On April 19, 2026, in Sara M. Snell Music Theatre, Alyssa performed her 60-minute senior violin recital, earning her Certificate in Violin Performance at the Crane School of Music.
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60-Minute Violin Recital
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AMS Explore Presentation
From November 5-9, Alyssa attended the American Musicological Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a student grantee. After being accepted to present at the conference from the inaugural AMS Explore cohort, a program designed for “rising scholars,” Alyssa presented her research, “The Distortion of Memory: Recasting the Fourth Movement of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet.”
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The Idillio Duo with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta
On September 26, 2025, Alyssa had the honor of performing two concerts for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta Educational Series. The Idillio Duo, composed of Alyssa Spina and Michael Wong, performed duets by Johann Sebastian Bach, Béla Bartók, Joe Hisaishi, and Franz Berwald. The duo performed at the Franklin Academy High School and the First Congregational Church in Malone, New York. Both Alyssa and Michael also held a Q&A with the high school students, answering questions about their careers, life in university, and other fun miscellaneous musical topics.
Thank you to the Lake Placid Sinfonietta for hosting the Idillio Duo for two wonderful concerts of music and discussion.
To view the church performance or ask any questions about this performance, contact Alyssa directly.
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Concerto Debut
On August 10, 2025, Alyssa made her concerto debut as a soloist with orchestra, performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522 with the Half Moon Orchestra, based in Oriskany, New York. The performance took place at the View Arts Center in Old Forge, New York.
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Starling-DeLay Symposium
From June 22 to June 27, 2025, Alyssa attended the Juilliard School’s 13th Biennial Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies.
The symposium included masterclasses, recitals, lectures, and courses by world-renowned musicians.
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Alyssa’s 30-Minute Violin Recital
On April 6, 2025, in Sara M. Snell Music Theater at the Crane School of Music, Alyssa performed her 30-minute violin recital featuring works of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Johannes Brahms, and Dmitri Kabalevsky. To view the recital, please contact Alyssa directly at [email protected].
Please see the attached recital program and program notes written by Alyssa.
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Jewish String Musicians Throughout the Holocaust — A SUNY Potsdam Kilmer Lecture Recital
This lecture recital explores the versatile and powerful roles of music in the Holocaust through the lives of five Jewish string musicians. Awarded a research grant for this project, Alyssa examined how these composers used music to survive, resist, and reflect amid persecution. Their stories reveal the resilience and artistic expression expressed under extreme and harrowing circumstances.
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