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Adult Chamber Music-These 90-minute workshops take place once a week
during September and October and culminate in a recital in the Staller Center
Recital Hall. Ensembles for strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, and voice are
formed based on participants' similar ability and the best possible instrumentation.
Adult musicians of all levels and experience, as well as pre-existing groups,
are invited to participate.
Call (631) 632-7328 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music.
Baroque
Music-Early music performed on original instruments, featuring nationally
and internationally known singers and instrumentalists. All concerts are free;
a free-will offering is requested to bolster the Stony Brook Early Music Program.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
The Charles B. Wang
Center, celebrating Asian and American cultures, is designed
as a vital space for multidisciplinary and multicultural dialogues. The
120,000-square-foot building was officially presented to Stony Brook
University by Charles B. Wang on October 22, 2002. The Wang Center is
used for conferences, art exhibits, film festivals, lectures, seminars,
and performances. It is open to all Stony Brook students, faculty, and
staff as well as the surrounding community.
It includes exhibit spaces, an inter-denominational chapel, an Asian food court,
a theater, two lecture halls, a series of interior and exterior pools and terraces,
and more than 35,000 square feet of sprawling gardens.
Contact: Dr. Sunita Mukhi, Director, at Sunita.Mukhi@stonybrook.edu.
Choral
Ensembles-The Stony Brook choirs (Camerata
Singers, Stony
Brook Chorale) are well known for their adventurous programming and sensitive
performances of choral masterworks. Membership in the choirs, which perform
on and off campus, is open to the public for free. For information on joining
the choirs, call Professor Timothy Mount at (631) 632-7330 or (631) 632-7329.
For ticket information, call the Staller Center Box Office at
(631) 632-ARTS or visit www.stallercenter.com
(Staller Center), or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
(Department of Music).
Contemporary
Chamber Players-A stunning array of music, from older classics to first
performances of newly composed music. These free concerts are held in the
Staller Center Recital Hall.
Call the Staller Center Box Office for schedules at (631) 632-ARTS.
Department of Music-To be placed
on the mailing list for choral and instrumental performances, call (631) 632-7330
or write the Department of Music, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
11794-5475. Visit the Web site for concert listings, faculty biographies,
and more information about the department.
Call (631) 632-7330.
Department of Theatre Arts-The
Department presents a full season that explores a range of dramatic possibilities,
from classical to avant-garde. Productions feature Stony Brook students. Experimental
productions are also held at The Spot, located in the cafeteria of Roosevelt
Quad.
Call the Department of Theatre Arts at (631) 632-7300.
Electronic
and Computer Music-Join our fascinating guest composers and spectacular
resident performers to hear music made with the latest in sonic technology.
Free admission.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
Graduate
Recitals-Skilled performances by Stony Brook graduate students of a variety
of solo and chamber works throughout the academic year. Free admission. A
monthly schedule is available in the Staller Center lobby.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
Noontime Concert Series-This free series offers a splendid tradition
of music-making in the middle of the day with brief, carefully rehearsed student
recitals that feature every imaginable ensemble in a varied repertory.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
Pre-College
Music Program-A curriculum in music theory, aural skills (ear training
and sight singing), music analysis, and traditional and computer-based instruction
in music composition for students grades 7 to 12. Weekly faculty coaching
of small ensembles, including all instruments and voice. Public recitals held
at the Staller Center for the Arts give students an invaluable opportunity
to perform. The program is held every Saturday, September to June.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
The Spot (also known as the Graduate
Student Lounge)-The Spot is a comfortable pub offering a specialty grill,
fine wines and beers, and great entertainment, featuring some of the best
live music on Long Island. It is located on the second floor in Roosevelt
Quad. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Call (631) 632-6770 (days) or (631) 632-6027 (evenings) or visit the Web
site for entertainment schedules.
Staller Center for the Arts-There
is always an event taking place at Long Island's only arts facility that offers
an eclectic mix of live performances and film, including a musical theatre
series especially for kids. It also hosts events—featuring gifted students
and guest artists—produced by Stony Brook's Departments of Art, Theatre,
and Music. The Staller Center sponsors The Summer Film Festival-11 days of
new, independent, foreign, classic, art, and big-screen popular film entertainment,
all on a 40-foot screen complete with Dolby Stereo sound system.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
Stony Brook
Jazz Ensemble-Enjoy the cool jazz stylings of this University ensemble.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
Stony Brook
Opera-A fully produced opera featuring Stony Brook vocal students and
the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra performing scenes from opera favorites.
Recent productions have included Puccini's La Boheme and Mozart's Cosi Fan
Tutte.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
Stony
Brook Summer Music Festival-A two-week intensive music program for talented
musicians ages 13 to 23, focusing on chamber music. Students receive intensive
daily coaching, meet with prominent speakers and performers, and participate
in master classes, recording sessions, outdoor concerts, and theory/composition
classes. Lodging and dining are provided; local students may commute. The
program includes a trip to New York City to attend the Mostly Mozart Festival
concert at Lincoln Center, a boat excursion, and beach afternoons. The program
ends with a gala concert performance in the Staller Center Recital Hall.
Call (631) 632-7330 for performance dates and times.
Stony Brook
Symphony Orchestra-The orchestra is composed primarily of graduate students
who come from all over the world to study with the University's prestigious
artists-in-residence. Informative (and free) pre-concert lectures are also
held.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
Subscriptions are available.
Undergraduate
Recitals-Free solo and chamber music recitals performed by students in
the undergraduate music program.
Call (631) 632-7330 or visit www.sunysb.edu/music
for performance dates and times.
University
Orchestra-The orchestra is an all-student ensemble featuring graduate
and undergraduate students and select members of the Stony Brook Young Scholars
Program from the local community.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
University
Wind Ensemble-The ensemble performs a wide range of artists, from Sousa
to Strauss.
For tickets and schedules, call the Staller Center Box Office at (631)
632-ARTS or order online at www.stallercenter.com.
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