Facilities
SUNY Oneonta


NYSMF is hosted by the Music Department of the State University of New York, College at Oneonta.

SUNY Oneonta is located in the beautiful foothills of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. Founded in 1889, SUNY Oneonta is renowned for its exceptional facilities and campus.


Fine Arts Center

The Fine Arts Center is the hub of music study. Facilities include:

  • Over 40 Steinway and Baldwin grand and studio pianos
  • Yamaha Disklavier and Clavinova
  • 16-station digital keyboard/theory/MIDI lab
  • Individual practice rooms
  • Teaching studios
  • Rehearsal rooms for large and small ensembles
  • Modern classrooms with excellent sound systems
  • Music industry library/listening/computer center

Oneonta State Music Department's digital recording studio provides state-of-the-art equipment for all recording activities. The department's computing facilities are integrated with students' own workstations in the Extended Music Laboratory.

Concerts in the Fine Arts Building are presented in Goodrich Theatre, Hamblin Arena Theatre, and the FAB Outdoor Amphitheatre.


Practice Space

Students may use practice facilities in the Fine Arts Center in addition to dedicated practice rooms provided in each of the festival dormitories. Students may also practice in their own dorm rooms.


Residence Halls

The experience of working and living together in residence halls with counselors and fellow students lays the foundation for a productive and fulfilling summer.

EQUIPMENT. All Residence Halls have a recreational lounge that may be equipped with the following gear:

  • Pool table
  • Ping pong table
  • Fooseball table
  • Vending machines
  • Television

They also have four fully functional kitchens; a quiet study lounge; and laundry facilities.

INTERNET ACCESS. Each dorm in the festival housing facilities is networked for convenient internet access (provided for an additional fee by SUCO Computer Services).

BEDROOMS. Each bedroom in the Festival housing facilities is networked for convenient internet access.

FLOOR ASSIGNMENTS. Males and females reside in separate buildings and are assigned to floors according to their age and grade level.

COUNSELORS. Each floor is supervised by at least three counseling staff members.

SUCO residence halls may include kitchens, study lounges, laundry facilities, computer labs, and recreational lounges that may include a pool table, ping pong table, fooseball table, vending machines, and a television.


Healthcare Services

NYSMF is staffed by RNs, in accordance with New York State Health Department regulations. Daily arrangements are made for students who need to take medication on a regular basis (NYS Health regulations dictate no student may keep any prescription or over-the-counter OTC medications in their rooms). Students will be sent to A.O. Fox Hospital for severe injuries and/or emergencies.


Dining Halls

The Oneonta dining services at SUCO offer a wide variety of food at every meal and, with advance notice, are able to accommodate most diets at no additional charge. The following is a sample of the daily menus:

 

Fine Arts Center

Chamber Orchestra rehearsing in Goodrich Theatre

Jazz Combo Concert in the Outdoor Amphitheatre

Masterclass in Hamblin Arena Theatre

Students practicing in the FAB

All-NYSMF Choir in Goodrich Theatre

Rehearsal room

Hulbert Hall, SUNY Oneonta Dormitory

Practical Acting Class in a FAC Classroom

 

Grill Station
(grill-to-order)

Lunch and Dinner

Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Grilled Cheese

International Station

Lunch and Dinner

Revolving menu Monday through Friday

Classics Station

 

Breakfast
Eggs, Breakfast potato, Breakfast meat, and/or Pancakes, French toast or other breakfast item
Revolving Entree

Lunch and Dinner

to include a starch - Vegetable - Protein - and a vegetarian entree

Pizza / Pasta

2 styles assorted Pizza

Pasta with assorted sauce

Deli
Lunch only
Salad Bar

Full salad bar

1 soup

Desserts

Assorted desserts & hard ice cream

Breads & Cereals

On-Site Bakery

4 different types of cereal

Toast, Bagels, Muffins

Beverages

milk (skim, 2%, whole & Chocolate)

Carbonated beverages from Coke

assorted Juices

Coffee, Tea and Decaf