“If Music Be the Food…,” a concert series benefiting Rochester’ Foodlink, will continue its fifth season with an exciting program of music on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at 7:30 PM, at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St., Rochester. The concert will open with Telemann’s Cantata on Psalm 100, performed by Jan Opalach, bass-baritone, Peter DuBois,…
DetailsToday’s guest post is written by Amy Skjerseth, a recent graduate of Eastman and the Dual Degree program at the University of Rochester. If you are considering a Dual Degree, you may find it useful to hear about her experiences. Thanks Amy! ***************** Throughout high school, I always knew that I wanted to study music:…
DetailsThis Sunday, January 12, Eastman presents its annual William Warfield Scholarship Fund Scholarship Concert, featuring soprano Joel Dyson, an Eastman senior who has won this scholarship two years in a row. The Warfield Scholarship Fund, founded in 1977, provides financial aid to talented, deserving voice students who attend Eastman. It also serves as a reminder…
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“William Warfield: A Legacy in Music,” an annual concert that continues the legacy of late opera singer William Warfield and supports the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, will be held in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 4 p.m. Soprano Joel Dyson, who was the scholarship recipient both last year…
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.) Break of Reality returning to Eastman for concert (Batavia Daily News © 12/26/2013) Break of Reality, a cello-rock band formed at Eastman…
DetailsA concert of instrumental and vocal music by Russian composers will celebrate connections between Russia and the United States at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Held on the day after Russians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar, the Russian Friendship Concert is presented by the…
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.) Music and Success[mediatracking.com] (New York Times © 12/21/2013) DOES music make you smarter? Year after year, researchers report associations between children’s participation…
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Break of Reality, a cello-rock band formed at Eastman School of Music in 2003, will return to its alma mater on Jan. 17, 2014 to present a concert in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre at 8 p.m. The group currently consists of percussionist Ivan Trevino and cellists Patrick Laird, Laura Metcalf, and new addition Adrian…
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Scott Healy, John Hollenbeck, Bob Ludwig, Maria Schneider, David Slonaker, Martha Cluver, and Eric Dudley—all graduates of the Eastman School of Music—are among the artists who received nominations in the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Competition. In addition, alumnus Ken Knappenberger is one of 10 finalists, chosen from more than 30,000 initial nominations, nominated for the…
DetailsToday, December 16, is an important date in any music school: the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven (his 243rd, to be exact). Beethoven’s music has always occupied a central place at Eastman; to celebrate the great day, here is a video about the 2012 Eastman Rochester Chorus performance of one of Beethoven’s greatest works,…
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