Events

Music for Silent Film

“Surrealist American Silent Shorts, and the Great Buster Keaton” Original music by Ed Ruchalski accompanying 3 short silent films that reflect different surrealist styles and ideas. Instrumentation includes saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, electronics, and various percussion instruments. The Fall of the House of Usher (James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber, 1928) based on the […]

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29 Sep

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts

200 Springfield Road, Syracuse, NY

Sticks, Keys, Bows – Music for Percussion, Piano, and Violin

This Society for New Music concert will feature contemporary pieces composed for piano, percussion, and violin in various combinations for each of these instruments. Music by: Viet Cuong, Natalie Draper, Judd Greenstein, Sky Macklay, Meredith Monk, Jessie Montgomery, and Alyssa Weinberg. Suggested ticket prices: $15 – Regular Ticket $0 – Student Ticket  

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23 Oct

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

OCC Recital Hall

4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215

Music for Silent Film – Second Showing

There will be a second showing of the music for silent film performance “Surrealist American Silent Shorts, and the Great Buster Keaton” at the Manlius Cinema. The Manlius Cinema is the oldest movie theater in Central New York still showing movies, which makes it an ideal venue for a music for silent film concert! The […]

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08 Dec

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Manlius Cinema

135 East Seneca Street, Manlius, NY

Vision of Sound

Vision of Sound is our concert series that uniquely fuses contemporary music, dance, and digital media, creating a truly integrated artistic experience that pushes the boundaries of traditional performance. In Spring 2027, these performances will feature new works by 5 distinguished composers from across Central New York, with each composition paired with original choreography by […]

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06 Feb

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

OCC Recital Hall

4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215

All-Electronic Music

This concert will feature all-electronic performances by local composers: Anna Huff, Chris Cresswell, and Paul Leary. The performance will be on Friday, March 26, 2027, starting at 7:00pm in Pink Rock Culture Co-op. Suggested ticket prices: $15 – Regular ticket $0 – Student ticket

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26 Mar

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Pink Rock Culture Co-op

201 East Jefferson Street, Syracuse, NY

Israel/Pellman Prize Winners

Our final concert of the 2026-2027 season will feature the winner of the Israel/Pellman prize, as well as the winner of the New York State Federation of Music Clubs prize. This year, we received 53 score submissions from composers all over the state of New York that were reviewed by members of the Society for […]

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11 Apr

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

OCC Recital Hall

4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215

2027 Season Subscription

Don’t miss a note in our 2026-2027 season! You can attend every one of our incredible concerts this year for the low cost of $50! We open our season on September 29 with our Music for Silent Film performance with original music by Ed Ruchalski. You’re going to see three short silent films back-to-back, including […]

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30 Jun