EROI Festival 2010
November 11-14, 2010
Eastman School of Music
Pedaling through Time:
New Perspectives on Pedal Technique
The Eastman School of Music announces the ninth annual Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival: Pedaling through Time: New Perspectives on Pedal Technique, November 11-14, 2010. This year’s program focuses on the art of playing the pedals, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Designed especially for students and teachers, the festival will offer new perspectives on pedal technique and opportunities for “feet-on” experience with important practice instruments, such as the pedal clavichord, pedal piano, and harmonium.
Please note new schedule updates for evening concerts.
New this year: Registration Discounts for Student-Teacher Pairs
and Groups.
Highlights
Lectures, Workshops, and Performances by:
David Yearsley, keynote speaker, Cornell University
Annelies Focquaert, Associated Universities and Colleges of
Antwerp, Belgium
Wilma Jensen
Christopher Marks, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Andrew McCrea, Royal College of Music, London
Orpha Ochse, Emerita, Whittier College, California
Kerala J. Snyder, Emerita, Eastman School of Music
Joel Speerstra, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Joris Verdin, Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium
Featured Performances by:
Edoardo Bellotti, Hochschule für Künste, Bremen
Olivier Latry, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Christa Rakich, Artist-in-Residence, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline, MA
Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Manfred Cordes, director
Harry van der Kamp, Hochschule für Künste, Bremen
Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director
Eastman Organ Faculty: Hans Davidsson, David Higgs, William Porter
- Schedule
- Registration
- Workshops
- Hotel Information
- Transportation
- Public Concerts & Events
- Sponsors
- Download the Festival Registration Form (pdf)
Program subject to change.
Please visit this webpage for updates.
Thursday, November 11
Christ Church
| 3:00 PM– 5:30 PM |
Registration |
| 5:30 PM | David Yearsley, Keynote Address: “The Invention of Musical Feet: The Organ’s Pedals and the Early Modern Body” |
Rochester Club Ballroom
| 6:30 PM |
Light Supper Reception |
Christ Church
| 8:00 PM | Concert: Hans Davidsson, David Higgs, and William Porter |
Friday, November 12
| 9 AM – Noon |
Christ Church of Pittsford Pedal Techniques through the Ages |
| 1:00 PM | First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford |
| 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Christ Church of Pittsford Organ Methods of the 19th
and 20th Centuries Wilma Jensen: Development of the Gleason Methods: The Pedal Technique of Great Teacher-
Performers of the 20th Century
|
Rochester Club Ballroom
| 5:30 PM |
Conference Banquet |
Christ Church
| 8:00 PM |
Concert: David Yearsley, organ; Joris Verdin, harmonium; Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director |
Saturday, November 13
Eastman School of Music
| 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Practice Instruments Involving Pedals Kerala J. Snyder: Buxtehude’s Pedaliter Keyboard Works: Organ or Pedal Clavichord? David Yearsley: German Pedaling in the Middle of the 18th Century: Johann Samuel Petri's Anleitung zur praktischen Musik (1767/1782) Naomi Gregory: Poeticizing Canons: Schumann’s Six Studies in Canonic Form for Pedal Piano (op.56) and the Romantic Fragment Joris Verdin: History of the French Harmonium |
Christ Church
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Harmonium Workshop with Joris Verdin Repertoire: César Franck’s L’Organiste Box Lunches Provided |
Eastman School of Music
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Pedal Clavichord Recital-Workshop with Joel Speerstra Repertoire: J.S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas |
| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Pedal Piano Workshop with Joris Verdin: The Pedal Piano and Franck's Organ Works: A Means to an End |
| 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM |
Panel Discussion Teaching Pedal Techniques to the Next Generation David Higgs, William Porter, Hans Davidsson, Eastman students Dinner on Your Own |
St. Michael's Church
| 8:00 PM | Concert: Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Manfred Cordes, director; Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director |
Sunday, November 14
Eastman School of Music
| 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Pedal Piano and Clavichord Workshops for Registered Participants
Joris Verdin and Joel Speerstra, workshop instructors Lunch On Your Own |
Sacred Heart Cathedral
| 2:00 PM | Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series: Olivier Latry With members of the Christ Church Schola Cantorum |
Memorial Art Gallery
| 5:30 PM | Concert: Harry van der Kamp, bass; Veronika Skuplik, Bjarte Eike, violins; Edoardo Bellotti, organ For EROI Participants Only |
7:30 PM | Concert: Repeat of 5:30 PM Concert for General Public |
Christ Church
| 8:30 PM | Candlelight Organ Concert and Compline: Eastman organ students David Baskeyfield, Jonathan Wessler, Steven Seigart, and Ryan Enright in a concert of improvisations. Followed by the Office of Compline with the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director, Christ Church, 141 East Avenue. FREE ADMISSION. |
New this year: Add-on Day and Excursion to Cornell University
Monday, November 15
Sacred Heart Cathedral
| 9:00 AM – Noon |
Olivier Latry: Masterclass with Eastman Students |
OR
Eastman School of Music
| 9:00 AM – Noon |
In-depth session for organ builders on the Schnitger-style Organ for Cornell |
| Noon – 10:00 PM |
Excursion to Cornell University: Preview of the Schnitger-style Organ in Annabel Taylor Chapel |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Annette Richards: A new organ for Anabel Taylor Chapel |
| 6:30 PM | Light Dinner |
| 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Demonstration of the Aeolian-Skinner and Vicedomini organs in Sage Chapel |
Box Lunch, Light Dinner, and Bus Transportation Provided
Registration Fees & Information
To register online with a credit card, check back as a link will be available soon. Or, download the registration form here to pay with a check and mail in your registration. Early registration discounts are available through August 15, 2010. Ten percent of the total registration fee will be deducted for both student and teacher identifying themselves as part of a pair or group. For inquiries about the festival, please contact Annie Laver, EROI Festival coordinator: anne.laver@rochester.edu, (585) 274-1564.
