New in Summer 2008
New Institutes and Special Guests
- Plays Well with Others with pianists Alexandra Nguyen, Jody Graves, Jean Barr
- Alternative Styles: Opening Musical Worlds with John Fetter
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics Pedagogy for Teachers and Dalcroze Eurhythmics (participant session) with Gregory Ristow
- Technology for Music Teachers with Ann Marie Stanley
- Early Childhood Seminar with Donna Brink Fox
Back by Popular Demand
- Improvising at the Harpsichord with William Porter
- Viola Technique Institute with George Taylor and guest Katie Dey
- Trumpet Institute with Doug Prosser and Wes Nance
- Performance Studies in World Music with 3 guests:
- African Drumming-Bob Becker
- Non-Jazz Improvisation/Creative Music Making-Bill Cahn
- Balinese Gamelan-Clay Greenberg
- Classroom Guitar for Music Educators and Group Guitar Class with Petar Kodzas
The Return of Eastman “Classic” Institutes
- The Summer Conducting Institute (Neil Varon, director) provides the opportunity for advanced conductors to conduct the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in rehearsal.
- Eastman Sings! (Robert McIver, director) An intensive institute presented by members of the collegiate voice department provides deep exposure to a pantheon of vocal topics.
- Eastman Choral Institute Week I (William Weinert, director, with Robert McIver, Susan Conkling, and Gregory Ristow). Conduct Voices, the chamber chorus in residence.
- Eastman Choral Institute Week II (William Weinert, director, with special guest Robert Page). Advanced conductors will conduct Voices, the chamber chorus in residence.
- Eastman Trombone Institute master classes and chamber music with Mark Kellogg and guests:James Martin, John Marcellus, Lisa Albrecht, Mark Salatino and Chris Azzara.
- The Practical Harpist returns, with Kathleen Bride, director, and special guest Patricia Masri-Fletcher, principal harp of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
- Orff Schulwerk levels I and II with our outstanding visiting faculty and a day (separate registration) of Conga Jam for Elementary and Middle School Teachers with Jim Solomon
- Jazz Guitar Workshop with Gene Bertoncini
- IMPROVFest: Organ Improvisation Workshop (William Porter -director) and special guests: Gerre Hancock and Rick Erickson
- Graduate Studies: Summers Only Masters Degree in Music Education
- Music History 590s:
- The Russian Symphony with Truman Bullard
- Mozart’s Concertos with Gretchen Wheelock
- The Artist in the Third Reich with Anne Marie Reynold
- Community Music School Programs
- Music Horizons and Summer Jazz Studies for career track high school students
- Middle School: Band Adventure, Instrumental Jazz, Children’s Choir Camp
- High School Wind Ensemble Workshop, Drum Set Day, ECMS Harp Workshop, Summer Trumpet Seminar, Piccolo Workshop
Please see the Community Music School section for complete listings!
Summer Concerts include guest artists, ECMS Faculty members, ECMS Program performances, Collegiate Institute Performances by faculty and participants, and ESM alumni and world music performers.