Fall 2024
Ke-nekt' Chamber Music Series Presents
Comedy and Tragedy Tonight: Opera with Oliver Lo and Amanda Li
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, 7PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
Post-Concert Talk
Barfée sings this phrase in "Spelling Bee": "Should I come in second?" Instead of presenting the famous primo uomo aria, guest tenor Oliver Lo and SUNY Oswego's own soprano Amanda Li will explore repertoire sung by secondary characters (Comprimario), from Don Giovanni to Fidelio, I Pagliacci to Turandot! They will be joined by Dr. Rob Auler on the piano. A talk will immediately follow the performance.
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
Jazz Workshop with American Patchwork Quartet
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024, 5:15PM
Tyler Hall, Room 11
Join the members of American Patchwork Quartet (APQ) for a very special jazz workshop. Led by multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross, APQ binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication, country twang, West African hypnotics, and East Asian ornament. Ross will be joined by bandmates Falguni (Falu) Shah, an eleventh-generation Hindustani classical vocalist and the first South Asian woman to win a Grammy award, and Yasushi Nakamura, an internationally acclaimed Issei jazz bassist.
This workshop is free and open to all.
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
American Patchwork Quartet
Thursday, September 26th, 2024, 7PM
Waterman Theatre
Post-Concert Talk
American Patchwork Quartet, led by multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist/vocalist Clay Ross, binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication, country twang, West African hypnotics, and East Asian ornamentation. APQ’s sound is a masterful confluence of tradition and innovation, transcending culture, politics, and ideology. After the performance, there will be a talkback with the band.
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
Squonk Opera, Brouhaha
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 2pm & 5pm
Friday, October 4, 2024, 1pm & 6pm
Marano Campus Lawn
Brouhaha is an immersive outdoor spectacle bursting with rollicking music, dazzling imagery, and the thrill of audience participation. At the center of this riotous romp is the Squonkcordion, an enormous musical instrument powered by behemoth bellows topped with towering tuba bells. At the peak of the performance, Squonk invites the audience to play this foghorn organ, welcoming them to experience the joy of a brass band and the fireworks of community.
These performances are free and open to all. Parking will be free across campus on October 3rd and 4th after 12PM.
Free, unticketed event
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
Ke-nekt' Chamber Music Series Presents
Suzi Analogue, Producer, Songwriter, and Composer
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, 7PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
Post-Concert Talk
Suzi Analogue is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond. Suzi is a prolific producer, songwriter, composer, member of The Recording Academy/Grammys and creator of Never Normal Records.
Ke-nekt' Chamber Music Series Presents
Endless Field, Guitarist Jesse Lewis and Bassist Ike Sturm
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 7PM
Pre-Concert Talk, 6:30PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
Drawing on inspiration from nature, the guitar and bass duo brings original songs with intricate finger-style lines, improvisation, and ambient textures to outdoor spaces. Encouraging audiences to explore their own frontiers, Endless Field “both captures the beauty of America’s wild landscapes and serves as a call to help keep them healthy.” (JazzTimes)
Spring 2025
Ke-nekt' Chamber Music Series Presents
Finger Lakes Trio: Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, 7PM
Pre-Concert Talk, 6:30PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
In a prisoner-of-war camp during the early days of World War II, French composer Olivier Messiaen created his chamber music masterpiece Quartet for the End of Time, rising above his horrendous surroundings to make beautiful music.
ARTSwego & SUNY Oswego's English and Creative Writing Department Present
Roll Call: The Stories of Our Names
Saturday, March 1st, 2025, 10AM - 4PM
Oswego Public Library
Join us as we celebrate Albert Abonado’s tenure as SUNY Oswego’s artist-in-residence with a day filled with art, conversations, and readings that explore the different dimensions of names and naming.
Free and open to all.
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
Bridging History and Action: Harriet Tubman’s Civic Legacy
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, 6PM - 7PM
Marano Campus Center, Room 114
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
The Spirit of Harriet Tubman
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, 7PM
Waterman Theatre
On a barren stage with only a trunk of costumes, Leslie McCurdy thrills her audience with her passionate portrayal of The Spirit of Harriet Tubman. McCurdy invokes the 'spirit' of Harriet Tubman as she portrays the life of the famous Underground Railroad conductor, from her early childhood to her elder years, recreating stories familiar and some rarely told, using words said to have been Harriet Tubman’s own.
This project is made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.
ARTSwego Performing Arts Series Presents
Noirflux’s Electric Heliotrope Theatre
April 21 - May 4, 2025
On view 10am - 4pm
Marano 133
Step into the world of NOIRFLUX's Electric Heliotrope Theater, where renowned artist Lorne Covington collaborates with talented SUNY Oswego students to bring to life a new student-developed immersive interactive experience. This captivating installation invites the audience to engage with art in a new way, blending creativity and technology for an unforgettable journey.
This installation is free and open to all. Please note: campus parking is free for those visiting this installation. However, a parking pass is required. You can obtain a free parking pass at the Parking Services Office. For more information, please visit this web page.