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GENESEO, N.Y. – Geneseo’s musical theatre majors will present the musical revue “And the World Goes Round” as part of their Page to Stage program from Nov. 4 - 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Doty Recital Hall. The performance features the music of celebrated Broadway songwriting duo John Kander and Fred Ebb.

According to show and music director Don Kot, coordinator of musical theatre at Geneseo, Kander and Ebb “are one of the great musical theatre storytelling, songwriting teams.” He added that the pair has worked on classic productions such as “Cabaret” and “Chicago,” among others.

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Japanese American internment notice, April 1, 1942, from the United States Department of the Interior, part of an exhibit scheduled for the Kinetic Gallery Nov. 4 - Dec. 9 in the MacVittie College Union.

Two months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast were forcibly removed from their homes and imprisoned in ten concentration camps located in remote and desolate parts of the country.

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Physics major Jessica Steidle, a junior from Nunda, N.Y., works on a project in the department's particle accelerator lab. Geneseo has one of the few particle accelerators at a liberal arts college and is used heavily for research.

GENESEO, N.Y. – SUNY Geneseo ranked first among the 500 colleges in the nation with bachelor’s-only physics departments for producing the largest number of students graduating with a physics degree from 2012-2014.

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GENESEO, N.Y. – The Geneseo Wind Ensemble, Clarinet Choir and Saxophone Quartet will perform in Wadsworth Auditorium on Oct. 30 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Department faculty member Ernest Lascell directs the groups. The Wind Ensemble consists of approximately 50 students, the Clarinet Choir has 15 members, and they are joined by the quartet. “The two small ensembles provide a nice contrast to the Wind Ensemble,” said Lascell.

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Watch the entire inaugural ceremony of President Battles.

GENESEO, N.Y. – SUNY Geneseo’s new president, Denise A. Battles, was installed yesterday during her inauguration ceremony on campus in Wadsworth Auditorium.

 “It is with profound gratitude and deep humility that I accept the presidency of this fine institution,” said President Battles, who is the second woman to lead the college as permanent president in the college’s 144-year history. 

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In honor of the Inauguration of President Denise Battles, “Revelations: A Musical Medley” will be performed on Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. in Wadsworth Auditorium. Featuring a wide range of student music ensembles, the event is “a great musical sampling,” according to Music Department Chair Gerard Floriano. The concert is free and open to the public.

Floriano noted that Geneseo Chamber Singers, Saxophone Quartet, Clarinet Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, String Band and Percussion Ensemble will all be performing, as well as featuring a duet, solo, jazz combo, and piano solo.

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GENESEO, N.Y.–– An uncommon mix of music and vocal range will be presented on October 16, at a joint concert featuring the Geneseo Chamber Singers and the Spectrum Women’s Ensemble. The concert will take place at 8:00 p.m. in Doty Recital Hall.

According to Geneseo Chamber Singers Conductor Gerard Floriano, the performance will incorporate a combination of styles, drawn from “classical choral music, to folk songs and spirituals.”

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GENESEO, N.Y. – A series of events are underway at SUNY Geneseo leading up to the inauguration Oct. 22 of Denise A. Battles, the second woman to lead the college as permanent president in the college’s 144-year history.

Battles became Geneseo’s 13th president on July 1. Local community residents and business owners got acquainted with Battles and her husband, Michael Mills, during a reception recently at the Wadsworth Homestead.

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