by Peter Folliard Eastman Philharmonia presents its second free concert of the semester this Friday night at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall. The program opens with Beethoven’s tragic Coriolan Overture conducted by second year DMA student Peter J. Folliard, and concludes with Beethoven’s heroic Third Symphony. Contrasting quite perfectly, Maestro Varon programmed Mahler’s Rückert Lieder…
Details(Left to Right) Adjudicator, Kim Pensinger Witman, Sr. Director, Wolf Trap Opera, Keely Futterer, Soprano, 1st place Emily Helenbrook, Soprano, 2nd place, Alan Cline, Baritone, 3rd place, Emily Siar, Soprano, Honorable mention The Eastman School of Music is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition, which took place…
DetailsContemporary music theory in Paris: the 2014 “Study Abroad in Paris” group with director Robert Hasegawa (back row, in striped shirt). by Andrea Schuler, Summer@Eastman Program Coordinator Paris vacations never really need justification, but if you’re seeking intellectual and musical validation for your next June trip, Summer@Eastman can help. Professor Robert Hasegawa, who taught music…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2016 Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music Ralph P. Locke was recently awarded an honorable mention by the PROSE Awards, from the Association of American Publishers—in the category of Music & the Performing Arts—for his book, Music and the Exotic from the Renaissance to Mozart Locke’s…
DetailsEastman School of Music alumni Maria Schneider and Bob Ludwig were among the winners in last night’s National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences 58th annual Grammy award ceremony, along with Assistant Professor of Organ Nathan Laube, who was a performer on an album awarded the Best Classical Compendium. Alum, Charles Halloran, trombone, was also…
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.) On this day in history in The Citizen: Feb. 9, 2016 (Auburn Citizen 2/9/2016) Feb. 9, 1961 Auburnians who watch the television…
DetailsBy Tahlia Cott On Thursday February 25, join us for a special opportunity to engage in an informal exchange with Bela Fleck about his career, and watch as he collaborates with two Eastman student music groups in an informal rehearsal setting. (And there just might be a few minutes of him performing!) Mr. Fleck will…
DetailsJazz legend Bill Holman (background) speaking to Eastman students Post and photographs by Dan Gross On Wednesday, February 11, during the second installment of Bill Holman’s visit, students, faculty, and some community members quickly filled in the Ray Wright Room. Holman’s afternoon started with an informal talk about his life and his work. Holman started…
DetailsEastman Jazz Ensemble, rehearsing with Bill Holman (far right) The great jazz arranger and composer Bill Holman is in residence at the Eastman School of Music this week. Besides rehearsals and meetings with Eastman students, the Eastman Jazz Ensemble will premiere Holman’s “Arbitration” at a concert tonight, Thursday, February 11, in Kodak Hall. Admission is…
DetailsLast month’s blog post about the opening Eastman Philharmonia concert on January 29 was inadvertently deleted. We re-post it here and are sorry for any inconvenience the deletion may have caused. by Peter Folliard Soloist Wei-Han Wu rehearses Ravel’s Concerto in G with conductor Neil Varon and the Philharmonia The Eastman concert season kicks off…
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