Eastman News Highlights August 11, 2014
Here 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.) Eastman, African school connect through music (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle © 08/06/2014) Matthew Langford has enjoyed a lifetime of top-notch musical instruction,…
DetailsNew Interactive Online Course Brings Music Theory Home for Students
High school students interested in enhancing their music studies can ramp up their knowledge of music theory through a new interactive online video course offered by the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. Developed and taught by internationally known music theorist Steven Laitz and offered through the School’s Institute for Music Leadership, eTheory LIVE…
DetailsEastman News Highlights August 4, 2014
Here 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.) Rick Braun joins Jazz Attack (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 07/23/2014) As a teen Mr. Braun studied with Seymour Rosenfeld of the Philadelphia Orchestra. After attending three years at…
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Eastman Faculty Recitals Give Audiences Chance to Hear Renowned Artists on Local Stages
The Eastman School of Music’s annual Faculty Artist Series, supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, starts in September and features performances of every kind, from violin to tuba to jazz piano. The recitals give local music lovers the chance to hear the talented artists perform on their home turf during their busy schedules of frequent appearances across…
DetailsEastman News Highlights July 28, 2014
Here 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.) And Now for Something Completely Different (Opera News © 07/22/2014) The Lotte Lenya Competition asks singers to do the impossible. And why not? Musical theater, whether…
DetailsThe Next Stage for A Soprano
Soprano Renee Fleming (MM ’83) has performed on plenty of stages across the world, but always to musical accompaniment. Last week she took a vacation from the worlds of concerts and opera to make her dramatic debut in a new comedy, Living on Love, which premiered at the Williamstown (MA) Theater Festival on July 16.…
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