The 2016 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) runs from June 24 until July 2. Among the hundreds of musicians gathering for this major musical event are many Eastman faculty members, alumni, and students. Free-lance writer Dan Gross will be blogging regularly during the next nine days with reports and interviews highlighting Eastman’s involvement in…
Michael Alan Anderson, associate professor of musicology at the Eastman School of Music, has received Chorus America’s 2016 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal. The national award is presented to emerging choral leaders and conductors for their role in developing a professional ensemble. Andersen has served as artistic director of the Chicago…
Danny Ziemann – photograph by Nadine Sherman The 2016 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) opens tonight, June 24, and runs until July 2. Among the hundreds of musicians gathering for this major musical event are many Eastman faculty members, alumni, and students. Free-lance writer Dan Gross will be blogging regularly during the next nine…
Eastman Community Music School saxophone student Grace Frarey has been named this year’s recipient of the Rochester International Jazz Festival / Eastman School of Music (RIJF/ESM) Jazz Scholarship. The 18-year-old Canandaigua resident will pursue a double major in jazz studies and music education at Eastman beginning this fall. The scholarship program is sponsored by Xerox…
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.) Ohio Light Opera getting into character for season of musical favorites and rare treats (preview) (Cleveland.com June 15, 2016) All seven shows have been rehearsed.…
Striking Strings Hammered Dulcimer Ensemble of the Eastman Community Music School, under the direction of Mitzie Collins and Linda Sniedze Taggart, will be featured at the upcoming Old Songs Festival in Altamont, New York, near Albany. The festival, celebrating its 36th year, is one of the largest and most prestigious gatherings of traditional folk musicians …
Members of the Eastman Viola Ensemble with Professor Carol Rodland (fifth from left) Eastman viola students (and their teachers Carol Rodland and George Taylor) were in the spotlight several times during the 2016 American Viola Society Festival, which was held this year from June 8 through June 11 at Oberlin College Conservatory. Four of the…
Genre-bending percussionist and composer John Hollenbeck brings his ensemble The Claudia Quintet to the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) this year, one of numerous Eastman School of Music alumni, students, and faculty members performing on the fest’s stages. Eastman has been involved in the festival since it was founded in 2002. Held in the…
Eastman BroadBand, a chamber music ensemble at the Eastman School of Music, makes a return engagement this summer to soundSCAPE in Maccagno, Italy. From July 1 through 14, the group will serve as the festival’s resident ensemble for the second year in a row. Founded by Professor of Composition Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and Chair and Professor…
