âIf Music Be the Food . . . â, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will launch its eighth season on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd., in Rochester.  The concert will open with Gabriel Pierneâs âVariations Libres et Finaleâ featuring the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestraâs principal harpist, Grace Wong; Eastman…
Building on the foundation of the computer music center founded at Eastman School of Music in 1981 by Allan Schindler, the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS) is defining a new vision for the teaching and creation of electronic music. Spatial audio, sound research tools, construction of installations, invention of new electric and electronic interfaces and…
Updated October 18, 2016 Pianist and Eastman School of Music student Lo-An Lin will perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 13, as part of the Eastman Presents in New York City series sponsored by the George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Lin has been hailed…
Portuguese-born pianist Fernando Laires, who launched his professional career at age 19 by performing the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven piano sonatas, died Friday, Sept. 9, in Rochester N.Y. He was 91 years old.  Over the course of his long and active career, he most recently had served as Professor of Piano at the University…
The Eastman School of Music is once again part of the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival and will host a dozen shows in its venues beginning Friday, Sept. 16. More information on Fringe is available on the festival website www.rochesterfringe.com . Tickets for all Fringe events are also on sale on the festival website. For…
For Media Only: Rick Kessel (585)274-1052, rkessel@esm.rochester.edu The Philharmonia performance, conducted by Neil Varon, will also feature Ravelâs Rapsodie espagnole and Prokofievâs Symphony No. 5 in Rochester on November 12th and at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on November 14th NEW YORK, NY â August 11, 2016 â On Saturday, November 12, in Rochester, NY,…
The University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music is holding an orchestral conducting masterclass led by conductor and Professor Neil Varon on Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19. The two-day session will give six experienced pre-professional young conductors the opportunity to enhance their conducting skills and musicianship.  âThe masterclass fulfills a need among young…
Leading organists and musicologists from around the world will come to the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music this fall for the 2016 EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival, âBreath for Singing: The Organ and the Human Voice.â Taking place from Wednesday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 28, the event explores historical, conceptual, and…
The new season of Eastman School of Musicâs Faculty Artist Series, supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, starts Wednesday, Aug. 31, with solo and chamber recitals of classical and jazz performances ranging from flute to trumpet and cello. The recitals give local music lovers the chance to hear the talented artists perform on their home turf during…