Workshops
Registered participants are invited to play in the Sunday morning Pedal Clavichord and Pedal Piano Workshops. To apply, send an email with proposed repertoire and duration along with a CV and short letter of reference to Annie Laver, anne.laver@rochester.edu
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at a conference rate of $115 per night for single/double until October 20, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604 (about 5 blocks from Eastman and Christ Church). Click here to reserve a room through the hotel's secure website, or call the reservations department at (585) 546-1234 or 800-233-1234. It is highly recommended that participants book hotel rooms early, given that November is a particularly busy time for area hotels. The hotel offers free shuttle service from the Greater Rochester International Airport and to and from the hotel and conference venues.
Transportation
Bus transportation will be provided throughout the festival for a small fee. This transportation option is highly recommended. Transportation is included in the One-Day Pass and Add-On Excursion to Cornell.
Public Concerts & Events
Individual tickets for all concerts will be available for purchase through the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Box Office (108 East Avenue, 585-454-2100). After October 20, 2010, any unsold concert tickets reserved for festival participants will be available to the general public. Any unsold seats go on sale one hour before concert time at the venue.
Thursday, November 11, 8:00 PM
EROI Festival Opening Concert:
Eastman School of Music faculty Hans Davidsson, David Higgs,
and William Porter
Christ Church, 141 East Avenue
Tickets $15, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Friday, November 12, 1:00 PM
EROI Festival Guest Recital: Christa Rakich, organ
First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford,
25 Church Street, Pittsford
Tickets $15, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Friday, November 12, 8:00 PM
EROI Festival Guest Recital:
David Yearsley, organ; Joris Verdin, harmonium; Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director
Christ Church, 141 East Avenue
Tickets $15, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Saturday, November 13, 8:00 PM
Kilbourn Concert Series and EROI 2010:
Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen
With the Christ Church Schola Cantorum,
Stephen Kennedy, director
St. Michael's Church, 869 North Clinton Avenue
Tickets $20, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Sunday, November 14, 2:00 PM
Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series
and EROI 2010: Olivier Latry
With members of the Christ Church Schola Cantorum,
Stephen Kennedy, director
Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Park
Tickets $10, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Sunday, November 14, 7:30 PM
Celebrating Five Years with the Italian Baroque Organ
Harry van der Kamp, bass, Edoardo Belloti, organ, and Veronika Skuplik and Bjarte Eike, violins
Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Tickets $10, discounts available with University of Rochester ID
Sunday, November 14, 8:30 PM
Candlelight Concert and Compline:
Eastman organ students and the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, director
Christ Church, 141 East Avenue
FREE ADMISSION
2010 Sponsors
American Organ Archives • Westfield Center • Cornell University • Parsons Pipe Organ Builders • GOArt, University of Gothenburg • Christ Church • First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford • Memorial Art Gallery • Sacred Heart Cathedral • St. Michael’s Church • Rochester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists • WXXI Public Broadcasting • Eastman School of Music • EROI Working Committee • EncoreMusicCreations.com
About EROI
When the Eastman School of Music opened its doors in 1921, it housed the largest and most lavish organ collection in the nation, opulent facilities, and a stellar faculty, creating an expansive vision for organ art and education, and one of the most distinguished organ programs in the world. In keeping with this tradition of excellence, we have embarked the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI), a collection of new and historic organs of diverse styles and traditions unparalleled in North America. EROI’s initial phase has produced the installations of two historic instruments: an Italian Baroque organ in the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery, and the Craighead-Saunders Organ in Christ Church. Future goals are the renovation of the Eastman School’s historic E.M. Skinner organ, and the restoration and replacement of the School’s 14 practice organs, will complete the initial phase of this 10-year plan.
The Organ Historical Society is the leading American non-profit organization dedicated to documenting and preserving historic pipe organs and to promoting their public appreciation. Among its 4,000 members are music lovers, performers, organ builders, historians, and scholars from around the world. The OHS American Organ Archives is the world’s foremost repository of materials relating to the pipe organ. The Society publishes a quarterly journal, The Tracker, as well as scholarly books, facsimiles, monographs, and recordings, and it offers the world’s largest online catalog of pipe organ books, sheet music, and audio and video recordings. In addition to sponsoring symposia on various organ topics, the OHS holds annual conventions featuring performances on the distinctive pipe organs of a given region, and it publishes an annual Organ Atlas covering the history and documentation of these instruments. More information can be found at www.organsociety.org.
Westfield Center
The Westfield Center is a landmark organization with a mission of promoting dialog among keyboard performers, scholars, and instrument makers. It is an advocate on behalf of the organ, harpsichord, fortepiano, and clavichord; a publisher of keyboard-related materials; a presenter of workshops, symposia, concerts, and tours; and a national organization with an international reach. For more information: www.westfield.org.