Eastman Opera Theatre brings Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music to the Kilbourn Hall stage for four performances beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. The musical, which won six Tony Awards and ran for 601 performances on Broadway, includes Sondheim’s most famous song, “Send in the Clowns.” Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1,…
A collaboration involving Tony Award-winning choreographer Garth Fagan and musicians from the Eastman School of Music will result in the inaugural preview of a University of Rochester-commissioned dance work this month. Set to a score by Eastman faculty member and composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and choreographed by Fagan, the piece, titled EDGE/JOY, will receive its first…
The Ying Quartet and the Turtle Island String Quartet will bring a “live version” of their Grammy Award-winning recording 4 + Four to the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Each group will perform by itself and then join for the second half of the concert. The Ying Quartet…
Seventeen artists from Central Asia will showcase the diverse musical traditions of their countries at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in Kilbourn Hall as part of the Eastman School of Music’s World Music Series. “Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours” will include vocal and instrumental music from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Qaraqalpakstan;…
Music teachers always end the school year with recitals by their students. Faculty members from the Eastman Community Music School are helping to get the school year rolling with a recital of their own. A dozen faculty will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in Kilbourn Hall. “A recital like this is a great…
An exciting series showcasing classical guitar takes advantage of local appearances by renowned musicians and incorporates opportunities for the public to observe master classes and recitals by the guest artists and Eastman School of Music faculty. Sponsored by Eastman’s Department of Strings, Harp, and Guitar in association with the International Guitar Institute, “Eastman Guitarfest 2007”…
The first sounds of a new pipe organ being built in Rochester will launch an upcoming festival devoted to the preservation of old and historic organs. At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, participants in this year’s EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival will gather in the sanctuary of Christ Church, 141 East Ave., to…
Faculty members from the Department of Organ and Historical Keyboards will be featured in several recitals throughout the city during this year’s EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 14. Since no two pipe organs are exactly the same, the series of recitals provides the opportunity to hear the rich…
Scottish-born classical guitarist David Russell, a favorite with both audiences and music critics around the world, will kick off this season’s Kilbourn Concert Series at the Eastman School of Music with a performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2. Highly praised for his musicianship, artistry, and stage presence, Russell took up the guitar as a…
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, associate professor of composition at the Eastman School of Music, has been awarded the 2007 Barlow Prize to compose a new work for percussion ensemble. He was selected from 327 composer applications submitted from more than two dozen countries. As the winning composer, Sanchez-Gutierrez will receive a $10,000 commission from the Barlow Endowment…