41st Annual McElheran Visiting Artist Series
ARTURO O'FARRILL AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Sat, April 15, 2023 at 7:30 PM | Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam
- 2023 Grammy Winner: Best Latin Jazz Album Fandango At The Wall In New York -
- PAST PERFORMANCES -
40th Annual McElheran Visiting Artist Series
EXCELSIS PERCUSSION QUARTET
Fri, March 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM | Snell Theater at SUNY Potsdam
SPRING 2023 SEASON OPENING PERFORMANCE
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
March 1, 2023 | Proscenium Theatre, Performing Arts Center at SUNY Potsdam
This performance was made possible in part by a Mid Atlantic Arts ArtsCONNECT grant. ArtsCONNECT is made possible through support from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

Seventh Cania Visiting Artists
MET Opera Mezzo-Soprano
KATHERINE BECK
accompanied by Grammy Award Winning Pianist
CRAIG TERRY
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Snell Music Theatre at SUNY Potsdam
Fourth Maresca Visiting Artist
SIERRA BOGGESS
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Hosmer Hall · SUNY Potsdam
SIERRA BOGGESS has been seen on Broadway in the Tony nominated
musical School Of Rock, It Shoulda Been You directed by David Hyde Pierce, two separate engagements of the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera (the first for the show’s 25th Anniversary and the second opposite Norm Lewis), the revival of Master Class (opposite Tyne Daly) and The Little Mermaid (Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award).
22nd Annual Ranlett Organ Recital
ISABELLE DEMERS
Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Hosmer Hall · SUNY Potsdam
Public Organ Encounter workshop to learn about the organ Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM in Hosmer Hall
Demers has appeared in recital throughout Europe, Oman, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, including at the Cathedrals of Cologne and Regensburg (Germany); the ElbPhilharmonie (Hamburg); the Royal Festival Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey (London); City Hall (Stockholm); the Royal Opera House of Muscat (Oman); the Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing, China); Victoria Hall (Singapore); Melbourne Town Hall (Australia); Auckland Town Hall (New Zealand); Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Davies Hall (San Francisco), the Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas), the Kimmel Center, and the Wanamaker Organ at Macy’s (Philadelphia); and the Maison Symphonique (Montréal).
It’s Okay to Be Different - Stories by Todd Parr
Created by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 3 pm in Snell Theater - Maresca Family Performance (Performance for Young Audiences - children in Grades Pre-K-3 and their grown-ups)
38th Annual McElheran Visiting Artist Series
The premiere of Amy Nam’s “of breath and fire”, supported by a Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant*, as part of an all-glass inspired program featuring music by Missy Mazzoli, Brittany Green, Anthony R. Green, Edie Hill, Patrick Burke, Philip Glass, Kari Telstad Sundet.
*This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
fivebyfive (flute, clarinet, electric guitar, bass and piano) performs music of today’s leading and emerging composers from around the world, advocates for creators who are underrepresented in the field, and collaborates with artists across the disciplines.
39th Annual McElheran Visiting Artist Series
Akropolis Quintet
Friday, October 28 at 7:30 pm - Snell Theater
Celebrating their 13th year making music with a “collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure” (The Wire), Akropolis has “taken the chamber music world by storm” (Fanfare). As the first reed quintet to grace the Billboard Charts (May 2021), the untamed band of 5 reed players and entrepreneurs are united by a shared passion: to make music that sparks joy and wonder.
Winner of 7 national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal, Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events each year and has premiered over 130 works. They are the first ensemble of their kind to grace the stage on noteworthy series like Oneppo (Yale University), Chamber Music San Antonio, Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), Summerwinds Münster (Germany), Flagler Museum (Palm Beach), and many more.
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