The University of Rochester was awarded a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support Music in the American Wild, a commissioning, touring, and recording initiative featuring Eastman School of Music composers and performers. Directed by Eastman alumna Emlyn Johnson (DMA ’15, BM ’08), Music in the American Wild is an Imagine Your Parks…
Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Cheers and Jeers (MPNnow.com 5/07/2016) A CHEER … to Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, who on Friday premiered his…
Musicians around the world will be able to earn a certificate from the Eastman School of Music’s innovative Arts Leadership Program with the launch of a new online program. “The Eastman Career and Leadership Certificate: Online” is an interactive, comprehensive, and rigorous program designed for serious musicians eager to develop skills, knowledge, and perspectives…
“Voice of the Met” Mary Jo Heath will be the speaker at the Eastman School of Music’s 91st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 15. Heath, who received her PhD at Eastman, will also be presented with the School’s Distinguished Alumni Award. The Sunday commencement exercises, which start at 11:15 a.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman…
Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Ayden Adler appointed new DePauw School of Music Dean (Banner Graphic 04/29/2016) Ayden Adler, formerly senior vice president and dean of the…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the launch of “The Blues: Understanding an American Art Form,” a free course on the learning platform Coursera, presented by Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and pianist Dariusz Terefenko. “The blues,” says Terefenko, “is the most important musical form in jazz.” This seven-week online course explores…
The Eastman School of Music announced the Eastman Philharmonia, conducted by Neil Varon, will take the stage with Renée Fleming at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on November 14, 2016. The performance will include a new composition by Eastman alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Kevin Puts, written specifically for Ms. Fleming and the Eastman Philharmonia.…
Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) No chainsaw as Music Hall of Fame adds six (Democrat and Chronicle 04/25/2016) Then on to the inductions. Locke, a California native,…
The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music today announced two gifts totaling $700,000 that will provide support for substantial renovations to the school’s historic Kilbourn Hall. The Avangrid Foundation has committed $400,000 to the project and the Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation Inc. will contribute $300,000. “This is a special day for Eastman…
Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Pittsburgh native, Google to launch digital Martha Graham archives (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 04/17/2016) By the 1920s, she was in New York City dancing…