Crane Symphony Orchestra Performs Alongside Student Concerto Competition Winners

Crane School of Music Performance Highlights Winners of Student Concerto Competition on April 14

POTSDAM, NY (04/03/2015)(readMedia)-- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will highlight the winners of the 2014 Crane Concerto Competition in a Crane Symphony Orchestra concert on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall.

The performance will include the Clarinet Concerto No. 2 by Malcolm Arnold, the Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra by Emmanuel Séjourné and Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich .

This event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

About the Crane Concerto Competition winners:

Cameron Hewes '15, clarinet, is currently a senior in Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle's studio at The Crane School of Music, majoring in music performance. During his time at Crane, he has performed in the Symphony Orchestra, the Crane Wind Ensemble, the Crane Concert Band, the Contemporary Ensemble, the Crane Opera Ensemble and a variety of chamber music groups. This past summer, he doubled on saxophone as a member of the pit orchestra at the College Light Opera Company (CLOC) in Falmouth, Mass. As a youth, Hewes performed with the Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as being named to the Massachusetts All State Orchestra and Band. He has performed in masterclasses for Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Walter Seyfarth, John Bruce Yeh, Michael Lowenstern, Kenneth Grant and Deborah Chodacki. In addition to his musical studies, Hewes is also pursuing a studio art degree at SUNY Potsdam.

Kyle Peters '15, marimba, is a senior music education major at The Crane School of Music. Although a music education major, performance is a crucial role in Peter's development as an educator. Following his final semester at Crane, he will be pursuing his master's degree in percussion performance. He has been an active performer in various ensembles, both at home and in the North Country. Peters has been a member of the Crane Wind Ensemble and the Crane Symphony Orchestra for three years. He has also played with the Orchestra of Northern New York, the Northern Symphonic Winds and the New York Wind Symphony. Peters has been a featured performer in both the Crane Wind Ensemble and Crane Percussion Ensemble. While at Crane, he has also been a member of a percussion quartet, which has given performances and clinics at the New York State Band Directors Association symposium, as well as the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference.

This concert will be broadcast live on the SUNY Potsdam website at the performance time. To view the program and see other upcoming streaming performances, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/streaming.

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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