by Yvonne Widenor | Apr 5, 2023 | Faculty
ArtsCanisius and the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library invite you to an art reception on Friday, April 21, 2023, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Library outside the Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery. The gallery will display works by LeRoi Johnson from the Canisius College Art Collection, which were previously installed at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center for the exhibit “LeRoi: Living in Color.” That exhibit ran from November 11, 2022 to March 26, 2023.
During the reception, Tiffany D. Gaines, the Curatorial and Digital Content Associate at Burchfield Penny Art Center, will discuss LeRoi’s achievements and artistic practice.
Tiffany D. Gaines is a curator, writer, photographer, and multimedia creator. She is interested in highlighting the diverse arts and artists of her community, particularly the stories often excluded from the mainstream canon, through her curatorial work, content creation, and writing. She holds a BA in Journalism from SUNY Buffalo State and is currently pursuing her MA in Visual Studies from the University at Buffalo. As an artist and creative, her photography practice explores themes of healing, rebirth, narrative, history, and legacy. Stemming from her experiences as a Black woman in America, her multidisciplinary practice focuses on the most fundamental elements of the human experience to engage new, diverse perspectives and activate the past in ways that can lead to a more understanding and empathetic future.
There will be light refreshments provided courtesy of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.
For more information, please contact Yvonne Widenor, Director of ArtsCanisius at widenory@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Art History and Music Programs, MLLC Department, Director and Studio Art Galleries Director, ArtsCanisius
by Yvonne Widenor | Mar 31, 2023 | Faculty
Sadly, ArtsCanisius needs to cancel this recital on Monday April, 3, 2023. Please check back in at canisius.edu/artscanisius for a new recital day and time.
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Art History Program, MLLC Department, Director and Studio Art Galleries Director, ArtsCanisius
by Yvonne Widenor | Mar 22, 2023 | Faculty
Please join ArtsCanisius on Monday, April 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center for a “Meet the Musicians” recital.
This event will feature Ellen Barnum, bassoon and Abigail Rockwood, piano. Professor Barnum, who teaches music history courses at Canisius College and teaches bassoon, coaches chamber music, and is the personnel manager for the BSC Philharmonia at the SUNY Buffalo State University, wrote this introduction to her performance: “Come celebrate Spring with a recital of music for bassoon. Ellen Barnum will perform works from the Baroque to today, featuring bassoon standards to new works composed by women.”
ArtsCanisius invites everyone to this event – it is free and open to the public. For more information about this and other ArtsCanisius events, kindly email Yvonne Widenor, Director of ArtsCanisius, at widenory@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Art History and Music Programs, MLLC Department, Director and Studio Art Galleries Director, ArtsCanisius
by Yvonne Widenor | Mar 17, 2023 | Faculty
The Education Policy Committee (EPC) has scheduled a faculty hearing to address any concerns regarding the addition of FYE/BUSX to the core curriculum. The EPC and Faculty Senate both voted to approve the proposal submitted by the Core Curriculum Committee on September 19, 2022 in early March 2023.
Please join us on a Zoom meeting on Friday March 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST to share any concerns you have. https://canisius.zoom.us/j/95032542771
Please contact the co-chairs of the EPC, Aimee Larson at larson8@canisius.edu or Yvonne Widenor at widenory@canisius.edu if you have concerns about these additions to the core curriculum and cannot attend the faculty hearing.
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Art History and Music Programs, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
by Yvonne Widenor | Mar 10, 2023 | Faculty
To further their appreciation for “Carmen,” students in SPA405 will be treated to a performance of Habanera and the Card Aria from “Carmen” as well as “Maria de Buenos Aires” on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Montante Cultural Center at 2:45 PM. We open this event, hosted by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and ArtsCanisius, to all campus community members. Our performers will be Suzanne Fatta, contralto and James Welch, piano.
Suzanne Fatta is a professional singer, model, scholar, producer, director, actress, author, entrepreneur, educator, mentor, arts administrator, lecturer, editor and diversity advocate based in Buffalo, NY. A Contralto, she sings Bass with the world-famous Vivaldi’s Women, and has appeared on Opera stages throughout Europe and North America. Both her father and brother are Canisius alumni, and she has taught in the Music and Religion departments as an Adjunct Professor. Suzanne also taught in the Music Department at Harvard University, where she won both a Fellowship and a Teaching Award of Excellence.
James Welch is known for his performances on three continents maintains his career as an active pianist and conductor. He was a prize winner in many piano competitions including the John Pierce Langs and the Bradshaw and Buono International. He has performed solo and lecturer recitals for the SUNY at Buffalo; the SUNY at Fredonia; Morgan State University; East Carolina University; Jamestown Community College; all throughout the Portland, OR area; Lucca, Italy; and festivals throughout southern France. His chamber music performances have been heard on the stages of the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Estes Park with the Southwest String Quartet and a premiere performance with saxophonist Grant Larson of Philip Wharton’s Prohibition; the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society in Ontario with the Antero Winds; the Sydney Music Conservatorium in Sydney, Australia with soprano, Lianna Valente on the premiere performance of Dr. Timothy Brown’s Dreams Kept, Dreams Deferred; the many stages of the SUNY at Fredonia with various artists and repertoire including John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man and Lukas Foss’s Time Cycle; The Bop Stop in Cleveland, OH with The META Trio; stages along Italy’s Adriatic Coast with the Postacchini String Quartet; and his Carnegie Hall Debut in New York with violinist, Kaden Culp. His performances have been praised for his creative artistry by composers Lee Hoiby, John Corigliano, Eric Ewazen, Ian Clarke and Jason Robert Brown; to name a few. He has worked under the batons of Glen Cortese, Joann Falletta, William Weinert, Hugh Floyd, Joel Revzen, and Hans Schellevis. Additionally, he has played in workshops for William Eddins, Thomas Sauer, Renee Fleming, Giuseppe Sabatini, Victoria Clark, and Karen Akers. You can hear some of James’s performances with Jacob Swanson on their premiere recording titled, Invisible Cities.
James is the owner of Progressive Musicians; an organization dedicated to helping musicians of all ages achieve their goals and advance artistically. Being one of the first all online music competitions, the organization has received global press recognition on television and in print. In 2021 they were awarded for offering unique and innovative educational opportunities to musicians by the Global Forum of Education and Learning. Recent events include a recital at Carnegie Hall featuring all the winners from the online competitions held during the COVID shutdowns. Upcoming events include a Gala concert at Carnegie Hall, collaborations with Buffalo’s Alleyway Theatre on KRAGTAR: The American Monster Musical, and a new all-online beginning piano course.
For more information about this event, kindly email Dr. Margaret Stefanski at stefansm@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Art History and Music Programs, MLLC Department, Director and Studio Art Galleries Director, ArtsCanisius
