
Thursday, December 5, at 7:30 pm
Seymour College Union Ballroom
Suggested donation: $3
“… jaw-droppingly hilarious.” – Entertainment Weekly
In this Brooklyn neighborhood, humans and puppets live side by side, everyone’s a little bit racist, and the Internet is for… well, it’s for more than Facebook. The side-splitting Tony Award®–winning musical is a 21st-century look at the life lessons that we didn’t learn from Sesame Street.
Avenue Q contains adult language and themes, as well as no-holds-barred puppet sex.
Yes, puppet sex.
December 5 – 7
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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A concert featuring the various musical ensembles from the Department of Theatre and Music Studies, including the Xylophone Ensemble, the Clarinet Ensemble, the Jazz Ensemble and the Saxophone Ensemble, amongst others.
Friday, December 6, at 3 pm
Tower Black Box Theatre
Suggested donation: $3
Sounds of the SeasonBring your scores to join the Brockport College-Community Chorus for a Handel’s Messiah “sing-in.” Celebrate the holidays by raising your voice in song.
Sunday, December 8, 7:30 pm
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
152 Main Street, Brockport
$5 at the door
The basic principle of assembly-line manufacturing is providing the correct recipe and environment. With those elements, one could construct a computer or other complex machine. In the series Life Industries, Andrew Au imagines an industrial plant that manufactures and markets living things, the necessary construction being merely code that explains a sequence of events to make the organism viable. The series includes paintings, prints, sculpture and a mockumentary about the inner workings inside Life Industries.
In Irrational Exuberance, Amy Cheng brings together a new series of sumptuously intricate ornamental paintings. Loosely anchored on the notion of the mandala, the paintings are richly referential: they call to mind the cosmos, cells, lace, brocade and more. Cheng aligns herself with the long tradition of geometric and floral patterns which the Far East, the Middle East, the Byzantine and the Baroque have long employed.
January 28 – February 23
Opening Reception: Friday, January 31, 4–6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
As part of the Department of Theatre and Music Studies' alliance with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre.
Thursday, January 30, 10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Free
The basic principle of assembly-line manufacturing is providing the correct recipe and environment. With those elements, one could construct a computer or other complex machine. In the series Life Industries, Andrew Au imagines an industrial plant that manufactures and markets living things, the necessary construction being merely code that explains a sequence of events to make the organism viable. The series includes paintings, prints, sculpture and a mockumentary about the inner workings inside Life Industries.
In Irrational Exuberance, Amy Cheng brings together a new series of sumptuously intricate ornamental paintings. Loosely anchored on the notion of the mandala, the paintings are richly referential: they call to mind the cosmos, cells, lace, brocade and more. Cheng aligns herself with the long tradition of geometric and floral patterns which the Far East, the Middle East, the Byzantine and the Baroque have long employed.
January 28 – February 23
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
Gibbs & Main is a group of five professional musicians dedicated to performing classical masterpieces side by side with Latin, pop and contemporary repertoire. The musicians like to venture outside the traditional “chamber” of chamber music, covering everything from highbrow to Löwenbräu.
Friday, February 7, 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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Thursday – Saturday, February 20 – 22
Hartwell classrooms, studios and Dance Theater
Free
Participants must be at least 16 years old.
Thursday, February 20 at 6 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Free
The Strasser Studio is an alternative venue used by the Department of Dance, recognized nationally as one of the most distinctive college dance programs. With the audience surrounding the stage on three sides, they enjoy a multi-faceted view of some extremely talented dancers.
February 27 – March 1
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Saturday Matinees at 2 pm
Post-performance discussions follow the Thursday and Saturday evening performances.
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
In a café right out of an Edward Hopper painting, a cell phone leads a woman into the world of a dead man’s life. In her attempt to tie up the loose ends of his existence, she unlocks the mysteries that are the sum of one person’s life — a haughty mother, a distant wife, a lonely brother, a mistress and an occupation full of international intrigue — and realizes we are all incomplete without the other lives that touch our own.
February 28 – March 2 and March 6 – 8
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
The Strasser Studio is an alternative venue used by the Department of Dance, recognized nationally as one of the most distinctive college dance programs. With the audience surrounding the stage on three sides, they enjoy a multi-faceted view of some extremely talented dancers.
Through March 1
Saturday Evening at 7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
Click here to purchase tickets online.
In a café right out of an Edward Hopper painting, a cell phone leads a woman into the world of a dead man’s life. In her attempt to tie up the loose ends of his existence, she unlocks the mysteries that are the sum of one person’s life — a haughty mother, a distant wife, a lonely brother, a mistress and an occupation full of international intrigue — and realizes we are all incomplete without the other lives that touch our own.
