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Setting the Stage: An Interview with the Set Designer of “Hydrogen Jukebox”
November 5, 2015Mary Griswold’s set model for Hydrogen Jukebox By John Fatuzzo As Eastman students, when we attend opera performances we are attracted to the characters singing on stage and the accompanying music from the pit. Overlooked sometimes are the aesthetic aspects of the performance, including the set design. The upcoming Eastman Opera Theatre production, Hydrogen Jukebox […]
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Eastman Wind Ensemble performs Messiaen and Mackey
November 3, 2015By Eric Laprade The Eastman Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Mark Davis Scatterday, presents their third concert of the 2015-2016 season on Wednesday, November 4 at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The concert will feature a pair of prominent works by composers Olivier Messiaen and John Mackey. Messiaen’s Et exspecto […]
Read More...“The Definition of Unique”: Eastman Opera Theatre presents “Hydrogen Jukebox” by Glass and Ginsberg
November 3, 2015A scene from Hydrogen Jukebox. Photograph by Grant Taylor By Andrew Psarris This weekend, the Eastman community will be treated to one of its annual traditions — the fall opera production in Kilbourn Hall! However, this year the opera is a very un-traditional one: the Philip Glass and Allan Ginsberg masterpiece Hydrogen Jukebox, directed by […]
Read More...Eastman Organists’ Community Concerts Return for 2015-16 Season
November 3, 2015 The Eastman School of Music Organ Department kicks off a new season of Community Concerts at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd. The concert series features short organ recitals by Eastman students as part of the department’s ongoing initiative to bring outstanding organ music to the Rochester community. [...]Read More...
Eastman News Highlights November 2, 2015
November 2, 2015Here 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.) Amateur Musicians Find Their Harmony With Westchester Winds (New York Times 10/29/2015) Christian D. Carbone, who two decades ago gave up a promising career as a […]
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