Mina Esary: “creating my own sounds” led to composition By Raffi Wright Looking forward to Summer at Eastman 2022, I sat down with Eastman alumnae Hannah Dick (percussion) and Mina Esary (composition), who will be teaching their new online course “Notes From Scratch: Introduction to Improvisation and Composition.” Here are some highlights of our time…
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 of Music to dedicate the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion (WXXI Classical 04/15/2021) A new center for equity and inclusion…
By Raffi Wright Eastman alumna Dr. Yoshiko Arahata ’11E, ’18E (DMA) is a pianist, educator, improviser, and composer. In addition to her many and varied musical collaborations, she has also developed expertise in dance accompaniment, performing with several dance companies in the Rochester area. Her new course The Pianist’s Guide to Dance Accompaniment was created…
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 of Music Continues Legacy of Diversity, Brings in new … – Spot On New York (Spot On New York 04/04/2022) Dr. Crystal Sellers…
Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah by performing a Holocaust Remembrance Concert entitled “A Time to Remember,” on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World War II concentration…
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.) A local country connection, and a couple of Eastman honors, at Grammys – WXXI News (WXXI News 04/03/2022) Jazz bassist Ron Carter was one of…
Two Eastman School of Music alumni were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 64th GRAMMY Awards, Sunday April 3, 2022: Erin Morley ‘02E and Ron Carter ‘59E. Erin Morley ‘02E was a soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo…
Ania Vu When composer Ania Vu ’17E first heard about the Eastman Centennial Celebration “100 Concerts to Celebrate 100 Years”, she forwarded the website to pianist Eunmi Ko ’06E (MM), ’12E (DMA), to which Eunmi replied with “We should do something!” Fast-forward seven months: the two are about to have their project The Music She…
Eastman participants in a recent “If Music Be the Food…” concert at St. Paul’s Church. Photograph by Mimi Hwang. “If Music Be the Food…,” the chamber music series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will close its thirteenth season with a live concert on Sunday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists. Inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe, presentation topics this year include: the benefits of warming up and cooling down; peak performance on stage, nutrition’s effect on performing; incorporating mindfulness…