Crane Symphony Orchestra phony Orchestra and the Crane Chorus per- formed at Carnegie Hall with guest conduc- Dr. Ching-Chun Lai, Director of Orchestras tor Duain Wolfe (director of the Chicago

C Symphony Chorus), and in 2012, the two en- R sembles took the stage at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, performing Verdi’s A Requiem. In 2013, under guest conductor N Christof Perick, in collaboration with Ameri- can Boychoir, Crane Symphony Orchestra E and Crane Chorus performed Benjamin Brit- ten’s monumental War Requiem. Other re- cent guest conductors include JoAnn Fallet- S ta, Larry Rachleff and Joseph Flummerfelt.

Y The Orchestra also tours regularly. Recently, M The Crane Symphony Orchestra is the sec- CSO performed at the NYSSMA Winter Con- P ond oldest college orchestra in the United ference, on Long Island, and in the Albany States, and in its long legacy, students at area. In 2020, the orchestra will perform H Crane have worked with legendary conduc- with the Crane Chorus at the Saratoga Per- O tors and musicians, such as Nadia Boulanger, forming Arts Center under the baton of Sarah Caldwell, Aaron Copland, Howard guest conductor Maestra Sara Hicks. N Hanson, Gunther Schuller, and Robert Shaw, Y to name a few. Crane Chamber Orchestra The chamber orchestra concentrates on the The mission for Crane Symphony Orchestra is not only pursuing a high-standard of per- study and performance of repertoire written O formance. We are also committed to for this orchestration, ranging from baroque R providing students with an excellent ensem- to contemporary music. ble experience as part of the education for Crane Opera Orchestra C future music teachers, performers, scholars, Instrumental students at Crane have oppor- H composers, and music industry leaders. tunity to join the opera orchestra, which E The Crane Symphony Orchestra performs a performs fully-staged operatic works with S wide range orchestral repertoire, from ba- the Crane Opera Ensemble. The size of the roque to contemporary music. Every year, ensemble depends on specific work being T the CSO performs four full symphonic con- performed, which is drawn from Baroque R certs and two concerts in collaboration with through contemporary operatic and musical A the Crane Chorus. In 2016, the Crane Sym- theatre repertoire.

time, location and materials needed for au- Visit Our Website! The Crane Opera Ensemble was the winner ditions may be obtained from the respective www.potsdam.edu/crane of the 2015 and 2003 (Division 3), and co- studio teacher. While auditions for Crane winner of the 2009 (Division 2) National performing ensembles are open to all stu- Opera Association Collegiate Production dents, the audition process is rigorous and Competitions. The spring 2010 production of competitive. L’Enfant et les Sortilèges was awarded first Faculty facebook.com/TheCraneSchool place in the American Prize in Operatic Per- formance competition while the 2017 pro- Dr. Ching-Chun Lai has conducted orchestras duction of The Tender Land was awarded 3rd and ensembles in Asia, Europe, and the place (both in the College/University Divi- United States. A committed educator and youtube.com/user/TheCraneSchool sion). experienced ensemble clinician, Dr. Lai has worked with youth orchestras and school In 2018, Crane premiered Mayo, a new ensembles in Taiwan, Canada, and United opera Crane commissioned from Tom States. Cipullo through the Domenic J. Pellicciotti Besides standard symphonic repertoire, Dr. twitter.com/@TheCraneSchool Opera Composition Prize. Lai is equally comfortable with Baroque lit-

erature, contemporary music, and opera. Dr.

Lai has studied with Gunther Schuller, James Smith, Charles Peltz, and Yu-Hsian Chang, and she holds a Doctor of Musical Arts de- Instagram.com/TheCraneSchool gree in Orchestral Conducting from the Uni-

versity of Wisconsin-Madison, Master of

Music degrees in Conducting and Music Edu- cation with Distinguish Performance and Ac- ademic Honors from the New England Con- servatory of Music; and a Master's degree in Auditions Aeronautics and Aeronautics Engineering 44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, NY 13676 from the National Cheng Kung University in Students wishing to perform in the orches- (315) 267-2812 or 1-877-POTSDAM tras must take a placement audition, sched- Taiwan. Email: [email protected] uled during the first two days of each semes- SUNY Potsdam Office of Admissions Email: ter. Each studio faculty administers their Apply to Crane [email protected] own auditions, and in consultation with en- You will find complete information about semble directors, determines ensemble Crane, SUNY Potsdam, and the application placements and seating. Information such as and audition process on our website.