University Orchestra Archives

University orchestra showcases dazzling performance at Staller

Jenna ZazaArts MusicMarch 2, 2023

On Feb. 28, the Stony Brook University Department of Music hosted its annual one-hour family-friendly orchestra performance, featuring violinist Elvina Liu and conductor Susan Deaver, at the Staller Center.

University Orchestra shines at Staller

Jenna ZazaArts MusicNovember 19, 2022November 19, 2022

On Nov. 15, Stony Brook University’s Department of Music held an orchestra concert featuring pianist Yumito Torigoe and conductor Susan Deaver in celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 150th birthday at the Staller Center for the Arts.

Stony Brook University Orchestra keeps up with symphonies from great composers

Lajiere BlakeArtsNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Stony Brook University Orchestra performed renditions of Claude Debussy’s “Fetes” from “Trois Nocturnes” and Johannes Brahms’ “Symphony No. 2” led by conductor Susan Deaver at the Staller Center for the Arts. Winner of the 2019 Stony Brook University Undergraduate Concerto Competition, Thomas Lei, was the featured soloist and he performed Aram Khachaturian’s “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra” with the orchestra.

University Orchestra preps for its end-of-the-semester show

Matthew BoerleiderArtsApril 26, 2017April 26, 2017

On Tuesday, May 2, the 70 students of the University Orchestra will combine their wide variety of talents with a range of instruments to produce a harmony of sounds first heard as early as the 17th century.

Staller Center explores music from around the world

Francesca CampioneArts Top StoryFebruary 26, 2014

Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. as the lights dimmed at the Staller Center for the Arts, the University Orchestra’s conductor Susan Deaver led the group in the Music From Around the World performance that would soon captivate their audience.

SBU student wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Ruchi ShahNewsFebruary 25, 2013

Kevin Sackel–the young boy who dreamed about building roller coasters, the teenager who took college level math courses while acting in his high school musical and the college student who gives out compliments–has recently earned the prestigious Churchill Scholarship.