MistyLayne Drake poses with her diploma in front of Eastman School of Music after the ceremony. // University of Rochester Eastman School of Music Commencement Ceremony, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre May 20, 2018. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester The annual commencement for Eastman School of Music bachelorās and masterās…
Choral-orchestral concert will be a benefit for the Notre Dame Cathedral organ By Sarah Forestieri Photographs by Noemi Binag This coming Friday, the Eastman Rochester Chorus will present its final concert of the season with the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, featuring a unique program consisting of Bernsteinās Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah, along with the…
Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will host its annual āSpringfestā from Monday, May 20 to Sunday, June 2 at the Eastman School of Music, in several concert halls and classrooms across the campus. āDuring each schoolyear, ECMS produces an average of three recitals every week,ā says Petar Kodzas, the Associate Dean and Director of the…
2019 Links Scholarship recipient Alexis Peart By Andrew Bockman The Links Scholarship, a collaborative effort between the Rochester, New York Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, and the Eastman School of Music, recognizes the extraordinary talent and academic achievement of an African-American scholar musician. The 2019 recipient is a third-year student and mezzo-soprano, Alexis Peart. Students…
by Monica Dale Summer@Eastman is moving forward this year with a new institute for both dancers and musicians: MusiKinesisĀ®! Modern dance is hardly new to Eastman, though; Martha Graham taught and performed at Eastman in 1925-26. The āEastman School of Dance and Dramatic Actionā used the fifth floor annex as its dance studio. Speaking of…
“If Music Be the Food…” founder, violist Carol Rodland (second from right), returned for the opening IMBTF concert in October 2018, performing with the Ying Quartet. By Sarah Forestieri What better way is there to bring a community together than through the power of music? Eastman Assistant Professor of String Chamber Music, Mimi Hwang,…
League of American Orchestras Rachelle Schlosser, Director of Media Relations and Communications rschlosser@americanorchestras.org, (646) 822-4027 Ā The Eastman School of Music and the League of American Orchestras will collaborate on a one-year pilot program to co-produce and launch a new category of the Eastman Case Studies focused on orchestra management. Highlighting League member orchestras, the…
Dr. Jean M. Barr, Professor of Accompanying and Chamber Music and the Director of the Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music Degree Program at Eastman School of Music is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Eastman is proud to present an alumni concert, organized by alumni and friends, in her honor on May…
ECMS instructor Kyle Peters with a student in the school’s Messinger Hall (“Messinger One”). By Kyle Peters School is almost out for the summer! Itās time to get ready for the beach, sleeping in, campfires andā¦ summer music lessons? Thatās right, summer music lessons! Taking lessons during the summer will prepare you to be…