Rachel Roberts has been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester as the inaugural director of its new Master of Arts in Music Leadership degree program. Roberts, who has been the Director of the Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department at the New England Conservatory of Music since 2009, holds degrees…
By Hattie Bestul Clarinetist Hattie Bestul is currently completing her Master’s degree in Performance and Literature at Eastman and working as an Arts Leadership Program intern at the Eastman Community Music School. At Eastman’s Summer Jazz Studies, students play in jam sessions, learn jazz theory, try their hand with improvisation and composing, and perform in…
The Eastman School of Music is proud to host the United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants on their Spring Tour to Kodak Hall in Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. with opening remarks by Deputy Mayor Dr. Cedric Alexander. There are several Eastman connections with this concert: an original…
Pianist and Eastman School of Music student Jiale Li will perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m, as part of the Eastman Presents in New York series sponsored by the George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. Li’s upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall features the expanded classic…
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.) Ed Dixon To Lead One Night Only Concert Of DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER At Green Room 42 (Broadway World 02/23/2018) The acclaimed…
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.) Semifinalists Announced For The 2018 Lotte Lenya Competition (Broadway World 02/13/2018) Finals take place on 14 April at the Eastman School of…
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.) Schubert’s beloved song cycle to be performed at Colby Barn (Chicago Tribune 02/07/2018) Thomas Meglioranza first heard Franz Schubert’s Winterreise, a cycle…
By Katja Pennypacker Soprano Katja Pennypacker attended the Eastman Community Music School’s Music Horizons summer program in 2015. She is now a freshman vocal performance major at Eastman, studying with Kathryn Cowdrick. Participating in the Music Horizons voice program was a life-changing experience for me and the reason why Eastman was my first-choice school for…
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.) Igor Lipinski to Bring Magic to the Keyboard for College of Charleston Piano Series (Moultrie News 02/04/2018) He earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano…
Dynamic, creepy, and committed: the cast of Eastman Opera Theatre’s Les Enfants Terribles By Kameron Ghanavati Photographs by Nic Minetor Les Enfants Terribles officially opens this weekend at Eastman to a sold-out audience. And rightfully so, given the intricate staging juxtaposed with transcendent music and intimate performances by the cast. I was able to attend…