The Eastman School of Music is proud to announce the winners of the 2006 Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition, which took place in Kilbourn Hall on Saturday, November 18. The first prize went to Jonathan Michie, baritone, a first year master’s student in the studio of Carol Webber. His Eastman Opera Theater credits include…
Eastman Wind Ensemble Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor Wednesday, November 8 Eastman Theatre – 8 p.m. Appearing with the Eastman Wind Ensemble Wednesday, November 8 will be several award winning Eastman students including Bobby Mitchell on piano. A senior, Mitchell has won several prestigious piano competitions. Most notably, he was the first recipient of the William…
Rochester, N.Y. — The sweet sounds of the human voice will ring through the halls of Eastman November 17 — 19, when three back-to-back events bring together vocal stars of today and tomorrow. The weekend begins with a performance by the Eastman Chorale November 17, continues with the Friends of Eastman Opera Sixth Annual Voice…
Rochester, N.Y. — The Eastman School of Music kicks off its popular World Music Series on Wednesday, November 8 with a performance by renowned American musician Mike Seeger. The concert will be held in Kilbourn Hall at 8 p.m. Seeger has devoted his life to singing, playing and writing about southern traditional mountain music. He…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A memorial concert celebrating the life and contributions of Richard Pearlman (1937 — 2006) will be held Saturday November 4 at 2 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. Pearlman was part of the Eastman community as dramatic director of Eastman Opera Theatre beginning in 1976. He left…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Eastman Opera Theatre begins its 2006-2007 season with an opera by an up-coming young composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who wrote his romantic comedy La finta giardiniera (The Disguised Garden Girl) in 1775, when he was only 19. While it had a successful premiere in Munich, Germany, the work has seldom been performed in the…
Rochester, NY — Ever wonder what an ensemble of 200 clarinets would sound like? Rochesterians will get this chance during the 2nd annual Buffet Crampon Clarinet Ensemble Festival at the Eastman School of Music, Sunday October 15 at 2 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The event is part of a weekend-long festival featuring performances by clarinet…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music celebrates its past, present and future on October 20-22 with Eastman Weekend, a three-day event that combines Alumni Weekend, Family Weekend, and Eastman Community Music School Open House. The weekend offers a unique opportunity for Eastman’s vast, interconnected community – which includes the Rochester general public –…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Accomplished jazz pianist Fred Hersch will perform as a guest solo artist on Wednesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. at Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Described as a “poet of a pianist” by The New Yorker and “a master who plays it his way” by the New York Times, Hersch’s accomplishments include two…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Set for October 12 – 15, the 2006 Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival will feature American organ building in the 20 th century and in particular two great American organ builders: E.M. Skinner (1866 – 1961), whose work includes the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall organ, and master organ builder John Brombaugh,…