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Pianist Jenny Chen Performs Recital of Works from Noted Lehman Collection of Music Manuscripts
On Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. in the Eastman School of Music’s Hatch Recital Hall, pianist Yen-Yu (Jenny) Chen will perform a preview of her upcoming recital at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Chen, who is a Doctor of Musical Arts student, will perform works from Morgan’s extraordinary Robert Owen…
Scott Dettra Headlines Season Premiere of Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series
The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series launches its 2016-2017 season with a recital by American concert organist Scott Dettra at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, East Avenue, Rochester. Dettra combines an active performance schedule with his post as Director of Music and organist at the Church of the Incarnation in…
Conductor David Zinman Named Distinguished Visiting Artist at the Eastman School of Music
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—American conductor David Zinman, whose career has been distinguished by a wide-ranging repertoire, a commitment to contemporary music, and the introduction of historically informed performance practice, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Artist at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. “We are thrilled to welcome David Zinman back to Rochester,” said…
Eastman Chamber Jazz Spotlights Music Performed by ‘One of the Best Band Leaders You Don’t Know’
The music played by Boyd Raeburn and his band in the 1940s, drawn from the bandleader’s original charts and scores found in storage, will be featured in an Eastman School of Music Chamber Jazz concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Kilbourn Hall. Though respected and admired by peers—Duke Ellington was a fan—Raeburn…
The Eastman Philharmonia at Kodak Hall & Lincoln Center
Conducted by Neil Varon Featuring Renée Fleming
Legendary Bassoonist K. David Van Hoesen Dies
UPDATED K. David Van Hoesen, Professor Emeritus of Bassoon at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and former principal bassoonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, died on Monday, Oct. 3, in Pittsburgh, Penn. An Honorary Member of the International Double Reed Society who stayed active as a performer until his retirement from the…