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Music Events Calendar

All dates and events are subject to change. Check back often for updates of events.

Concerts, Choirs, & Ensembles

Tickets for all events can be purchased at the Angell College Center, online at tickets.plattsburgh.edu or at the door unless otherwise stated. Sorry NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES on tickets. Box office opens one hour before the show.

The Department of Music welcomes the public to our events with the understanding that masks are to be worn throughout your visit. Special permission has been allotted to performers to temporarily remove masks during events while on-stage. We hope you safely enjoy our events throughout the semester and going forward.

Fall 2022

Music Meet & Greet

  • Date: Wednesday, August 31
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Location: Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center
  • Cost: Free

Start your semester off right with the Department of Music Meet and Greet! Join us in the Cardinal Lounge and meet departmental faculty and staff, all while enjoying some great live music by guitar faculty Michael Fratino. Bring a friend, meet new people, and enjoy some light refreshments, available to all! 

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

9 to 5 Musical Auditions

  • Date: Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7
  • Time: Auditions at 6 p.m. on Tuesday; callbacks at 6 p.m. on Wednesday
  • Location: Myers 300, John Myers Building
  • Cost: Free

This semester we’re bringing 9 to 5 to the Strand Theatre and we need your help! This great musical needs a fun-loving cast to perform in mid-November and we’re hoping that you’ll be part of it! Join the Departments of Music and Theatre for auditions on September 6. For more information on the audition process, please visit https://tinyurl.com/yckpaxr3

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

Adirondack Wind Ensemble

  • Date: Sunday, September 25
  • Time: 2 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: $10 General Admission, Students are free

This September, the Adirondack Wind Ensemble comes back to the E. Glenn Giltz stage with another exciting concert! Music director Daniel Gordon has put together a performance featuring the members of AWE and special guest Allan McMurray! Don’t miss out on this grand event!

For more information, contact:

Daniel Gordon, 518-564-2470, [email protected]

The Brian McCarthy Jazz Orchestra

  • Date: Friday, September 30
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: TBD

What better way to emerge from the pandemic than with a celebration of what the Vermont artistic community has to offer. Saxophonist/composer Brian McCarthy directs the 17-piece jazz orchestra in a program that combines new works and stellar musicianship. Featuring trumpet icon Ray Vega, the orchestra will showcase Latin jazz originals and classic standards arranged by McCarthy and Vega. Join us as we celebrate the premiere of all new music with an all new jazz orchestra. 

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]. For more information on the Brian McCarthy Jazz Orchestra, please visit brianmccarthyjazz.com.

Fall 2022 Gallery Concert

  • Date: Friday, October 28
  • Time: Noon
  • Location: Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Free

Our long standing Fall Gallery Concert series continues in 2022! Join host Dr. Karen Becker as she assembles some of our finest students to perform in this semester’s offering. This semester, we’re relocating to Krinovitz Recital Hall within Hawkins Hall for the event. We hope to see you there!

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

9 to 5 the Musical

  • Date: Thursday, November 10 to Sunday, November 13
  • Time: Thursday through Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
  • Location: The Strand Theatre, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh
  • Cost: $15 General Admission, $12 Faculty/Staff/Seniors, $6 SA Members

9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie and set to an incredible soundtrack. Set in the late 1970s, this comedy about friendship and revenge in the “Rolodex Era” is funny, inspirational, and even a little romantic at times.

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

Soulful Christmas 2022

  • Date: Saturday, November 19
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Please visit our website below for ticket information.

The Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir brings back its Christmas concert for the Fall 2022 semester! Come and enjoy old holiday favorites and new as only the Gospel Choir can sing them. The perfect event for family and friends to enjoy.

For more information, contact:

Dexter L. Criss, 518-564-2704, [email protected]

For more information and tickets, please visit plattsburghstategospelchoir.org

Symphonic Band in Concert

  • Date: Friday, December 2
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Free

Come and enjoy the latest concert from the Department of Music’s Symphonic Band! Daniel Gordon directs this ensemble comprised of both students and community members. Bring a friend or the family and enjoy this musical voyage!

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

Champlain Valley Voices: Messiah by G.F. Handel

  • Date: Sunday, December 4
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Please visit our website below for ticket information.

Champlain Valley Voices returns to the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium for a holiday concert! Directed by Timothy Morningstar, Handel’s Messiah is a beloved favorite world wide and will be performed at SUNY Plattsburgh for one performance only! Make sure you reserve your seats early for this incredible event.

For more information, contact:

For more information and tickets, please visit champlainvalleyvoices.org

Ringing Down the Curtain

  • Date: Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8
  • Time: 7 p.m. each night
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Free

Please join the Departments of Theatre and Music as our performers in progress take the stage for Ringing Down the Curtain! Each night features different performances that include acting and dance as well as the Guitar Ensemble recital Wednesday.

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

Concert Choir: Sounds of the Season

  • Date: Friday, December 9
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
  • Cost: Free

Close out the semester in style with the Department of Music’s Concert Choir! Join director Timothy Morningstar as he brings the finest voices of the university on stage for this great performance of holiday music. This is a must-see event!

For more information, contact:

Dwayne T. Butchino, 518-564-2243, [email protected]

Spring 2022

The following events are planned for the Spring 2022 semester:

MetaMusic in Concert
Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Krinovitz Recital Hall
Hawkins Hall
Free to the Public

Spring Gallery Concert
Friday, April 1, 2022 at noon
Myers Lobby Gallery
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

NYSSMA Preparation
Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Open to all regional high school students
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

Gospel Spring Finale
Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Hartman Theatre
John Myers Building

Senior Performance
Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Hartman Theatre
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

Senior Performance Featuring Mason Barber
Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 4 p.m.
Hartman Theatre
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

Symphonic Band
Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium
Hawkins Hall
Free to the Public

Lyric Scenes
Friday, May 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Hartman Theatre
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

Champlain Valley Voices
Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 3 p.m.
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium
Hawkins Hall

Ringing Down the Curtain featuring the Guitar Ensemble
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Hartman Theatre
John Myers Building
Free to the Public

Concert Choir in Concert
Friday, May 13, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium
Hawkins Hall
Free to the Public

Events are sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department, with support from the Campus Arts Council through the SUNY Plattsburgh Student Association and the Plattsburgh College Foundation.

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