Author Archives: Helene Snihur

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Internationally renowned violinist Zvi Zeitlin, who performed with and cemented friendships with some of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and who was a beloved teacher and Distinguished Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of … Continue reading →

The benefit concert series “If Music Be the Food…” will conclude its third season with an exciting program of chamber music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road (at East Avenue) in Rochester, on Friday evening, May 11, 2012 … Continue reading →

Eastman School of Music master’s degree student Matthew Grills, who was a winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions last month, was awarded First Prize in the finals of the Lotte Lenya Competition on Saturday, April 21. The top prize in the … Continue reading →

Composer Kevin Puts, who received his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at the Eastman School of Music, has won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts. The work, which was commissioned and premiered by the … Continue reading →

David Craighead, a legendary Eastman School of Music faculty organist who balanced an impressive career in teaching and performing, died Monday, March 26, in Rochester, N.Y.  He was 88 years old. Professor Craighead joined the Eastman faculty in 1955 and … Continue reading →

Eastman School of Music student Matthew Grills was one of five winners of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions after the Grand Finals Concert held this afternoon (Sunday, March 18) in New York City. He and  the other four winners, who were … Continue reading →