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Strawberry Fest and Diversity Day Celebration Is a Hit Again

Inclusion was on the plate for those who attended the Stony Brook University Strawberry Festival and Diversity Day Celebration on May 1. The two-hour event, full of music and dance performances, creative arts and...

May 9, 2019

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Di Zhong is First Place Winner of the 2019 Stony Brook University Undergraduate Concerto Competition.

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University Orchestra Concert to Feature SBU Undergrad as Solo Pianist

The University Orchestra will present a concert at Staller Center on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 pm, featuring Dvorak’s Carnival Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. The soloist — First Place Winner of the 2019...

April 24, 2019

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Emerson String Quartet Featured in ‘Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy’

A multimedia theatrical creation, “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy” featuring the Emerson String Quartet and an ensemble of actors, comes to Staller Center’s Main Stage on Friday, April 12, at 8 pm...

March 26, 2019

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Professors’ Sonification Project Profiled in Wired Magazine

Stony Brook University Professors Lisa Muratori and Margaret Schedel collaborated on a project that was recently profiled in Wired — Our Ears Are Unlocking an Era of Aural Data. Muratori, an associate professor of...

February 28, 2019

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Energetic Theatrical Group ‘Mayumana’ at Staller Center March 9

Mayumana, a theatrical music and dance sensation from Israel, brings “Currents” to Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University on Saturday, March 9, at 8 pm in a performance inspired by the historical ‘’Battle...

February 26, 2019

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Stony Brook Opera presents Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas”

Henry Purcell’s beloved baroque opera, Dido and Aeneas, will come to life at the Staller Center this Friday, February 22. Stony Brook Opera and Baroque Chamber Players will present the tragic tale of duty, passion, and...

February 20, 2019

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Renée Fleming Stars - Staller Center’s 2019 Gala, March 2 (photo by Andrew Eccles)

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Renée Fleming Stars in Gala 2019 at Staller Center on March 2

Staller Center for the Arts will present its annual Gala on March 2, 2019, starring one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time. Four-time Grammy Award winner Renée Fleming was awarded the National Medal of...

February 11, 2019

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University Celebrates David Lawton, Who Built World-Class Music Department

Any tears shed following longtime Stony Brook University conductor David Lawton’s final opera performances on April 28 and April 29 were no match for those that Lawton himself cried as a 5-year-old while attending a...

May 4, 2018

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University Orchestra Concert at Staller Center May 1

The University Orchestra, conducted by Susan Deaver, will perform Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Brahms Symphony No. 4 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with piano soloist Brianna Tang, winner of the 2018...

April 23, 2018

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Staller Center Announces 2018-19 Season with Variety of Performances

An exciting variety of dance companies, music genres of all kinds, a cirque extravaganza, a theatrical creation featuring the Emerson String Quartet, and the 2019 Gala with opera star Renée Fleming are among the many...

April 17, 2018

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Arts & Entertainment Events On Campus

Adventures in Orchestral Music Family Concert, March 6

The University Orchestra will present its annual Family Orchestra Concert on Tuesday, March 6, on Staller Center’s Main Stage at 7:30 pm. The orchestra will perform this one-hour interactive concert, “Adventures in...

February 9, 2018

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Nontraditional Student ‘Plays It Forward’ to Help Patients Through Music

Allison Van Cott believes in the power of music to heal. “Music was my sanctuary growing up. As a teacher, I’ve taught that to my students. It’s not about going to Carnegie Hall: it’s about the feeling that music brings...

January 29, 2018

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Stony Brook’s Margaret Schedel Weighs in on AI Music

Composer and cellist Margaret Schedel, who co-directs computer music at Stony Brook University, discusses the use of computers to create artificial intelligence (AI) music in a recent BBC Culture article, “Is this the...

January 23, 2018

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Arts & Entertainment Community Events On Campus

Annual Messiah Sing-along at Staller Center, December 10

Members of the Stony Brook University Orchestra, vocal soloists and conductors will perform Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 10, at 3 pm in the Recital Hall at Staller Center. Admission for this seasonal traditional...

November 29, 2017

1 min read

Arts & Entertainment Events On Campus

French Horn Soloists Featured in Upcoming University Orchestra Concert

The University Orchestra will present a concert featuring the music of Mozart, Schumann and Tchaikovsky on Tuesday, November 14, on Staller Center’s Main Stage at 8 pm. The orchestra will perform Mozart Overture to Don...

November 1, 2017

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Stony Brook Music Hits All the Right Notes

Celebrating 50 years of outstanding teaching, learning, and musicianship, Stony Brook University’s Department of Music can boast of outsize impact on the cultural scene worldwide. From opera stars to eminent...

October 6, 2017

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3D Collaborations Build New Worlds for Musicians

In 2017, Stony Brook graduate student and ethnomusicologist Jay Loomis and assistant professor of computer science Roy Shilkrot teamed up to secure a grant to create 3D printed replicas of ancient wind instruments. The...

September 13, 2017

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Arts & Entertainment Community Events Long Island Medicine

‘Docs Who Rock’ on September 17 Supports SB Cancer Center

Come cheer on the docs who rock in bands from Stony Brook University Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Northport VA, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center and Southampton Hospital. Proceeds benefit the best ideas in...

August 23, 2017

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Strawberry Fest and Diversity Day Celebration Is a Hit Again

University Orchestra Concert to Feature SBU Undergrad as Solo Pianist

Emerson String Quartet Featured in ‘Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy’

Professors’ Sonification Project Profiled in Wired Magazine

Energetic Theatrical Group ‘Mayumana’ at Staller Center March 9

Stony Brook Opera presents Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas”

Renée Fleming Stars in Gala 2019 at Staller Center on March 2

University Celebrates David Lawton, Who Built World-Class Music Department

University Orchestra Concert at Staller Center May 1

Staller Center Announces 2018-19 Season with Variety of Performances

Adventures in Orchestral Music Family Concert, March 6

Nontraditional Student ‘Plays It Forward’ to Help Patients Through Music

Stony Brook’s Margaret Schedel Weighs in on AI Music

Annual Messiah Sing-along at Staller Center, December 10

French Horn Soloists Featured in Upcoming University Orchestra Concert

Stony Brook Music Hits All the Right Notes

‘Docs Who Rock’ on September 17 Supports SB Cancer Center

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