2023-2024 Season Rehearsal & Performances

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See below for the most up-to-date rehearsal information for the upcoming 2023-24 WNYCO Season

Questions?
Executive Director Lisa Layman: layman@fredonia.edu
Personnel Manager Bryan Eckenrode: cellodivo@yahoo.com
Music Librarian Brian Walnicki: vlanicki@stny.rr.com

​Venues:
King Concert Hall
Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063

Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Paul, Erie, PA
134 West 7th Street
Erie, PA 16501
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St. Bonaventure
Quick Center for the Arts
3261 West State Road, St. Bonaventure, Allegany NY 14778

2023-2024 Season

Classics #1:
​Program #1:
CLASSICS #1 RUNOUT –9/23,2023  4:00 
Episcopal Cathedral of St Paul’s, Erie, PA
Soloists SSA (from the choir) 
Fredonia Chamber Choir
Glen Cortese, conductor

MIGO: Concerto Grosso #1 (The Seance) (8’) (American Premiere)
SCHUBERT: Symphony #5 (27’) 
INTERMISSION
VIVALDI: Gloria (30’) ​
Instrumentation Program #1: 
​1201 2100 Hpsch. Strings 54332 = 26​

​Program #1:
​CLASSICS #1 –9/24, 2023 3:00 pm
King Concert Hall: SUNY Fredonia
Soloists SSA (from the choir) 
Fredonia Chamber Choir
Glen Cortese, conductor

MIGO: Concerto Grosso #1 (The Seance) (8’) (American Premiere)
SCHUBERT: Symphony #5 (27’) 
INTERMISSION
VIVALDI: Gloria (30’) 

​Instrumentation Program #1 :
1202 2100 Hpsch. Strings 54332 = 26
​Program #2
Classics #1 (Runout Program #2) 3:00 pm October 15, 2023
St. Bonaventure University 
featuring DAVID MALTZ, piano forte
Fredonia Chamber Choir
Glen Cortese, conductor

CORTESE: Regina Coeli (8’) (tentative)
HAYDN: Keyboard Concerto No.11 in D major (22’)
INTERMISSION
VIVALDI: Gloria (30’)
Instrumentation Program #2
​0200 2000 Strings 54332
Purpose
Date
Time
Location
Rehearsal
Wed., September 20, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Rehearsal
Thursday, September 21, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Rehearsal
Friday, September 22, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Concert (run out) program #1
Saturday, September 23, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul’s Erie, PA 
Concert program #1
Sunday, September 24, 2023
3:00 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Concert (Runout Program #2)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Rehearsal 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm,
Concert 3:00 pm
Quick Center @
​St. Bonaventure University
*** Please take careful note of the dates & times, and the Program #’s, as some runouts are slightly different  ***
Classics #2
​Program #1:

Classics #2 2/18, 2024 3:00 pm

​Rosch Recital Hall: SUNY Fredonia
Glen Cortese, conductor

LASSER: A Mask in the Mirror (15’)
BACH: Excerpts from Saint John & Saint Matthew Passion (15’)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (23’)

​Instrumentation:
​1111 0000 Hpsch/Piano Strings 22221
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Purpose
Date
Time
Location
Rehearsal
Wed February 14, 2024
7:30 to 10 p.m.
TBD @ SUNY Fredonia
Rehearsal
Thursday February 15, 2024
7:30 to 10 p.m.
TBD @ SUNY Fredonia
Rehearsal 
Friday, February 16, 2024
              7:30 to 10 p.m.
TBD @ SUNY Fredonia
Concert
Sunday February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
​@ SUNY Fredonia
*** This schedule could expand to 2/13-2/16 if the repertoire changes ***
*** This schedule could expand to 2/13-2/16 if the repertoire changes ***
*** This schedule could expand to 2/13-2/16 if the repertoire changes ***
TBD @ SUNY Fredonia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Classics #3
​Program #1:
​Classics #3 3/28/2024 7:30 p.m. 
King Concert Hall
PROGRESSIVE MUSICIANS
“col” Concerto winners (rep TBA)
Instrumentation: 

 ​2222 2200 Timp. Strings 54332 = 30​
Purpose
Date
Time
Location
Rehearsal
Tuesday March 26, 2024
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Rehearsal
Wednesday March 27, 2024
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Concert
Thursday, March 28, 2024
7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Classics #4: "Masterworks"
​​Program #1
Classics #4 Masterworks 5/5/2024 4:00 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Glen Cortese, conductor
SUNY Masterworks Choir
SATB Soloists TBD

Haydn: Mass in C Major (St. Cecilia Mass) (70’)
​
Instrumentation:
​
​0202 0200 Timp., Organ, Strings 54332 
Purpose
Date
Time
Location
Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Rehearsal
Thursday, May 4, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Rehearsal
Friday, May 5, 2023
7:30 to 10 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2023
4:00 p.m.
King Concert Hall
***POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES***
Jamestown Strings Day Side-By-Side Date TBD​
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