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.
Fall 2009
| October 22 | Piano Extravaganza I Start off the new season with fabulous performances by students from the studio of ESM professor Douglas Humpherys. |
| October 29 | Piano Extravaganza II The second installment of masterworks for the keyboard. |
| November 5 | A Trombone in Paris Trombonist Megan Boutin, ESM graduate student from the studio of Mark Kellogg, performs with pianist Gregory Millar in a concert of virtuoso examination pieces from the Paris Conservatory. |
| November 12 | Brazilian Soul Don’t miss ECMS guitar instructor Petar Kodzas in a recital of solo guitar music by Radames Gnattali. |
| November 19 | Mark Filsinger Quartet Jazz trumpeter and Eastman Ph.D. candidate, Mark Filsinger, returns this fall with a quartet featuring Christopher Azzara on piano, Geoff Saunders on bass, and Chris Teal on drums. They will perform favorites from the American Songbook and jazz repertoire. |
| November 26 | No Concert. Happy Thanksgiving! |
| December 3 | Striking Strings Mitzie Collins leads this ensemble of hammered dulcimers — truly a special concert! |
| December 10 | Jazz at Noon Join us for a laid-back lunch hour as students of ESM professor Clay Jenkins performs popular American standards and jazz. |
| December 17 | Eastman Community Chamber Singers Ring in the sounds of the season with this vocal ensemble, under the direction of ECMS voice teacher Patricia Alexander. |
Concerts resume January 7, 2010.
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.