Upcoming Events!
Don’t miss… Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey with Kathleen Battle, soprano, and Cyrus Chestnut, piano! Jan. 30 @ 8PM in Kodak!
Don’t miss… Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey with Kathleen Battle, soprano, and Cyrus Chestnut, piano! Jan. 30 @ 8PM in Kodak!
By Kevin Holzman The Eastman Wind orchestra presents “A Salute to Donald Hunsberger”, conducted by Mark Davis Scatterday, Eric LaPrade, and Kevin Holzman, this Wednesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall. Admission is free. Few people have impacted the history and development of an ensemble and its repertoire more than Donald Hunsberger. The…
Mary 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…
By 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…
A 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…
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.…
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.) 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…