Daily Archives: March 30, 2011

Eastman Scholarship Recipient Presents Annual Rochester New York Chapter, the Links, Incorporated Concert

This year’s recipient of an annual scholarship awarded by the Rochester, New York  Chapter, The Links, Incorporated, to an Eastman School of Music student will present a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in the School’s Kilbourn Hall. Alex Gonzalez, a violinist in the studio of Professor Oleh Krysa, received the award, which is…

‘Sweet Science’ of Boxing Helps Make ‘Sweet Music’

When internationally renowned double bass soloist and Eastman School of Music Professor James VanDemark took up boxing two years ago, he saw immediate crossover benefits to his playing. VanDemark, a “lightweight” at only 5’6″ and 138 pounds, immediately thought of the impact boxing could have on his students, so he sent some of his women…