Author Archives: Lauren Sageer

National Science Foundation Grants $1.8 Million to Build Foundation for New Music Production Ecosystem: Researchers from the University of Rochester and Northwestern University Collaborate

A team of researchers from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, Warner School of Education & Human Development, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and School of Arts & Sciences, along with Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, are collaborating to leverage and better utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to empower musicians to…

Eastman School of Music Presents Brahms’ Treasured “German Requiem” on December 2, 2022

On Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall, the Eastman-Rochester Chorus (ERC) and the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) will perform Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem, op. 45 (Ein Deutsches Requiem). The concert will be conducted by William Weinert and features student soloists Mary Fetterman ‘24E (MM), soprano, and Isaac Pendley ‘23E (MM), baritone.…

How Bright the Sunlight: Eastman Philharmonia Performs World Premiere by Anthony Davis and Joy Harjo as a Gift to the Haudenosaunee People

On December 5, 2022, the Eastman School of Music will present the world premiere of 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis’ How Bright the Sunlight, a work for symphony orchestra and narrator, with a libretto curated by the first Native American US Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo. The narration is based on both the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving…

Exciting Programs from the Eastman Philharmonia & Eastman School Symphony Orchestra for the Remainder of Fall 2022 Semester

Two of Eastman’s most prestigious orchestras, the Eastman Philharmonia and the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO), under the baton of celebrated conductor Neil Varon, present a beautiful series of concerts this fall/winter. With repertoire that ranges from Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Beethoven to the premiere of a very special piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis,…

Eastman Opera Theatre presents “Lear on the 2nd Floor” by Pulitzer Prize-Winner Anthony Davis: A Shakespeare-inspired opera about one woman’s struggle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease

Kicking off our Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) season on November 3-6, is Lear on the 2nd Floor (2013) – an opera inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear, with music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis and libretto by Allan Havis. Directed by Steven Daigle and conducted by Timothy Long, the opera will take place in Kilbourn…

Eastman School of Music Hosts 2022 Music College Fair In Collaboration With The Juilliard School and Ithaca College

The Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with The Juilliard School and Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, & Dance, is presenting the 15th Annual Upstate New York Music College Fair on Thursday, November 3, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Cominsky Promenade, on the second floor of the Eastman School of Music, and on…

Eastman Presents: October/November 2022 Concerts

Looking ahead to Eastman School of Music’s October and November Eastman Presents concerts, we are pleased to present a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished guest artists. These concerts will be held in Eastman’s magnificent concert venues: Kodak Hall, Kilbourn Hall, and Hatch Recital Hall. Mike Stefiuk, Director of Concert Operations, shares, “Few things…