Classics #1
Glen Cortese, Conductor
“Meditations”
Sponsored by the Western New York Chamber Orchestra
in collaboration with The Fredonia School of Music @SUNY Fredonia
Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm
…with The Fredonia Chamber Choir
preparation by Dr. Vernon Huff,
Director of Choral Activities @SUNY Fredonia
VIOLIN SOLOIST TBD
FAURE: Peléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
VAUGHN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
LAURIDSEN: Lux Aeterna
King Concert Hall @ Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063
$20.00 ADULTS, FREE for STUDENTS in advance, $5.00 at the door with valid ID
Fredonia Ticket Office (716) 673-3501 & [email protected]
&
“Meditations”
(Program #2)
Sunday 11/8, 2026 3:00 p.m. Free Tickets (Goodwill Offering)
Luther Memorial Church, 225 West 10th Street Erie, PA
Lisa Layman, Soprano Soloist
FAURE: Peléas et Mélisande
VAUGHN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
CORTESE: Regina Coeli
JAMESTOWN STRING DAY-SIDE BY SIDE 11/4/2025 6:30 p.m.- Jamestown Middle School
Glen Cortese, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade
Collabortive selections with students from middle school and High School
Classics #2
Glen Cortese, Conductor
“An Operatic Valentine”
Saturday, February 13, 2027 3:00 p.m
In collaboration with the Hillman Opera
@ SUNY Fredonia
King Concert Hall@ Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063
$20.00 ADULTS, FREE for STUDENTS in advance, $5.00 at the door with valid ID
Fredonia Ticket Office (716) 673-3501 & [email protected]
Sponsored by the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and
the Hillman Opera Foundation, with the SUNY Fredonia School of Music
Soloists from The Hillman Opera Theater
Glen Cortese, conductor and narrator
Concert of Operatic Love Scenes from the traditional and modern repertoire!
Classics #3 “Poetry In Motion”
Sunday April 4, 2027 3:00 pm
Glen Cortese, Conductor
Sponsored by : The Western New York Chamber Orchestra
King Concert Hall @ Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
featuring guest artist, Annie Dutoit
CORIGLIANO: Mr Tambourine Man
SCHOENBERG: Pierrot Luniare
State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063
$20.00 ADULTS, FREE for STUDENTS in advance, $5.00 at the door with valid ID
Fredonia Ticket Office (716) 673-3501 & [email protected]
Classics #4
Glen Cortese, Conductor
“Commencement Eve Pops”
Friday, May 14, 2027 7:30 p.m
King Concert Hall @ Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
State University of New York @ Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063
BERNSTEIN : West Side Story
SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office (716) 673-3501 & [email protected]
$20.00 ADULTS, FREE for Students in advance, $5.00 at the door with valid ID
