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Pianist Jennifer Hayghe's 'Girl Power' at SBU Quick Center Feb. 23

Feb 06, 2025 | Acclaimed pianist Jennifer Hayghe performs her concert “Girl Power: Piano Music Written By, For and �鶹ӳ�� Women” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

SBU’s Quick Center names Bernstein as assistant director

Dec 16, 2024 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at �鶹ӳ�� has named Paula Fidurko Bernstein as its new assistant director.

Ring in the season with Christmas concert at �鶹ӳ��

Nov 26, 2024 | �鶹ӳ��’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.

Laugh with ‘Vickie & Nickie's Holiday Sleigh Ride’ at SBU

Nov 20, 2024 | The musical-comedy sister duo Vickie & Nickie bring their seasonal show “Vickie & Nickie’s Holiday Sleigh Ride” to �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

Location change for New York Theatre Ballet masterclass at SBU

Nov 07, 2024 | The masterclasses offered by The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) originally scheduled for Butler Hall will now be held Saturday, Nov. 16, in the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center multipurpose room on the �鶹ӳ�� campus.

New York Theatre Ballet to perform at SBU’s Quick Center

Nov 01, 2024 | The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB), an acclaimed chamber-size ensemble in the world of dance, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Cellist Luis B. Castro, featured performer of Emerging Artist Series, to perform at SBU’s Quick Center

Oct 04, 2024 | Cellist Luis B. Castro will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Vocal sensation Calabria Foti and trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return home to open the 2024-2025 performance season at SBU’s Quick Center

Sep 13, 2024 | Grammy-nominated recording artist Calabria Foti, a native of Olean, and world-renowned trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return to their Western New York roots as they open the 2024-2025 performance season at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

Sabina attends Styx drummer's performance master class

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Leslie Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was one of 20 selected musicians who participated in a performance master class held in Albany in July by recording artist Todd Sucherman, longtime drummer for the legendary rock band Styx.

Sabina's album streamed more than one million times on Spotify

Apr 11, 2024 | Professor of music Dr. Leslie Sabina, composing, performing and producing music as independent ambient artist Bending Time, has seen his album "Rain and Drones" surpass one million streams on Spotify.

Stump and Peterson advocate for music in schools in published article

Apr 11, 2024 | Former SBU education professor Dr. Doug Stump and Laura Peterson (photo), assistant professor of music, published a paper titled "The Relationship between Music Instruction and Academic Performance" in the Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.

Caña Dulce y Caña Brava to close Friends of Good Music performance season at SBU’s Quick Center

Apr 03, 2024 | Caña Dulce y Caña Brava will showcase the music, poetry, dance and traditional attire of Veracruz, Mexico, in a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Students will be in the spotlight when Jazz ’n’ Wings returns to SBU’s Rathskeller

Mar 19, 2024 | New faces — lots of them — will take the stage when the popular Jazz ’n’ Wings series returns to the �鶹ӳ�� Rathskeller, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 18. The series usually features SBU Professor of Music Dr. Les Sabina and a handful of musicians from his own jazz combo. For this semester’s performance, however, Sabina is sharing the stage with members of the SBU Jazz Band, which he directs.

Cavatina Duo to perform Feb. 16 at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Feb 09, 2024 | Cavatina Duo, whose mastery of the flute and guitar has been praised as “brilliant” and “virtuoso,” will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Stevens conducts regional high school choir in Connecticut

Feb 07, 2024 | Dr. Brian Stevens, adjunct instructor and director of SBU's choral and vocal music, was the guest conductor for the Connecticut Music Educators Southern Region Treble Choir Festival at Naugatuck High School on Jan. 19 and 20, 2024.

Jazz pianist Konrad Paszkudski to perform at SBU’s Quick Center in honor of Marianne Laine

Jan 22, 2024 | Jazz pianist Konrad Paszkudski will perform works from the Great American Songbook and other popular classics at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

�鶹ӳ��'s Quick Center to present 'Tomaseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas' Sunday, Dec. 10

Dec 06, 2023 | The highly popular holiday show “Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas” returns to �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts this Sunday, Dec. 10, for a 4 p.m. performance.

SBU Christmas Concert set for Dec. 3 in the Quick Center for the Arts on campus

Nov 27, 2023 | The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at �鶹ӳ�� will present its annual Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in Rigas Family Theater of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Stevens to conduct regional choir, serve conductors network

Nov 17, 2023 | Dr. Brian Stevens, adjunct instructor and director of choral and vocal music, has been invited to conduct the Connecticut Music Educators Southern Region Treble Choir Festival at Naugatuck High School, January 19-20, 2024. The choir will comprise more than 100 students from across southern Connecticut.

SBU Chamber Singers and Concert Choir to present Nov. 12 concert in Quick Center on campus

Nov 06, 2023 | �鶹ӳ��’s Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Regina A. Quick Center the Arts’ Rigas Family Theater.