Four Eastman School of Music alumni, Steve Gadd, Rob Paterson, Karim Sulayman, and D.J Sparr were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 61st GRAMMY Awards, Sunday February 10. Steve Gadd (BM68) won the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for The Steve Gadd Band. Often cited as one of the most influential…
Pianist and Eastman School of Music student Jenny Chen will perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 21, at 8 p.m., as part of the Eastman Presents in New York series sponsored by the George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. Chen’s upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall features virtuosic compositions from…
Eastman School of Music announces Grammy-award winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, together with pianist Bradley Moore on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. An artist in the highest echelon of international performers, Susan Graham’s operatic roles span four centuries, from Monteverdi’s Poppea to Sister Helen Prejean…
Two student ensembles have been chosen to represent the Eastman School of Music in a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m. Representing the richness of the chamber music program at Eastman,one group represents a traditional chamber music idiom, the string quartet; the…
The Eastman Presents Series brings Kurosawa & Chatterjee, performing Friday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Yumi Kurosawa is one of today’s most exciting soloists on Japan’s national instrument, Koto. Her solo repertoire includes classical Japanese compositions, as well as her own innovative and enchanting original…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Robert Morris, Professor of Composition at Eastman School of Music, Monday, February 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The program is entitled “The One, and the Many” and features artists Renée Jolles, violin; Margaret Kampmeier, piano; sinfonietta ensemble conducted by Edo Frankel. Robert Morris received his musical education at…
The classic Greek mythological tale of Orpheus, Orfeo ed Euridice, with music by Christoph Willibald Gluck and libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi, will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) January 31, February 1, 2, and 3 in Annex 804 at the Eastman School of Music. Presented in Italian with English supertitles, Orfeo is directed by Stephen…
Eastman welcomes leading composer Augusta Read Thomas back to Eastman, where her composition Brio will be performed by the Eastman Philharmonia on Friday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, conducted by Brad Lubman. Thomas will be the guest composer for the Composition Department’s weekly Symposium on Thursday, January 31st, at 3:30 in…
The Eastman Presents Series continues in 2019 on Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. One of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass, featuring Eastman alumnus Charles (Chuck) Daellenbach (BM66, MA68, PHD71), will team up with the Grammy-nominated Eastman Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark Scatterday, for a not-to-be-missed…