Hanging Out with Great Hornists
For about a year, four other Eastman horn players (Nikki Labonte, Chelsea Nelson, Caroline Baker, and Rennie Cotner) and I have been on the lookout for the Berlin Philharmonic ticket sale for their tour performances at Carnegie Hall this month. With a horn section as famous and important as Berlin’s, we knew we couldn’t miss…
A Day to Remember
I remember meeting the dean for the first time, in the Eastman Student Living Center. I was naught but a callow freshman, reeling from the thought of having to start school over again, when I was greeted warmly by the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music—Douglas Lowry. His wit, sincerity,…
‘Silents’ Get Sound in Eastman School of Music’s Organ and Film Festival
The art of organ accompaniment to silent film will be explored in an upcoming four-day event that includes screenings of several iconic movies from the early 20th century with live accompaniment by internationally known organists. The Organ and Film Festival, presented by the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative and the Film/Music Cluster of the University of…
Paul O’Dette and Eastman Alumni Receive Album Awards and Distinctions
Paul O’Dette, professor of lute and professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School of Music, is receiving international recognition for the albums My Favorite Dowland and Charpentier: La Descente d’Orphee aux enfers; La Couronne de Fleurs. My Favorite Dowland (Harmonia Mundi, May 2014), O’Dette’s personal selection of works by one of the lute’s…
