The Faculty Artist Series presents Marina Lomazov, Professor of Piano, and Joseph Rackers, Visiting Professor of Piano, on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The Lomazov/Rackers Piano Duo will play music by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, and Stravinsky. The Lomazov/Rackers Piano Duo has been praised for “demon…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Don Harry, Associate Professor of Tuba, on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Don Harry will be joined by Craig Sutherland, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Scott Tegee, Guadete Brass Quintet, and Berri Garver, piano. The recital will feature music by Mozart,…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Oleh Kyrsa, Professor of Violin, along with Barry Snyder, Professor Emeritus of Piano, in the last of three total concerts this Spring. This final concert will be performed on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Kyrsa and Snyder have been collaborating…
By Hannah Pearson Guest blogger Hannah Pearson holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in clarinet performance and is currently a student in Eastman’s M.A. in Music Leadership (MAML) degree program. Law & Music is a summer course offered at Eastman, taught by Professor Ari Solotoff. The course focuses on law as it relates to musicians,…
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.) Eastman conference to focus on gender equity in music (WXXI News 03/02/2020) The Eastman School of Music holds its first Gender Equity in Music Conference…
Sunday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. In honor of female musicians around the world. To observe the year 2020, we wanted to highlight 20 outstanding women among thousands of Eastman female alumni, students, faculty members, and friends. It turns out there are so many possible choices we had to have 22 this time! As…
By Jeremy Lopez On Friday, March 6 at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall, several ensembles from around the Rochester community will join together for a powerful performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. The masterpiece will be performed by the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia, and the Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College and Genesee…
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.) Eastman School to host Gender Equity in Music conference (Rochester Business Journal 02/27/2020) Eastman School of Music next week will host its first Gender Equity…
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, a powerful choral masterpiece denouncing war and honoring the fallen, will be presented by the Eastman School of Music at 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, with the concert serving as a benefit for UNICEF. Requiring two orchestras, a symphonic chorus, a children’s chorus, and soloists, War…
Ivan Trevino (left) and Michael Burritt (right). Photographs courtesy Ivan Trevino. by Ivan Trevino Organizing a summer percussion festival at Eastman is something Michael Burritt and Ivan Trevino have been contemplating for years. The duo has shared many coffees, phone calls, and texts about what a potential festival would be like. So many summer…