By David Raymond Next week, Summer@Eastman 2019 continues with rehearsals and a performance by our Summer Baroque Ensemble, which brings members of the amateur and professional musical communities together to play baroque music. The class runs from July 21 through July 30, and on Thursday, August 1, you can hear the participants perform in…
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.) All The Stops with Nathan Laube, Wednesday at 8pm, July 10-31, 2019 (Classical 91.5 0712/2019) Every pipe organ has a story that…
Pianist Yoshiko Arahata By David Raymond On July 16, two young artists will bring the music of a little-heard Japanese composer to Eastman’s summer concert series.Eastman Community Music School faculty pianist Yoshiko Arahata will team with violinist Aika Ito of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for a recital including the Violin Sonata by Akira Miyoshi.…
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.) This piano crosswalk was painted by a group of strangers with no training but a lot of harmony (Washington Post 06/28/2019) ……
Eastman School of Music is proud to announce several new full-time and visiting faculty appointments for the 2019-2020 academic year: Lisa Caravan, Assistant Professor of Music Education Lisa Crawford, Professor of Harpsichord Andrew Harley, Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano John Kapusta, Assistant Professor of Musicology Nathan Laube, Associate Professor of Organ Joseph Rackers, Visiting Professor…
Conductor William Weinert leads the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman-Rochester Chorus through Symphony of Psalms during the grand opening dedication concert for the new addition to the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre December 10, 2010. //photo: J. Adam Fenster/University of Rochester One of the Eastman School of Music’s…
Special Presentation Performance of “Würzburg Meets Eastman” Roy Marshall has been named this year’s recipient of the Rochester International Jazz Festival/Eastman School of Music (RIJF/ESM) Gerry Niewood Jazz Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by RIJF producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona and is funded by proceeds from the annual festival. RIJF has donated almost…
The Eastman School of Music will host eight shows in its venues during the eighth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, running from September 10-21, 2019. In addition to performances at the Eastman School of Music, Eastman faculty members, students, and staff will be performing at other venues in and around downtown Rochester during this year’s…
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.) Ben Folds reunites with RPO in 2020 (City Newspaper 06/07/2019) Genre-bending musician Ben Folds will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra next spring…
Eastman Opera Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2019-2020 season, including Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), music by Viktor Ullmann with lyrics by Peter Kien; Mahagonny Songspiel, music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht- presented in the fall as a double-bill; another double bill, consisting of Prima La Musica, Poi…