Selected Coverage April 2010
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Lotte Lenya Competition Finals Showcase Exceptional Musical Theater Talents
Local audiences can see the best rising young talents in the musical theater world when 16 singer-actors from the United States, Canada, and Germany compete in the finals of this year’s Lotte Lenya Competition on Saturday, April 17. The finalists, chosen from a field of 230 contestants who auditioned earlier this year, will vie for…
DetailsEastman Students Bring Classical Music to Children, Adults throughout Greater Rochester
Over the next few weeks, Eastman School of Music students will be reaching out into the community with classical music, presenting interactive concerts in schools, libraries, churches, nursing homes, and other locations. The events are part of the School’s “Music for All” initiative, a chamber music program designed to take classical music out of concert…
DetailsOrion String Quartet, Pianist Peter Serkin Collaborate on Rich, Varied Program
The Orion String Quartet, recognized as one of the country’s foremost chamber ensembles, and pianist Peter Serkin, known for championing contemporary music, join to present the final concert in the 2009-2010 Eastman-Ranlet Series on Sunday, April 11. The program, at 3 p.m. in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, includes Brahms’s Piano Quintet in…
DetailsBerklee College's Diversity Leader to Speak at Eastman
Myra Hindus, vice president for cultural diversity at Berklee College of Music, is the next speaker in Eastman School of Music’s “Expanding Our Horizons” series. Her presentation, from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 24, in Howard Hanson Hall, is sponsored by the School’s Diversity Committee and is open to the public. Before her…
DetailsEastman School is Collecting Donations for Foodlink
For the second year, Eastman School of Music is participating in the national food drive “Orchestras Feeding America,” and will be collecting food and monetary donations from Monday, March 15, through Wednesday, March 31. Collection bins will be located in the Main Hall, Miller Center, Messinger Hall, and the Student Living Center, with all donations…
DetailsYing Quartet Performs Beethoven Quartets in Kilbourn Hall
The Ying Quartet, the Eastman School of Music’s string-quartet-in-residence, presents its third recital of Beethoven’s Quartets this season at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in Kilbourn Hall. The program includes Op. 18, No. 1 in F Major, the very first of Beethoven’s quartets; op. 130 in B flat Major, one of his last works; and…
DetailsSilent Film Screenings Include Eastman Student Scores
An evening of silent film entertainment, part of a collaborative project involving the University of Rochester, its Eastman School of Music, and the George Eastman House, will include a series of short films scored by Eastman School of Music students. Titled “Film Lost and Found: The Experience of Pre- and Silent Cinema,” the collaborative project…
DetailsEastman Alumni, Leading International Composer Make Rare Appearance Together
Two ensembles boasting Eastman School of Music alumni and known for their performances of new works will be joined by iconoclastic German composer Helmut Lachenmann for a guest recital at the Eastman School on Friday, March 26. SIGNAL and JACK Quartet are performing a concert spanning 40 years of Lachenmann’s compositions in honor of his…
Details‘Opera Gala’ Offers a Menu of Musical Choices
Seven opera fans will probably come up with seven different answers when asked to pick their favorite opera. Chances are they can catch a highlight from their choice in Kodak Hall this month. For its spring production, Eastman Opera Theatre will present fully staged scenes from seven different works. The Opera Gala will tap the…
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