Roland, Haddock to present Setnor School of Music faculty recital Oct. 28

Soprano Kathleen Roland and pianist Kathleen Haddock, both faculty members in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a recital on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The recital is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Waverly lot. Campus parking availability is subject to change; call 315-443-2191 for current information.

The program includes songs by some of America’s greatest composers, including Copland, Ives, Weil, Gordon and Bolcom. A highlight of the program will be “Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn (from the Private Letters of a World War II Bride)” by Alan Louis Smith.

Roland is a highly regarded concert soloist well known for her interpretation of the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has been a featured singer with many music festivals, including the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Britten-Pears Institute and the Tanglewood Music Festival, and has performed with many prominent conductors, including James Conlon, Kent Nagano, Reinbert de Leeuw, James Mauceri and Oliver Knussen. She has been a frequent soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Southwest Chamber Music Society of Los Angeles, with whom she has garnered critical acclaim for her performances. Learn more at www.kathleenroland.com.

Both Roland and Haddock teach in the Setnor School’s Department of Applied Music and Performance.

For more information or Setnor Auditorium concert status updates, contact the Setnor School of Music at 315-443-2191.