Eastman at Washington Square
Thursday Lunchtime Concerts
Concerts take place every Thursday at the First Universalist Church, corner of South Clinton and Court Streets, beginning at 12:15 p.m. and ending at approximately 12:45 p.m. Brown bag lunches are welcome during the performances. Admission is free.
Spring 2009
| March 26 | Fresh Winds Hear some of Eastman’s finest freshman woodwind players (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn) in a dazzling display of woodwind quintet repertoire, coached by ESM faculty Anne Harrow. |
| April 2 | Oboe and Strings Enjoy lovely chamber music of Moeran and Klughardt performed by principal players of the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra: Pia Liptak, violin; Keiko Vann, viola; Dorothy Romanet, cello; Kathleen Suher, oboe; and joined by pianist Meghan Phillips. |
| April 9 | Piano Extravaganza I A fabulous concert featuring pianists from the studio of ESM professor Barry Snyder. |
| April 16 | Piano Extravaganza II More pianists from the studio of Barry Snyder. |
| April 23 | Rachmaninoff Pianist Jai Won Choi dazzles us with Piano Sonata No. 2 |
| April 30 | YOUKALI: French and Spanish Songs of Paradise ECMS faculty members Cecile Saine, soprano, and Howard Spindler, piano, perform music by Poulenc, Weill, and Obradors. |
| May 7 | Jazz at Noon Enjoy jazz standards and American popular songs performed by Eastman doctoral trumpet student, Mark Filsinger, and his Quartet. |
| May 14 | American Flute Sonatas Flutists Sophia Gibbs Kim and Carmen Lemoine team up with pianist Irina Lupines in a performance of music by Walter Piston and Robert Muczynski. |
| May 21 | Flutissimo! The ECMS Krusentjerna Scholarship Flute Choir, under the direction of Sophia Gibbs Kim, perform music for many flutes. |
| May 28 | Honors Finale! Don’t miss our final concert featuring the Eastman Community School Honors graduates: soprano Oscia Miles and jazz guitarist Gabe Condon. |
Concerts will resume Fall 2009.
These concerts are presented by the Eastman Community Music School in cooperation with the First Universalist Church. For further information about the concerts or for information about classes or private lessons, call the Eastman Community Music School at 274-1400.