The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, which after four decades of success around the world has set the standard for piano trio performance, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music on Monday, April 17, and Tuesday, April 18. The renowned trio, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary year during the 2016-2017 season, is this year’s…
Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah by performing a Holocaust Remembrance Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in Kilbourn Hall. Titled “A Time to Remember . . .”, the concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World War II…
UPDATE: The Evening Concert at 8 p.m. will be available to view via live stream: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/ . Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes before the start of the concert. Fourteen versatile singer-actors from Israel, France, Mexico, Canada, and across the United States are coming to the Eastman School of Music to compete in the finals…
Imagine walking through an environment of tubes, resonators, tiny loudspeakers, and exciters that twist, swing, and turn as they project their sounds. How will the quality, shape, and dimensions of the space interact with the sounds and define and affect what you hear? How will you perceive the music that’s being created, and will these…
Cinderella (soprano Laura Sanders) and Prince Charmant/Prince Charming (mezzo soprano Elizebeth Barnes) meet for the first time at the King’s Ball in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillon” (Cinderella). The work will be performed in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre from Thursday, April 6, through Sunday, April 9. Variations of the Cinderella fairy…
As the culmination of Eastman Opera Collective’s unique month-long residency program, “Opera in the Classroom”, students from the George Mather Forbes School No. 4 will join their mentors from the Eastman School of Music’s Opera Department to perform a fully-staged production of Lori Laitman’s abridged one act children’s opera, The Three Feathers. This Rochester premiere…
Mexican composer and conductor Juan Trigos, creator of the concept of “Abstract Folklore” music, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music Sunday, April 2, to Saturday, April 8, as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor. His work, including the world premiere of a new composition, will be featured in two recitals. Trigos also will…
Edward Deci, left, and Richard Grunow, right Edward Deci, professor of psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Rochester, will present the inaugural Richard F. Grunow Colloquium for Music Teaching, Learning, and Performance honoring an internationally renowned Eastman School of Music faculty member. Sponsored by the Department of Music Teaching…
Eastman School of Music faculty, alumni, and guests will gather on Sunday, March 26, in Hatch Recital Hall to commemorate the life and musical contributions of internationally renowned concert pianist and teacher Fernando Laires. Professor Laires, who died Sept. 9, 2016, was Professor of Piano at Eastman from 1992 until his retirement in 2004. His…