Two Cazenovia natives will be a part of nearly 300 students from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam when they make their collective Carnegie Hall debut in a performance honoring the college’s bicentennial on Mother’s Day. Maestro Duain Wolfe will conduct the Crane Chorus and Crane Symphony Orchestra in a celebratory concert befitting the College’s 200th anniversary, featuring guest artists, epic works and a world premiere. This concert will be offered at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, May 8, in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.
The roster includes Alyssa Johnson and David Kempf, both of Cazenovia. Johnson is an alto vocalist in the Crane Chorus and Kempf is a bass vocalist.
This is the third time in the history of The State University of New York at Potsdam that a Crane group has performed at Carnegie Hall.
“The May 8 Carnegie Hall performance by the Crane Chorus and Crane Symphony Orchestra is an auspicious one, marking both SUNY Potsdam’s bicentennial year and a return to Carnegie Hall for these Crane ensembles. The profile of this concert will showcase on one of the world’s most auspicious stages the high standard of excellence constantly maintained by our dedicated faculty, excellent students and loyal alumni,” said Crane School of Music Dean Dr. Michael Sitton.
Tickets for the Carnegie Hall performance are $40, and can be obtained by visiting carnegiehall.org or by contacting The Crane School of Music at (315) 267-2813.
Crane is proud to welcome Maestro Wolfe, who is the 2016 Dorothy Albrecht Gregory Visiting Conductor, for a campus residency leading up to the concert, during SUNY Potsdam’s Lougheed-Kofoed Festival of the Arts. Two vocalists will be featured soloists in the performance, including soprano Fei Ma ’17 and guest artist Christopher Feigum, baritone.
For more information about this performance, visit potsdam.edu/newsandevents/042916cranecarnegieannounce.cfm.