February 28 – March 2 and March 6 – 8
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16, $11 (Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff), or $8.50 (Students)
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Embracing Function:Lori Mills, associate professor in the Department of Art, has assembled some of the finest practitioners of functional, yet artistic, ceramic work. Her research for this exhibition focused on artists who deal primarily with vessel forms. Represented are Peter Beasecker, Syracuse, NY; Linda Sikora, Alfred, NY; Hide Sadohara, Fredonia, NY; and several others.
March 4 – 30
Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 4, 4–6 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
The Gala will present the finest choreographic works of those submitted for adjudication, representing the highest artistic and technical standards of performance and choreography throughout the Northeastern Region.
There will be a limited number of general admission tickets available to the public for this concert.Wednesday Saturday, March 12 15
Various venues
and
Gala Performances on Saturday, March 15
Performance times to be announced.
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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A concert featuring the various musical ensembles from the Department of Theatre and Music Studies, including the Xylophone Ensemble, the Clarinet Ensemble, the Jazz Ensemble and the Saxophone Ensemble, amongst others.
Wednesday, March 26, at 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Suggested donation: $3
Stage Whispers:As part of the Department of Theatre and Music Studies' alliance with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre.
Thursday, March 27, 10 am
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Free
"Paul Houghtaling has personality and a splendid voice." – The Boston Globe
Houghtaling, the director of Opera Theatre at the University of Alabama, has a wide-ranging career as educator, stage director and singer with a repertoire that ranges from Mozart to Gilbert and Sullivan. His Brockport recital will include a Bach cantata as well as a series of American art songs. He will be accompanied by Kevin Chance.
Friday, March 28, 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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With dynamism, athleticism, and grace, these concerts feature graduate and undergraduate student choreography. MFA thesis works shown at these performances can help propel these dance-makers into their professional lives.
April 3 – 5
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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Spring Production:
Thursday – Saturday, April 3 – 5 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 6 at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government Box Office: (585) 395-2487
The pinnacle of our exhibition season, and the most anticipated by students and faculty, this is our celebration of our students artistic achievements for the current academic year
April 11 May 4
Opening Reception: Friday, April 11, 79 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
by Charles L. Mee
“…brashly, unapologetically entertaining.” – The New York Times
Bob Rauschenberg’s “combines” are famous for assembling found objects into art. bobrauschenbergamerica is similar in that it is not a direct biography of the artist but a collection of a different type: simple moments of simple lives captured as the artist himself might have done. The play — at times both comic and touching — reminds us that, “like art, there are no rules here.” But there are an awful lot of chicken jokes.
April 25 – 27 and May 1 – 3
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinee at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
Click here to purchase tickets online.
The pinnacle of our season, and the most anticipated by students and faculty, this adjudicated exhibition is our celebration of our students' artistic achievements for the current academic year.
April 11-May 4
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: April 11, 7 9 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery
by Charles L. Mee
“…brashly, unapologetically entertaining.” – The New York Times
Bob Rauschenberg’s “combines” are famous for assembling found objects into art. bobrauschenbergamerica is similar in that it is not a direct biography of the artist but a collection of a different type: simple moments of simple lives captured as the artist himself might have done. The play — at times both comic and touching — reminds us that, “like art, there are no rules here.” But there are an awful lot of chicken jokes.
April 25 – 27 and May 1 – 3
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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Invigorating and life-affirming, the Sankofa troupe brings Carnivale to Brockport. Artistic director Clyde Alafiju Morgan and musical director Khalid N’Faly Saleem meld African, Caribbean and Latin cultures together for a vibrant, energetic production that can’t help putting a smile on everyone’s faces.
May 1 – 4
Thursday – Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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A concert featuring the various musical ensembles from the Department of Theatre and Music Studies, including the Xylophone Ensemble, the Clarinet Ensemble, the Jazz Ensemble and the Saxophone Ensemble, amongst others.
Friday, May 2 at 3 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre
Suggested Donation: $3
Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8, 7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Donations accepted at the door.
Carl Orff’s masterwork will be presented in a joint concert by the Brockport College-Community Chorus and the Brockport Symphony Orchestra. The oratorio, based on texts from as early as the 11th century, deals with typical themes of springtime — love, lust and other indulgences. Carmina Burana is one of the most popular musical works of the 20th century, crossing over from the concert hall to its use in advertising and popular movies.
Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, 7:30 pm
Seymour College Union Ballroom
$16 $11 Seniors, Alumni, Faculty and Staff $8.50 Students
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Commencement Week, May 12 – 16
Hartwell Dance Theater
Donations to the Friends of Brockport Dance scholarship fund accepted at the door.
Collaborative Training Dinner
5 pm - 7 pm
Faculty Staff Convocation
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Collaborative Training
1 pm - 5:30 pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
11 am - 4 pm
