by Monica Dale Summer@Eastman is moving forward this year with a new institute for both dancers and musicians: MusiKinesisÂź! Modern dance is hardly new to Eastman, though; Martha Graham taught and performed at Eastman in 1925-26. The âEastman School of Dance and Dramatic Actionâ 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,…
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! Itâs time to get ready for the beach, sleeping in, campfires and⊠summer music lessons? Thatâs right, summer music lessons! Taking lessons during the summer will prepare you to be…
Melissa O’Hara is shown at the left, during a discussion at the 2018 Eastman Leadership Academy. By Blaire Koerner The 2018 Summer@Eastmanâs session initiated the first annual Eastman Leadership Academy (ELA), developed by the Institute for Music Leadership. A 3 Âœ day college-level program, the ELA was designed for upperclassmen and graduate music students…
The opening measures of Ives’ “Concord” Piano Sonata: in manuscript and the published version. This week Eastman offers an opportunity to hear a work by a composer who is accepted as an American master, but whose music not is heard all that often: Charles Ives. The piece is Ivesâs Second Piano Sonata, which will be…
The Eastman School of Music winds up Womenâs History Month this Saturday night with an adventurous keyboard recital by âMr. C. and His All-Starsâ. âMr C.â is Tony Caramia, professor of piano and director of Eastman’s Piano Pedagogy Studies program, who is known for his imaginatively programmed and extensively researched recitals. The âAll-Starsâ are eight…
by Dr. Sylvie Beaudette, Summer@Eastman Director and French Lyric Diction instructor With internet resources and new editions that include IPA translations of mĂ©lodies, one would think that singers, choral conductors, and vocal coaches have all the tools necessary to dive into the rich French repertoire. Yet, most people I coach admitâperhaps preemptivelyâthat French is their…
Simon Barrad performs alongside his wife, Kseniia Barrad, during a workshop performance of the Lynx Autism Advocacy Project. Photograph by Mairead Kahn. By Sarah Forestieri The Lynx Project is an art song initiative created by co-founders soprano, Caitleen Kahn, and mezzo-soprano, Megan Moore in 2015 after completing their graduate degrees at Eastman. Together with Eastman…
David Chin at Saint Thomas Church, Leipzig David Chin â18E (DMA) recalls that when he started as an Eastman student, he knew little of Bachâs music other than keyboard pieces. After repeated exposure and performances he calls himself âa missionary, an evangelist for Bach, especially for the beauty of his vocal music. Music like his…