âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will open its sixth season with an exciting program of music celebrating the 150th birthday of composer Richard Strauss on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd.  The concert will open with the String Sextet Overture to…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Jazz composer Hollenbeck blurs lines at NEC, Lily Pad (The Boston Globe 09/18/2014) But drummer and percussionist John Hollenbeck, 46, is among a handful of jazz…
Eastman Philharmonia, October 2010 Come join the Eastman community in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Saturday, September 27 at 8 p.m., for an exciting concert filled with the Grimm Brothers, titans, and poetic song cycles. Â The Eastman Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) and the Eastman Philharmonia, conducted by Neil Varon, will be joined by Megan Moore for…
Francesca Zambello, artistic director of the Washington National Opera and artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Opera, will give the Eastman School of Musicâs 2014 Glenn E. Watkins Lecture on Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. in the schoolâs Hatch Recital Hall. Zambelloâs lecture, titled âShow Business: Popular Culture vs. Art,â will be followed…
The Eastman Organ Department introduces a new concert series titled âTuesday Pipes,â which begins Oct. 7 at 12:10 p.m. Performances will be held at Christ Church in downtown Rochester, recurring weekly during the Tuesday lunch hour. Events are free and open to the general public. Each concert will run for approximately 25 minutes and showcase…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Classical music crisis: Author says schools today aren’t building audiences (Pittsburgh Tribune Review © 09/15/2014) In his new book âThe Crisis of Classical Music in America,…
A new work by AndrĂ© Previn, the celebrated conductor, composer, pianist, and Oscar and Grammy winner, will receive its world premiere in a concert by the Eastman Wind Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, the ensemble will perform Music for…
