Freshman Violist Shares the Story of his First Eastman Concert
Conductor Neil Varon rehearsing the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra in 2006. The first concert of the year seems to always be a jitter-filled one for students of all ages and instruments. This is especially true for first-years here at Eastman, who this past weekend performed in their first major ensemble concerts in Kodak Hall. On…
“The power is in you”: Renée Fleming meets with Eastman Students
It’s a rare occurrence when a young person has an opportunity to be directly encouraged and taught by a person who is not only a leader in their field, but also whose celebrity transcends that field. Imagine having a basketball lesson with Michael Jordan, a discussion about entrepreneurship with Mark Zuckerberg, or a tennis lesson…
Reich, Rosenberg, and an Eastman Commission Highlight OSSIA’s First Kilbourn Concert of 2015-16
Ossia and Eastman Musica Nova teamed up with Ensemble Signal to present Steve Reich’s Tehillim in Kilbourn Hall in April 2014. Ossia New Music, a student-run organization committed to contemporary music performance, is holding its first concert of the year on Thursday, October 1 in Kilbourn Hall at 8:00pm. The concert program includes music by…
Eastman’s New Summer Program Coordinator
Summer@Eastman Director Sylvie Beaudette is pleased to announce the hiring of Eastman alumna Andrea Schuler as the new Summer program coordinator. Andrea holds undergraduate and graduate viola performance degrees (’91 and ’93) from the Eastman School of Music, where she was a student of George Taylor and James Dunham. She returns to Rochester after more…
Eastman News Highlights September 28, 2015
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.) Anniversary celebration set for Rochester’s historic organ (Newsday © 09/25/2015) Musicians and scholars will gather in Rochester next month to celebrate the…
Songfest Serenade: Insight into a voice student’s summer, part 1
Junior voice performance major Aaron Bigeleisen, this summer at the Colburn School’s Songfest, with pianist Nathan Harris. Eastman prepares us to do great things. It says so right there in the admissions packet. So, in addition to the education we receive, we are encouraged to go out and explore performance opportunities during the summer. As…