Violinist Itzhak Perlman will be awarded the honorary degree Doctor of Music by the University of Rochester when he performs in a sold-out concert with the Eastman School of Music’s Philharmonia under conductor Neil Varon this Saturday. University President Joel Seligman and Eastman Dean Jamal Rossi will present Perlman with the degree following his performance…
Many of you will have an interview as part of your audition day at Eastman, depending on the program you are applying to. Interviews are conducted by a member of Eastman’s faculty or staff – either individually or in small groups. Interviews are one of my favorite parts of audition days, because they create…
The Breaking Winds is an Eastman alumni success story — and a very unusual one, since they are a bassoon quartet. Brittany Harrington (BM ’10), Yuki Katayama (BM ’11), Kara La Moure (BM ’10), and Lauren Yu (BM ’11) are building a name for themselves in the music business, including YouTube videos (see the latest…
Violinist Irvine Arditti, lauded for his charismatic artistry and for his championship of new music, will present a guest artist recital at the Eastman School of Music at noon Thursday, Feb. 27, in Hatch Recital Hall. The program of works by Luciano Berio, Brian Ferneyhough, Hilda Paredes, and Salvatore Sciarrino is open to the public.…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble will be joined on their Feb. 19 concert by The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, which started at the Eastman School of Music and found viral success online while still students with their performance of “Lady Gaga Saga.” Under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, the world-renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble will perform the…
Here are some select clippings from the past week 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.) Legendary Perlman Hopes to Inspire Eastman Students (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 02/16/2014 “The thing is that, for me, teaching is such an…
Publick Musick and trumpet player Brian Shaw will headline the next Third Thursday Concert on the Eastman School of Music’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Shaw is associate professor of trumpet and jazz studies at Louisiana State University and co-principal trumpet of the Dallas Wind Symphony.…
February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day, it is the birthday of one of America’s great singers, soprano — and Eastman graduate — Renee Fleming (MM ’83). Anybody who follows classical music is well aware of Renee’s busy international career, but we thought it was worth noting that this month alone — in fact,…
Larry Zalkind, principal trombone for the Utah Symphony, has been appointed Associate Professor of Trombone at the Eastman School of Music beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. He joins Associate Professor Mark Kellogg on Eastman’s trombone faculty and succeeds Professor John Marcellus, who is retiring after 36 years on the faculty. While following a multi-faceted…
