Organist Annette Richards will present works by both well-known and lesser-known 17th century composers, whose keyboard masterpieces explored musicâs power to invent and imagine, as part of the Eastman School of Musicâs âThird Thursday Concertsâ on the Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery. âThe Power of Musick,â at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20,…
The Eastman Departmental Diversity Initiative will host a residency by Mieko Kanno, a noted violin virtuoso and expert on contemporary Western art music. In addition to conducting a master class and speaking at a Music Theory Department colloquium, Kanno will give an address on âQuiet is Beautiful: The Aesthetics of Softness Today.â Exploring soft sound…
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, which after four decades of success around the world has set the standard for piano trio performance, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music on Monday, April 17, and Tuesday, April 18. The renowned trio, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary year during the 2016-2017 season, is this yearâs…
Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will join the worldwide observance of Yom HaShoah by performing a Holocaust Remembrance Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in Kilbourn Hall. Titled âA Time to Remember . . .â, the concert features music written by those who perished or survived the World War II…
UPDATE: The Evening Concert at 8 p.m. will be available to view via live stream: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/ . Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes before the start of the concert. Fourteen versatile singer-actors from Israel, France, Mexico, Canada, and across the United States are coming to the Eastman School of Music to compete in the finals…
Imagine walking through an environment of tubes, resonators, tiny loudspeakers, and exciters that twist, swing, and turn as they project their sounds. How will the quality, shape, and dimensions of the space interact with the sounds and define and affect what you hear? How will you perceive the music thatâs being created, and will these…
Variations of the Cinderella fairy tale âa poorly treated heroine or protagonist finds happiness in the endâexist around the world and in many forms, from books, ballet, and opera to the movies. Jules Massenet brought French wit, style, and charm to his operatic treatment of the well-known story, and Eastman Opera Theatre will present the…
As the culmination of Eastman Opera Collectiveâs unique month-long residency program, âOpera in the Classroomâ, students from the George Mather Forbes School No. 4 will join their mentors from the Eastman School of Musicâs Opera Department to perform a fully-staged production of Lori Laitmanâs abridged one act childrenâs opera, The Three Feathers. This Rochester premiere…
Mexican composer and conductor Juan Trigos, creator of the concept of âAbstract Folkloreâ music, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music Sunday, April 2, to Saturday, April 8, as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor. His work, including the world premiere of a new composition, will be featured in two recitals. Trigos also will…