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Stearns-Cottrell
Instrument Petting Zoo
The Crane School of Music
October 16, 2026, 9:00 am
March 5, 2027, 9:00 am
Experience a wide-range of string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments in this long-running educational event.
Theaterworks USA production of
The magic school bus: lost in the solar system
Proscenium Theater, April 26, 2027, 10:00 am
When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip!
There is an additional showing for the general public on Sunday, April 25 at 2:00 pm.
PAST PROJECTS AND EVENTS
Oceanophony
A collaborative project with the Orchestra of Northern New York, this performance of Bruce Adolphe's Oceanophony for narrator and chamber ensemble was recorded live for the children of St. Lawrence County.
Kenneth Andrews, conductor; Chip Lamson, narrator; John Lindsey, violin; Marie-Élaine Gagnon, cello; Emily Wood, bass; Brian Dunbar, flute; Julianne Doyle, clarinet; Carol Lowe, bassoon; Timothy Sullivan, percussion; Julie Miller, piano
February 2025 Instrument Petting Zoo
On February 28, 2025, CPS welcomed 146 students from three local school districts to the SUNY Potsdam campus for the Stearns-Cottrell Instrument Petting Zoo. With the guidance of music education students at the Crane School of Music, visiting students had the opportunity to try many wind, brass, string, and percussion instruments. The Zoo culminated with an hour-long concert showcasing these instruments on-stage.
Want to learn more? Check out this video from SUNY Potsdam and hear from students who planned and presented the Petting Zoo.