Celebrating Alumni for Eastman Weekend: Remembering “Litch”

For Eastman Weekend 2014, our next few Eastman blog posts will celebrate news of notable alumni.     “Litch” Toland backstage at the Eastman Theatre, early 1960s.          Adah Toland Jones (BM ’71, MM ’72). Professor of flute at Texas State University, contacted us after the recent death of her father, P. Litchard “Litch” Toland (BM…

A Premiere with Previn

Conductor of the world’s great orchestras, composer for the concert hall, opera house, movies, Broadway, and the West End, classical and jazz pianist, writer, and television personality, AndrĂ© Previn is one of the most celebrated, distinctive, and varied contemporary musicians in the world.  Tonight, the Eastman Wind Ensemble will be celebrating Andre Previn and his…