A private world between brother and sister is played out with imagination and destruction in Eastman Opera Theatre’s upcoming performance of Les Enfants Terribles by Philip Glass on February 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Annex 804 at Eastman School of Music. This hybrid dance-opera with music by Philip Glass, and text adapted from the work of…
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The next installment in the Third Thursday concert series (featuring Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ) will be performed by the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, a Rochester-based ensemble specializing in Gregorian chant, music of the Renaissance and Baroque, and choral improvisation. Directed by Stephen Kennedy, the Schola Cantorum will present “Illumination: Organ and Voices” on Thursday, February…
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The Faculty Artist Series presents Ukranian-American violinist Oleh Krysa, at the Eastman School of Music, Tuesday, February 13 at 8 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program consists of a number of Beethoven violin sonatas with Barry Snyder, piano. The Ukrainian-American violinist Oleh Krysa is long esteemed in the former…
Detailsby Andrea Schuler, Summer@Eastman Program Coordinator Professor Mark Scatterday conducting the Eastman Wind Ensemble in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Eastman professors Mark Scatterday and Donald Hunsberger know a thing or two about wind conducting: collectively, they have directed the Eastman Wind Ensemble for over 50 years! This summer, Scatterday and Hunsberger will embark on…
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Eastman Presents the Grammy Award-winning O’Connor Band, featuring fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor, and special guest Rochester native Chris Wilson, performing Friday, January 19, at 8 p.m., in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Featuring iconic fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor, O’Connor Band puts on an engaging, dynamic show showcasing compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight…
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The internationally renowned, award-winning Ying Quartet is back in its prominent position within the Eastman-Ranlet Series, with a presentation Sunday, January 21, at 3 p.m., Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Featuring violist, Masumi Per Rostad in a program that includes Mozart’s String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 and Brahms’ String Sextet…
DetailsHere are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) RTHK Radio 4’s ‘Christmas Concert in the Park’ (Asia Radio Today 1/03/2017) And for the thirteenth year in a row, Handel’s Hallelujah…
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The Third Thursday concert series with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ continues in January with “Strings and Pipes,” a program exploring the variety and color of Baroque keyboard music. The concert features works for harpsichord and organ, including a rare chance to hear these instruments in duo performance. The music begins at 7:30PM on Thursday, January…
DetailsHere are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Marriage of melody and harmony (The Hindu 12/28/2017) But what is Melharmony? Simply put, it is the creation of harmony based on…
DetailsHere are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) William Warfield Scholarship Fund to Hold 41st Annual Benefit Concert Featuring 2017-18 Recipient (Minority Reporter 12/21/2017) The William Warfield Scholarship fund will…
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