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ALBANY PRO MUSICA AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

"Albany Pro Musica and Pro Musica Symphonic Orchestra rocked the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Saturday in a tour de force concert, ending its 30th season and celebrating the new renovations at the Cathedral. (Professor) David Griggs-Janower, conductor, programmed works that symbiotically fit in the echoey and very spacious hall, adding majesty and a sense of wonder." (Read more...)

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RETURNING

"Returning is the third CD for FRM Records from Bob Gluck (associate professor). I fully enjoyed his previous effort Something Quiet which came out earlier this year. While the similarities are there, this latest effort in my mind, is a step farther for Gluck. The trio format features Gluck's virtuoso piano work, the tight supportive punctuation of Michael Bisio's bass work and the incredible dynamics of Dean Sharp on drums. This configuration drives the relationships of dynamics and rhythm and the interchange that must be ever-present in the trio format." (Read some reviews...)

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SOMETHING QUIET

"The latest release from pianist/composer Bob Gluck, Something Quiet presents this multitalented musician in a completely new setting. The new CD intrigues the listener with a startling new side of his inventive approach to music making. Gluck is an eclectic artist of astonishing breadth, best known for his years of work in the forefront of electronic music." (Read some reviews...)

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DAVID JANOWER'S ALBANY PRO MUSICA

"A stage jam-packed full of singers and instrumentalists and a near capacity audience came together Saturday night at the Palace Theatre for a rare concert of Verdi’s Requiem.  David Alan Miller lead the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Pro Musica plus a quartet of vocal soloists in a performance that brought out all the thrills and chills of the grandly romantic score." (Read the entire review...)

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ACADEMIC MINUTE

"In today's Academic Minute, Dr. Duncan Cumming of the University at Albany discusses the unforeseen difficulties faced by a touring concert pianist." (Listen here...)

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CAS TEACHING AWARD

The College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching recognizes our faculty members’ many fine contributions in teaching, advisement and mentoring.  Nominees have completed at least three years of full-time instruction at Albany and have demonstrated exceptional contributions and sustained excellence in teaching and mentoring activity.  This year there were two winners: Duncan Cumming in Music and Christine Wagner in Psychology. (Read more...)