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Skidmore College
Office Location: Zankel 111
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Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Joel Brown
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Michele Koskinen
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Academics
New minor in arts administration gets green light[10/29/11] Since arriving at Skidmore in 2010, David Howson (left) has been working to develop the College's arts administration minor. This month, the faculty approved the program, making Skidmore one of a select group of colleges offering such an option for undergrads. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Skidmore to welcome Mountain Quickstep in concert Oct. 13[10/9/11] The quartet will feature toe-tapping music played on twin fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars, along with percussive clog dancing and four-part harmonies. The free concert will showcase the diversity of rural American music. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Zankel to welcome Omega Trio[10/9/11] Newly formed trio to showcase adventurous repertoire. Mark your calendar for this free concert! Read More. |
Zankel Music Center
'Celebration of the New' concert slated Oct. 2[9/25/11] Pola Baytelman and Jan Vinci, artists-in-residence at Skidmore, will present a program featuring works by American composers, including Jennifer Higdon's Flute Poetic. Read More. |
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Music
Zankel Music Center to host two concerts this weekend[9/8/11] Members of the College's Music Department faculty have two concerts on the weekend schedule. Sitarist Veena Chandra will perform Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, a faculty trio will perform the world premiere of a new piece by pianist Evan Mack (left). Read More. |
After the Storm
College comes through Irene in good shape[8/29/11] Several large trees on the campus came down in winds that gusted to 60 miles per hour, and there was minor flooding in the basements of some buildings, but that was pretty much the extent of the damage, Campus Safety reported. Read More. |
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Career Jam
Auto writer Mike Quincy '86: 'You have to show some passion'[4/27/11] A self-described “dyed-in-the-wool car guy,” Mike Quincy ’86 is an automotive writer, editor and blogger at Consumer Reports. Here, in our new Career Jam blog, is his advice to any Skidmore students who might be envisioning a similar career path. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Cooperstown artistic director Linda Chesis to perform [2/25/11] Flutist Linda Chesis will be accompanied by pianist Steven Beck in a matinee performance Sunday, March 6, at Arthur Zankel Music Center. Read More. |
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Music
Orchestra concert to feature student soloists[2/25/11] Flutist Katherine Murphy and violinist Hanna Tonegawa, both award-winning musicians, will be featured soloists in a program of music by Ravel. Anthony Holland will conduct the orchestra. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Carnegie Hall Premieres to present new work by David Bruce[1/28/11] The premiere of a new work by a favorite composer will highlight the spring-semester return of the gifted Ensemble ACJW. Composer David Bruce (left), whose lively Gumboots was well received last year, returns to premiere Steampunk. Admission is free. (Neil Matthews photo) Read More. |
Zankel Music Center
Carnegie Hall Premieres Series returns to Skidmore[10/1/10] Ensemble ACJW comes back to Skidmore during the first week of October to perform again at Zankel and to work with students. Don't miss the Oct. 8 concert! Read More. |
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Faculty scholarship
Addy receives National Endowment for the Arts' top accolade[6/25/10] Yacub Addy, a Skidmore faculty member since 1995, has earned the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Read More. |
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Music
Concert to feature reunion of talented musicians[6/18/10] Cellist Ann Alton will perform for the first time in 25 years with longtime friend Cristine Coyiuto. Their program, "Romantic and Baroque Fantasy," is scheduled June 24 in the Arthur Zankel Music Center. Admission is free. Read More. |
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Summer Programs
Summer Jazz promises new twists to an old favorite[6/18/10] The Summer Jazz Institute returns and this year's concerts will take place in the beautiful Arthur Zankel Music Center. The June 28 "Evening of Poetry and Jazz" combines top guests from the Jazz Institute and NYS Summer Writers Institute faculty. (Stefon Harris, left, returns June 29.) Read More. |
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Academics
At 99th Commencement, College awards diplomas to 667 [5/23/10] Under a blue sky on a perfect spring morning, the College awarded degrees to 624 members of the Class of 2010, 34 students in Skidmore’s University Without Walls and 9 master’s students. Read More. |
Community
Arlo Guthrie headlines Caffe Lena concert at Skidmore[5/6/10] Singer-songwriter will perform in Zankel Music Center to celebrate 50th anniversary of storied coffeehouse Read More. |
Music
Chorus to present debut performance in Zankel Music Center[4/23/10] Carl Orff's Carmina Burana is the perfect choice for the debut concert by the Skidmore Community Chorus at the Zankel Music Center. Janet McGhee will lead nearly 300 performers in the sold-old concert. Tickets are still available for the April 28 open dress rehearsal. Read More. |
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Dance
Big capstone-concert weekend coming up for student dancers[4/5/10] The pressure is on for students to produce original choreography. They'll present their work in a series of capstone concerts beginning Friday, April 9, and running through Sunday. April 11. Read More. |
Music
Skidmore to host Redman/Mehldau Duo on April 16[4/5/10] Jazz superstars Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau will join their considerable talents in a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the Ladd Concert Hall. Read More. |
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Music
Brazilian Guitar Quartet to present music by Villa-Lobos[2/13/10] February continues to offer a rich variety of programs at the new Arthur Zankel Music Center. Next up: the Brazilian Guitar Quartet on Sunday, Feb. 21. Read More. |
