Last November, Associate Professor of Musicology Michael Anderson and his Chicago-based vocal ensemble Schola Antiqua contributed music for two important occasions. One was local—the inauguration of Chicago’s Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, formerly the Athenaeum Theatre. The other was a global occasion–the 700th anniversary (in 2021) of the death of the great Italian medieval…
On March 4, 1922, the Eastman School of Music officially opened its doors to the community. On that date, all the main building’s floors had been completed, including the Main Hall (now Lowry Hall), the Cominsky Promenade, and the stunning Kilbourn Hall. A chamber music concert was given that evening to dedicate the concert space…
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.) Gateways Music Festival Orchestra Makes Carnegie Hall Debut With World Premiere Of … (Harlem World Magazine 02/02/2022) Originally based in North Carolina, the festival relocated…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer Vijay Iyer, who has been described by the New York Timesas a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder rhapsodist, historical thinker, and multicultural gateway,” will be the Eastman School of Music’s 2022 Glenn Watkins Lecture Series…
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.) Tony Levin in Rochester on Saturday to sign copies of his photo book – WXXI News (WXXI News 01/27/2022) Tony Levin is an Eastman School…
Media Contacts: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Jessica Kaufman, Eastman School of Music, 585-274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce approval to receive an American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural…
Rebecca Block of the Mindful University Project leads the February 2 presentation on Mindfulness for Musicians. 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…
Eastman Performing Arts Medicine program director Gaelen McCormick will teach this summer’s “Peak performance Skills” course. By Raffi Wright Continuing our preview posts highlighting new offerings for Summer@Eastman 2022, Summer@Eastman Marketing Assistant Raffi Wright sat down with Gaelen McCormick to discuss one of the two courses Gaelen will be teaching this summer: Peak Performance Skills…
Eastman student Andrew O’Connor during an EPAM performance at URMC, December 2019. Photograph by Michelle Martorell. by Raffi Wright In preparation for Summer at Eastman 2022, we have been interviewing some of our course instructors. For this edition, I sat down with Gaelen McCormick to discuss one of the two courses she is teaching this…
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 receives grant to commission piece honoring Native Americans … (RochesterFirst 01/11/2022) (WROC) — The Eastman School of Music has begun celebrating…