Eastman School of Music Launches Its First Coursera Course: ‘The Blues: Understanding an American Art Form’

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…

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Eastman School of Music Philharmonia to premiere new composition with Renée Fleming at Lincoln Center

The Eastman School of Music announced the Eastman Philharmonia, conducted by Neil Varon,  will take the stage with RenĂ©e 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.…

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Eastman School of Music receives $700,000 to renovate Kilbourn Hall

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…

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Announcing the 2016-2017 Series Concerts

EASTMAN PRESENTS 2016-2017 (All at 8:00 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre)  Thursday, September 29, 2016 Break of Reality Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Kelli O’Hara Saturday, November 12, 2016 Eastman Philharmonia Neil Varon, conductor RenĂ©e Fleming, soprano Program: Ravel:  Rapsodie espagnole Kevin Puts: World Premiere Prokofiev:  Symphony No. 5 Monday, December 12, 2016 In War & Peace:…

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