William VerMeulen, Principal Horn of the Houston Symphony and Professor of Horn at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, will conduct three residencies at the Eastman School of Music during the 2015-2016 academic year. Called “one of today’s superstars of the international brass scene,” Professor VerMeulen has forged a career as soloist, chamber musician, master…
DetailsROCHESTER, N.Y.–A multidisciplinary Romeo & Juliet production that will be simultaneously broadcast to an outdoor audience, a program that engages the community in the creation and production of new music, and research on how alternative ensembles have shaped music-making to reach new audiences are among the projects awarded grants by the Paul R. Judy Center…
DetailsFor Eastman students studying Music Education, the student teaching semester is more trying than any other. A new schedule, daily travel, hours of lesson planning and many more practicing piano, conducting, and secondary instruments, are only some of the typical challenges student teachers face every day. But most agree that it is also the most…
DetailsThis post was created by Dolly Canevari, who is a Dual Degree student here at the University of Rochester and Eastman in Applied Music (Bassoon) and Anthropology. Dolly is in the Class of 2017. ********************* Despite it being mid-October, the weather is still pleasant enough for outdoor activities! This photo is from the setup of…
DetailsThe members of Midic: Quinn Delaney, Rebecca Tobin, June Kim, Johanna Gruskin, Russell Rybicki The Eastman Wind Ensemble is gearing up for an exciting second concert of the year, this Friday, October 16, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. As part of an effort by conductor Mark Davis Scatterday to bring young…
DetailsThe Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with Ithaca College and The Juilliard School, is presenting the 10th annual Music College Fair in Upstate New York at the Eastman School on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. High school and college students who are interested in studying music will have the opportunity to…
DetailsThe renowned composer Dr. Eric Ewazen (BM ’76) was celebrated as an honored alumnus during Meliora Weekend at Eastman. Ewazen’s visit included a master class of his music performed by Eastman students on Friday, October 9, and receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award during Saturday afternoon’s Brass Cavalcade (October 10). As a brass player and performer…
DetailsHere are some select recent clippings 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.) A Concertmaster Sounds Out the City (Wall Street Journal 10/09/2015) During a Friday morning rehearsal, the New York Philharmonic’s newly installed concertmaster Frank Huang lingered onstage…
DetailsKelly Hall-Tompkins, ESM BM ’93 and founder of Music Kitchen: Food for the Soul. The Eastman School of Music boasts prominent alumni in virtually every field of music: performers, teachers, composers, theorists, conductors, and so on. What better time of the year to celebrate the career paths of our distinguished alumni than the days leading…
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The seismic shifts in America’s cultural and political landscapes are reflected in words and music in Hydrogen Jukebox, a music theatre piece that will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre November 5 through 8 in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Setting the counterculture poems of Allen Ginsberg to the repetitive structures of Philip…
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