Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward, who received his bachelor’s degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1939, has been named a recipient of a 2011 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Opera Honor, the nation’s highest award in opera. The award recognizes significant lifetime contributions to opera in the United States. Honors recipients are…
Verne Reynolds, Professor Emeritus of Horn at the Eastman School of Music, died on June 28. A distinguished performer, composer, and teacher, Professor Reynolds was 84. Professor Reynolds was a member of several orchestras and ensembles, served on the faculty of several top music schools, and published more than 60 musical works. Many of his…
Stanley Hasty, Professor Emeritus of Clarinet at the Eastman School of Music, died Wednesday, June 22. He was 91 years old. One of the most highly regarded and successful clarinetists and teachers of his time, Professor Hasty held the position of principal clarinet in six major orchestras and served on the faculty of several of…
Singers of all ages and abilities are again invited to take part in “Eastman Summer Sing,” a popular series of choral music reading sessions held Tuesday evenings in July at 7:30 p.m. in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Beginning July 5, participants can enjoy performing choral masterworks with others; scores are provided at the…
The 19th annual World Music Concert featuring Mitzie Collins and Friends will take audiences on a musical tour of Korea, the United States, and the Balkans. This year’s performance, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, features instrumental music and dances from Korea, American country tunes on…
Eastman School of Music musicians — current students, faculty, staff, and alumni as well as students and faculty from the Eastman Community Music School — will be appearing in more than two dozen shows during the 2011 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. This year’s festival runs June 10 through 18 at 20 venues, most of…
From concerts featuring jazz, percussion, classical guitar, harp, and choirs, World Music, and up-and-coming conductors leading the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, to recitals by guest artists, world-renowned faculty, and summer program participants, the 2011 summer line-up at the Eastman School of Music has something for everyone. The summer concert season will kick off with a series…
The Eastman Community Music School will dedicate a “Night of Jazz” series of free concerts to Michael Hall Jr., the 16-year-old Macedon student who died in a fire at his home on April 23. Donations for the teen’s family will be accepted during the concerts. The performances go from 5 to 9:30 p.m. in the…
Matt Stuver of the Eastman School of Music was named the best Graduate College Jazz Soloist in DownBeat magazine’s 34th Annual Student Music Awards. A doctoral student in saxophone, Stuver was recognized for his performance in the U.S. premiere of “Suite for Soprano Saxophone and 16 Instruments,” a work by legendary composer-arranger and jazz artist…
