Here are some select recent clippings 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.)
Grammy-nominated composer William Pursell dies from COVID-19
(Los Angeles Times 09/05/2020)
He was twice nominated for a Grammy, the first for inspirational performance (non-classical) on the album “Listen” for Ken Medema in 1974. His second Grammy nomination was for his 1978 arrangement of “We Three Kings” for National Geographic. …
He later studied classical composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., earning a master’s degree in composition. In 1953, his arrangement “Christ Looking Over Jerusalem” for the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra was awarded a prize. … (Also reported by Texarkana Gazette, Billboard, The Bakersfield Californian)
The Last Water Fountain: The Struggle Against Systemic Racism in Classical Music
(San Francisco Classical Voice 09/01/2020)
The Colour of Music Festival (COMF) is one of Charleston’s most promising cultural initiatives. …
COMF is one of three major organizations in America that promote “Black classical excellence.” Another is the Gateways Music Festival, a biannual reunion event at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. The music director is Michael Morgan, music director of the Oakland Symphony. The third group is the Sphinx Organization,
Film chronicles changes Me2 Orchestra makes through music
(Wicked Local Hudson 09/03/2020)
Whiddon, Braunstein’s wife since 2013 and Me2/’s executive director, earned her bachelor’s degree in French horn performance from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. (Also reported by MetroWest Daily News)
Quinn Delaney
(Charleston Symphony Orchestra 09/08/2020)
Quinn Delaney joined the Charleston Symphony as the principal bassoonist in September of 2019. … He holds a BM from the Eastman School of Music and a MM from the DePaul University School of Music, where he studied with John Hunt, William Buchman and Miles Maner. During his time at Eastman, he performed as a soloist with the Eastman Wind Orchestra. …
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