(Note: Some links may have expired.) Loss Reverberates at Music School (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 12/15/2013) Its inhabitants consider it a small town. The Eastman School of Music. Population about 1,275. “There’s a deeply tangible sense of community within this school,” Dean Jamal Rossi said Wednesday. “Whenever there is a loss, it reverberates through the…
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World music ensembles have been part of Eastman’s offerings since 1993, when the Balinese gamelan ensemble Lila Muni (Heavenly Sound) was formed. A gamelan (pictured on the top) is a communal percussion orchestra native to Bali, which often accompanies dancing or other performance. In 2004, Eastman started its own Zimbabwean mbira ensemble, Mbira dze…
DetailsEastman Community Music School (ECMS) students and ensembles will be showcased in this year’s Winter Festival Day, also known as Holiday Homecoming. The daylong celebration, which features a series of concurrent performance in several venues on the Eastman School of Music campus, will begin at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21. The performances will feature…
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Pianist Tatiana Tchekina, assistant professor of accompanying at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, died Saturday, Dec. 7, in an automobile accident. Professor Tchekina, who was 69, was married to violinist Oleh Krysa and since 1967 was the duo-partner in most of his recitals and recordings. “Professor Tchekina was a valued…
Details(Note: Some links may have expired.) Tatiana Tchekina Recalled as “Loved by Students” Democrat and Chronicle 12/8/2013 Tatiana Tchekina spent much of her time nurturing, guiding and inspiring young musicians, her students at the Eastman School of Music. “She didn’t just teach them notes or to play pieces, she shared her passion and gave them…
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The entire Eastman community is shocked and deeply saddened to have learned about the accident that took the life of Tatiana Tchekina. Tatiana was an assistant professor of piano accompanying and wife to violin faculty member Oleh Krysa. Professor Krysa was also involved in the accident, and is recovering. Professor Tchekina was a valued member…
DetailsSaxophonist Jonathan Wintringham, a master’s degree student of Chien-Kwan Lin and assistant director of the Eastman Saxophone Project, was featured during the week of November 20 as a Young Artist in Residence on the American Public Media program Performance Today. He performed music by Bariller, Grieg, and Djupstrom, and was interviewed by host Fred Child.…
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.) For Young Ensembles, an Entrepreneur and an Audience (The New York Times © 11/25/2013) Mivos Quartet, another New York group, brought out…
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