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December
December 29, 2008
Kudos Continue for Eastman School's Arabesque Winds
December 15, 2008
Scholarship Benefit Concert Helps Continue the Legacy of William Warfield
December 10, 2008
Eastman Community Music School Holds Annual Holiday Event
December 9, 2008
Eastman Community Music School Student Gabrielle Monachino Selected to Perform in White House Holiday Concert
December 4, 2008
Eastman Professor, Lutenist Paul O'Dette Earns Fifth Grammy Nomination
December 2, 2008
Friends of Eastman Opera Announce Winners of Annual Voice Competition
November
November 25, 2008
Pianist Stephen Hough Performs as Part of Kilbourn Concert Series
November 25, 2008
Jazz Saxophonist Dave Glasser is Guest Artist-in-Residence
November 10, 2008
Eight Finalists Featured in Friends of Eastman Opera Competition
November 7, 2008
Organ Recital Features Musical Promenade Through Gallery Paintings
November 7, 2008
Trombonist Paul Ferguson Joins Eastman New Jazz Ensemble on Stage
October
October 24, 2008
Eastman Wind Ensemble, Canadian Brass Release First-Ever CD Collaboration
October 24, 2008
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents Britten's
'The Turn of the Screw'
October 24, 2008
Kilbourn Concert Series Features German Lieder Performed by Christian Gerhaher
October 16, 2008
Jazz Master 'Snooky' Young Will Be In Residence at Eastman School
October 14, 2008
Dave Brubeck To Speak and Be Honored During Eastman Weekend
October 10, 2008
Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble Opens Kilbourn Concert Series
October 3, 2008
Organ Debut, Honorary Degree for Jazz Great Dave Brubeck Highlight Eastman Weekend Celebration
October 1, 2008
Senior Violinist Ka Chun Gary Ngan to Perform in Conservatory Project Anniversary Concert
September
September 29, 2008
Composition Nominated for Latin Grammy Has Eastman School Connections
September 26, 2008
Tribute Concerts Celebrate Artistry of Violin Giant David Oistrakh
September 25, 2008
Eastman School's New 'Old' Organ Sounds Its Debut
September 10, 2008
World Music Series Presents Traditional and New Music of Africa
September 9, 2008
Music and Globalization Concert Features Renowned Chinese Composer Chen Yi
September 5, 2008
Eastman School Musicians Play Many Roles at International Arts and Cultural Festival
September 4, 2008
Musician Leaders Evaluate Impact of Website Created for Orchestra Musicians
August
August 29, 2008
Three Students Awarded Jazz Scholarships to Eastman
August 28, 2008
Eight New Faculty Members at Eastman School of Music This Fall
August 13, 2008
Eastman School of Music Fall Concerts and Events
August 9, 2008
16-Year-Old Virtuoso from Canada Takes Top Prize
In Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition
August 8, 2008
Finalists in Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition Head for Final Round Tonight
July
July 15, 2008
Top Young Pianists From Around the World Will Compete at Eastman
June
June 25, 2008
First Eastman Pathways Fellows Enter Eastman School of Music This Fall
June 23, 2008
'Eastman Summer Sings' Returns to Kilbourn Hall
June 10, 2008
Eastman Musicians Appear in Rochester International Jazz Festival Sessions
June 10, 2008
Eastman Musicians Help Promote New York State to Canadian Audiences
June 5, 2008
Eastman Musicians Earn Grand Prize in Chamber Music Competition
June 2, 2008
Summer Season at Eastman School Features Variety of Concerts
May
May 22, 2008
Davenport-Hatch Foundation Commits $2.5 Million to Renovation, Expansion of Eastman Theatre
May 13, 2008
Kennedy Center Spotlight Shines on Eastman Jazz Musicians
May 13, 2008
Italian Baroque Organ Showcase Concert Features Eastman Musicians
May 12, 2008
Jean Barr Awarded Music Teachers’ Highest Honor
May 7, 2008
New Horizons Ensemble Unveils New Work in Tribute to Late Leader, Ed Mizma
May 6, 2008
Composer, Critic Greg Sandow Will Address Eastman School Graduating Class
May 5, 2008
Eastman Musicians in Spotlight to Help Promote Tourism in New York State
April
April 30, 2008
Eastman School Community Remembers Gretchen Snedeker
April 29, 2008
Eastman Percussion Professor John Beck Performs Final Faculty Recital
April 25, 2008
Mendelssohn’s Acclaimed Oratorio ‘Elijah’ Presented on Eastman Theatre Stage
April 16, 2008
Eastman Presents Balinese Gamelan in World Music Series
April 11, 2008
Eastman Kodak Company Commits $10 Million to Help Complete Founder’s Original Vision for Eastman Theatre
March
March 27, 2008
Eastman School of Music Hosts International Lotte Lenya Competition
March 26, 2008
Annual ImageMovementSound Festival Features Music by Eastman Composers
March 25, 2008
Concert Puts the Spotlight on Five Decades of Percussion Music
March 24, 2008
Eastman Students Bring Classical Music to Children, Adults Throughout Greater Rochester
March 24, 2008
Another Open House at Christ Church Provides Public Preview of Majestic Organ
March 21, 2008
Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity Features Artist Arthur Ganson, Eastman Composers
March 20, 2008
Pianist Ingrid Fliter Wraps up Kilbourn Concert Series
March 17, 2008
Eastman-Ranlet Series Presents
Award-winning Daedalus Quartet
March 12, 2008
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents Lehár’s ‘The Merry Widow’
March 5, 2008
Italian Baroque Organ Showcase Concert Features Timothy Tikker
March 4, 2008
Residents Invited to See Progress on Construction of Unique New Organ
March 3, 2008
Eastman Hosts Fourth Annual Festival Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Music
February
February 29, 2008
Ologundê Celebrates Rich, Colorful Afro-Brazilian Culture
February 27, 2008
Kilbourn Concert Series Features Acclaimed Cellist Pieter Wispelwey
February 18, 2008
Saxophonist Rich Perry Joins Eastman New Jazz Ensemble in Concert
February 13, 2008
Musicians from Marlboro Fill Kilbourn Hall
With Some of the Best Recent Performances
From Famed Summer Festival
February 11, 2008
Alumna Maria Schneider Awarded Composition Grammy
February 11, 2008
Gallery Pictures Enhance Baroque Organ Concert Experience
February 6, 2008
Composer/Drummer Roland Vazquez is Jazz Artist-in-Residence
February 1, 2008
Acclaimed Ying Quartet Presents Annual LifeMusic Concert
January
January 30, 2008
World Music Series Spotlights Traditional, Modern Japanese Music with Ensemble East
January 24, 2008
Pulitzer Prize Winner Yehudi Wyner Will Be in Residence As Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition
January 21, 2008
Nancy Van de Vate is Composer-in-Residence for Eastman’s Fourth Annual Women in Music Festival
January 21, 2008
Eastman Faculty Members Freer, Ying, Honored With CMA/ASCAP Special Recognition Award
January 14, 2008
Tokyo String Quartet Performs at Eastman on January 27
January 11, 2008
Eastman Faculty Recitals Give Audiences Chance to Hear Renowned Artists on Local Stage
January 11, 2008
Organ Concert Features 17th Century Italian Chamber Music
January 9, 2008
Preparations Under Way for Expanded Eastman Theatre Renovation Project