The Faculty Artist Series presents violist Masumi Per Rostad, Associate Professor of Viola, Saturday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m., in Hatch Recital Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. The performance will include selected Mozart sonatas and feature guest pianist Sonia Rostad. Masumi Per Rostad, a faculty member in Eastman’s Strings, Harp and Guitar Department,…
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.) NPR Premieres Wendy Eisenberg’s THREE DREAM ROOMS (Broadway World 10/24/2018) Her poetry has been set into two large scale works by Matt…
Dear Members of the Eastman Community, First, on behalf of the entire Eastman School committee, I want to extend sympathy to everyone impacted by yesterday’s horrific incident at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, as well as other recent tragedies that have been rooted in intolerance. We should especially keep in our thoughts the…
Lee Koonce, lkoonce@gatewaysmusicfestival.org, 917-406-0046 Gateways Music Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary October 30 through November 4. The anniversary celebration will continue in August 2019 with the full Festival, featuring performances by professional classical musicians of African descent from throughout the United States. An anniversary celebration highlight will be the five-day Community Residency Program,…
Two members of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees—Cathy Minehan ’68 and Danny Wegman—this week announced gifts totaling $10 million to support faculty and students at the Eastman School of Music. “Since its founding in 1921, Eastman has been an invaluable treasure to the University, the city of Rochester, and the world,” says Richard…
By Sarah Forestieri Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) presents The Tibetan Book of the Dead, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon, and libretto by Jean-Claude Van Itallie, November 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Kilbourn Hall. This piece is one of Ricky Ian Gordon’s most personal works, coming to fruition after the loss of his partner,…
Media only: Jessica Kaufman, (585) 274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Information: Mimi Hwang, Artistic Director: 585-615-0033; mhwang@esm.rochester.edu “If Music Be the Food…,” the chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, will open its tenth season on Sunday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of East Avenue and Westminster Road in Rochester.…
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.) CLASSICAL | Sandro Russo (City Newspaper 10/17/2018) Listen to just a few notes from masterful pianist Sandro Russo, and his command of…
The Barbara B. Smith World Music Series brings Aritmia Duo to Rochester, Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. All About Jazz noted that the duo is “A gorgeous pairing… more than sheer virtuosity… the two play with such serene authority that the listener is almost afraid…
Donald Hunsberger (BM54’E, MM59’E, DMA63’E), Conductor Emeritus of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and his wife, Marjorie (Polly) (‘58E, MM’60’E) have made a generous gift to establish the Donald and Polly Hunsberger Endowed Conducting Scholarship at the Eastman School of Music. This permanent fund will provide scholarships for graduate conducting majors, with a preference for students…