Alumni Events and Activities
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2008: January · February · March · April · May · June
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Rochester area alumni: You are invited to attend events hosted by the Institute for Music Leadership. Please click here for a list of upcoming events.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
Concert at the Bower Chapel
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
6:30 p.m.—Reception in the Atrium (Moorings Park Clubhouse)
8 p.m.—Concert in Bower Chapel
Bower Chapel at Moorings Park
120 Moorings Park Drive, Moorings Park, FL
Please join University of Rochester alumni, families, and friends for a concert
featuring Eastman School of Music students and faculty. Eastman students will present music for organ, piano,
cello, and harpsichord.
Enjoy an hors d’oeuvre reception with open beer-and-wine bar prior to the
concert with the new Dean of the Eastman School of Music, Douglas Lowry.
There is no charge for this event, but reservations are requested.
Alarm Will Sound at Carnegie Hall
Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
7:30 p.m. Concert
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), 57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York, NY
Reception following concert
Trattoria Dell’Arte Restaurant, 900 7th Avenue (between 56th and 57th streets)
Join Dean Douglas Lowry, alumni, families, and friends for an exciting concert featuring Alarm Will Sound, a 20-member band comprised of Eastman School of Music alumni. The New York Times has called the group “the future of classical music,” and with diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz and popular styles, early music, and world music, they bring intelligence and a sense of adventure to all their performances. Following the performance, enjoy a reception at Trattoria Dell’Arte and meet members of the band.
Register online for this event.
MARCH
The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 15, 2008
6 p.m.—Cocktail and Hors d’oeuvre Reception in Comcast Circle
8 p.m.—Orchestra Performance in Verizon Hall
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Verizon Hall
300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Join fellow alumni, families, and friends for an evening with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The performance is conducted by Charles Dutoit and includes the Women of the Philadelphia Singers Chorale, directed by David Hayes. The program includes Bartók’s Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Debussy’s Nocturnes, and Holst’s The Planets.
Enjoy a reception with hors d’oeuvres and open beer-and-wine bar prior to the performance. We will be joined by Eastman School of Music alumni who are staff and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, including James Undercofler ’67E, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and former dean of the Eastman School.
Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-877.MELIORA (877.635.4672).
$50 per person for the second tier
$70 per person for orchestra level
Prices include the reception and validated parking at the Kimmel Center.
APRIL
Reception with President Joel Seligman and Dr. Friederike Seligman
Saturday, April 26, 2008
6 p.m.—Cocktail reception
7 p.m.—Remarks from President Joel Seligman and performance by the Eastman School’s ViM saxophone quartet
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Please join us for a reception for University of Rochester alumni, parents, and friends with President Joel Seligman and Dr. Friederike Seligman. Business attire is requested. For more information or to register, please contact University Advancement at (800) 281-2055.
Brunch with President Joel Seligman and Dr. Friederike Seligman
Hosted by University Board of Trustees member Janice Willett ’78S (MBA)
and
Joseph Willett ’75S (MBA)
Sunday, April 27, 2008
12 p.m.—Reception and brunch
1:30 p.m.—Remarks from President Joel Seligman and performance by the Eastman School’s ViM saxophone quartet
Arcola Country Club Route 4 and Paramus Road
Paramus, New Jersey
Please join us for a brunch for University of Rochester alumni, parents, and friends with President Joel Seligman and Dr. Friederike Seligman. Hosted by University Board of Trustees member Janice Willett ’78S (MBA) and Joseph Willett ’75S (MBA). Business attire is requested. For more information or to register, please contact University Advancement at (800) 281-2055.
MAY
Alumni Brunch in Honor of John Beck
Sunday, May 4, 2008 | 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
The Inn on Broadway (formerly the University Club – 4 minutes from the Eastman School)
The Eastman School of Music Percussion Alumni would like to honor John Beck for his over 44 years of teaching at Eastman! As most of you know, John will be retiring at the end of this school year. He will be giving a final recital on May 4 at 3:00 in Kilbourn Hall. In his honor, there will be an Alumni Brunch from 11:30-1:30 at the Inn on Broadway prior to his concert and a reception following the concert. The per person cost for the brunch will be around $40 each and alumni will be invited to contribute to a commemorative gift. Family members are certainly welcome to attend the brunch, concert and reception. Since all the events are scheduled for one day, we sincerely hope that all of you will be able to join us for honoring a great teacher, performer, mentor and friend, who has shaped so many of our careers.
Please contact Ruth Cahn for more information.
Eastman at the Kennedy Center: Triple Threat
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
6:00 p.m. Concert - Family Theatre
7:00 p.m. Reception - South Gallery
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.
“Triple Threat” comprises three outstanding young jazz pianists from the Eastman School of Music, who play alternately in the familiar piano trio setting with bass and drums. The result is a quintet of musicians featuring a rotating “trio” of pianists. The ensemble is coached by pianist Harold Danko, chair of the Eastman School of Music Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media department.
Join University of Rochester alumni, family and friends for an evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with a performance by Triple Threat. After the concert, enjoy an hors d’oeuvre reception with open beer-and-wine bar with the new Dean of the Eastman School of Music, Douglas Lowry.
The concert is free of charge and open to the public, but reservations are required to attend the private reception.
To register, please contact the office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit us on-line at www.rochester.edu/alumnievents.
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
NASM Conference Alumni Dinner
Monday, November 17