Crane School of Music Hosts String Chamber Music Competition

POTSDAM, NY (03/27/2015)(readMedia)-- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will host a string chamber music competition for its students tomorrow. The concert will be offered on Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.

The inaugural competition will honor Professor Emeritus Richard Stephan, as a tribute to his contributions to Crane and its string program. Stephan taught string bass, conducted the orchestra and was a renowned composer and arranger of string literature during his many years at the College.

The chamber music competition will highlight the best of the string department at The Crane School of Music, while celebrating Stephan's long legacy.

The competition concert is free and open to the public. A reception will follow, at which the first and second prize winners will be announced.

For more information about SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.

Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution.

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