POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is honoring the music of composer Gregoria Karides Suchy in a special concert series in November, marking what would have been her 100th birthday.

Crane will host "The Music of Gregoria Karides Suchy - A Centennial Celebration" throughout the month of November, with a series of concerts. All of the concerts are free, and the public is invited to attend.

Concerts consisting entirely of works by the groundbreaking composer, include:

• Crane Symphony Orchestra and Crane Latin Ensemble performance: Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall

• Concert of Vocal Solo and Chamber Music: Sunday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., in the Proscenium Theater, located in the Performing Arts Center

Gregoria Karides Suchy (1923-2018) used a variety of compositional approaches, and the concerts will showcase the breadth of her style from the incorporation of Greek folk melodies to twelve-tone and atonal approaches, as well as dance music for jazz band/Latin ensemble. She is thought to have been the first person to experiment in electronic music in Wisconsin, with her modern ballet, "Skins and Exposures."

Concerts will include commentary by the composer's daughter, Dr. Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, a professor at Crane. Dr. Suchy-Pilalis is currently on sabbatical, and is cataloging her mother's works and preparing some of the newly-discovered ones for publication. The chamber music concerts feature 20 Crane faculty members in total.

In addition to the above concerts, there will be additional performances featuring Suchy's compositions, alongside works by other composers:

• Crane Latin Ensemble: Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m., in Snell Theater

• Crane Wind Ensemble: Monday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., in Hosmer Hall

Two concerts in the series featuring works by the composer have already been held.