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 2007
Concerts resume October 18, 2007. Watch for details!
Spring 2007
| March 8 | Keyboard Music from Haydn to Debussy Pianist Cherry Tsang Chit Lai, from the studio of ESM professor Barry Synder, performs a recital of music by Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Debussy. |
| March 15 | Songs and Poems Sandra Boysen, soprano, is joined by Alla Kuznetsov, pianist, in an afternoon of beautiful art songs including a set by poet Elizabeth Kirchner and music by Paul Stuart. |
| March 22 | Keyboard Extravaganza Soloists from the studio of ESM professor Thomas Schumacher perform an array of piano masterworks. |
| March 29 | Russian Masters Pianist Ines Draskovic performs music of Prokofiev and Scriabin. |
| April 5 | Canyon Echoes Flutist Sophia Gibbs Kim and guitarist Petar Kozdas perform Katherine Hoover’s hauntingly beautiful “Canyon Echoes” for flute and guitar duo. |
| April 12 | Piano Masterworks Enjoy this recital performed by Fang Zhang, pianist from the studio of ESM professor Thomas Schumacher. |
| April 19 | Le Trombone Français Catie Hickey, trombonist from the studio of ESM professor Mark Kellogg, is joined by Authur Williford and Jenn Panara in a recital featuring music of Martin, Berlioz, Debussy and Berghmans. |
| April 26 | Flutissimo The Eastman Community Music School Flute Choir, directed by Sophia Gibbs Kim, perform music for many flutes. |
| May 3 | Songs of Spring Enjoy music about love, flowers and creatures of spring as soprano Jennifer Gliere and pianist Michael Unger perform songs by Purcell, Clara Schumann, Reinhold Gliere and others. |
| May 10 | Flute Fantasia Flutist Karla Ordonez is joined by pianist Irina Lupynis in a concert featuring Widor’s Suite for Flute and Piano and Telemann’s Fantasy in A Minor for solo flute. |
| May 17 | Honors Finale I Honors diploma graduates from the Eastman Community Music School will dazzle and delight the audience! |
| May 24 | Honors Finale II More Honors graduates end the concert series with a flourish! |
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.