Katie Wyatt, President and CEO of El Sistema USA 919-451-0077, katie@elsistemausa.org Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, and El Sistema USA® (ESUSA) have recently deepened their partnership with several key personnel appointments and intersectionality initiatives. Both the Eastman School of Music and the Gateways Festival, in partnership with Eastman, joined ESUSA…
The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series (RCORS), together with the Eastman School of Music, is pleased to host organists David Higgs and Anne Laver in a virtual concert at Christ Church Rochester on East Avenue on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Both members of the Organ faculty at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Yoojin Jang, Assistant Professor of Violin and Chiao-Wen Cheng, Assistant Professor of Accompanying, on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. The program consists of three works for violin and piano: Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne; Schubert’s Fantasie in C Major, D. 934; and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47.…
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.) Hall of Fame accepting Lowry Award applications (Monroe County Post 04/02/2021) The $1,000 award, named for Douglas Lowry, former dean of the Eastman School of…
The Faculty Artist Series presents pianist Alexander Kobrin, Associate Professor of Piano, on Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., presented through Livestream as a virtual performance. The program consists of Mozart’s Sonata in F Major, K. 280; Four Mazurkas, Op. 24, by Chopin; and Schubert’s Sonata in C Minor, D. 958. Called the “Van Cliburn…
WindSync wind quintet will visit Eastman School of Music virtually in April as part of the James E. Clark Chamber Music Residency. The members of WindSync include two Eastman alumni and one former student making their success, and return to Eastman, a wonderful opportunity for students and the Rochester Community to engage and hear the…
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.) Four with Eastman ties win Grammys (Rochester Beacon 03/16/2021) Sarah Brailey, Maria Schneider, Christopher Theofanidis and the late Christopher Rouse, who taught at Eastman for…
Wenzhuo Zhang with the Yangquin, or Chinese hammered dulcimer Eastman brings back its popular Barbara B. Smith World Music Series in a set of free virtual concerts this spring. Sponsored by Eastman’s Ethnomusicology program, part of the department of Musicology, guest artists representing different musical traditions from across the world will be streamed live at…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Chiao-Wen Cheng, Assistant Professor of Accompanying, Yoojin Jang, Assistant Professor of Violin, and Guy Johnston, Associate Professor of Cello, on Friday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. The program consists of Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E-flat, Opus 1, No, 1; and Mendelssohn’s Trio No, 1 in D Minor, Op. 49. This…
Three Eastman School of Music alumni were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 63rd GRAMMY Awards, Sunday March 14, 2021: Sarah Brailey, Maria Schneider, and Christopher Theofanidis. In addition, a Grammy was awarded to a composition by the late Christopher Rouse, who taught at Eastman for many years. Sarah Brailey ‘04E…