Programs for Youth and Adults
- Eastman Drum Set Day
Rich Thompson, director, with Latin percussionist Tony Padilla and Howard Potter, vibes - Eastman Community Music School Harp Workshop
Nan Gullo Richmond, director - Summer Trumpet Seminar
Herb Smith, director - The View from the Top: A Piccolo Workshop
Jan Angus, director
Eastman Drum Set Day
Rich Thompson, director, with Latin percussionist Tony Padilla and Howard Potter, vibes
July 5/Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; plus concert at 4 p.m. in Messinger Hall
Former Count Basie drummer Rich Thompson shares over 20 years of teaching and performing experience in this one-day event for students and teachers alike. This intensive day of drum set styles stems from the jazz tradition and includes swing, Latin, bebop, and modern elements as they relate to the field of music today. The topic of extra percussion and hand drumming is included in a clinic with conga drumming great Tony Padilla. This workshop provides all drummers the unique opportunity to interact and perform through master classes, and dialogue forum, culminating in a late afternoon concert. Please bring a stickbag complete with brushes and mallets for hands-on training.
Concert: Saturday, July 5 at 4 p.m. in Messinger Hall
Arrive (dorm): Friday evening, July 4
Depart (dorm): Saturday evening, July 5
Tuition*:
$150 CRN 12009
$210 with housing and meals CRN 12014*Free for students also participating in Summer Jazz Studies
Eastman Community Music School Harp Workshop
Nan Gullo Richmond, director
July 21-25 / Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This workshop for beginning and intermediate level harpists (high school to adult) provides individual and ensemble instruction, music theory, and orchestral repertory classes for pedal and lever harpists. Highlights include concerts and other performance opportunities with Eastman School faculty and guest artists.
Concert: Friday, July 25 at noon. in Kilbourn Hall
Tuition: $210 (no housing available) CRN 12023
*** Cancelled ***
Summer Trumpet Seminar
Herb Smith, director
July 12 / Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.This workshop will address the question that every trumpet player has asked at one time or another: How can I play higher notes? Rochester Philharmonic trumpeter and jazz recording artist Herb Smith will discuss and demonstrate the advantages to playing with the Tongue Controlled Embouchure in both jazz and classical settings. Herb will play recordings of trumpet players from jazz and classical idioms who played with this lost technique, including Cat Anderson, Maurice André, Bud Herseth, Louis Armstrong, Gunther Betz, Harry James, Ernie Shavers, and Harry Glantz.
Concert demonstration: Saturday, July 12 at 4 p.m. in Messinger One
Tuition:
$160 CRN 11988
$220 with housing and meals for Summer Jazz Studies or Music Horizons participants only CRN 11997
The View from the Top: A Piccolo Workshop
Jan Angus, director
August 4-6/Monday-Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
This intensive workshop is for flutists interested in developing their piccolo skills and technique. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Piccoloist Jan Angus will share her 20 years of experience in the intricacies of piccolo playing. The sessions are performance-oriented, with a format of demonstration, group playing and master class. Topics covered during sessions will include piccolo basics including embouchure, warm-ups, vocalises, intonation, and alternate fingerings, applied to both solo and orchestral repertoire. For those interested, private lessons are available before each class. Please contact the instructor, Jan Angus, at jangus@esm.rochester.edu for details.
Tuition: $175 CRN 11953
Housing available for adults only at $60/night. See application for details.