A recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, by Malcolm Matthews, director of music at St. Maryâs Church in downtown Rochester, wraps up the 2014-2015 season of Third Thursday Concerts with Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery.  Titled âFrescobaldi as Fountainhead: His Music and Influence,â the program will feature works by Frescobaldi,…
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.) Eastman students learn the business of music (Rochester Business Journal © 04/24/2015) There is a business side to music, which is not the first thing students…
Four Eastman School of Music students have been named recipients of 2015 DownBeat Student Music Awards.  Garret Reynolds was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Composition for his work âOur Time.â Brendan Lanighan was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Arrangement for “Lament.â Gabe Condon and Julian Tanaka were named Graduate College Arrangement winners for âIn a…
Richard Kessel, a media executive and marketing professional who has launched and developed numerous publications, digital media platforms, apps, and other e-marketing products for the music and education markets, has been named Executive Director of Communications for the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.  With more than 24 years of experience in…
There have been many incredible Eastman professors throughout the years. Only a few ever get to experience the wonder of their students reaching the top of their craft because of their instruction; fewer still are so revered that their names become synonymous with an institution or idea for all time. Professor Rayburn Wright was one…
Six Eastman School of Music voice students and six piano and accompanying students will compete in the schoolâs 34th annual Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in Kilbourn Hall. This yearâs adjudicator is acclaimed tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, who joins the schoolâs faculty in the fall as Professor of Voice.  …
