As the year draws to a close and we look ahead to 2023, we are delighted to spend the winter months in Eastman’s outstanding concert venues–Kodak Hall, Kilbourn Hall, and Hatch Recital Hall–presenting the music of world-class musicians. “This new year, make the resolution to immerse yourself in great music,” offers Mike Stefiuk, Director of Concert…
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Several graduates of the Eastman School of Music have received nominations in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 65th GRAMMY Awards: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Ron Carter ’59E, ’10 (Honorary), Remembering Bob Freedman Steve Gadd ’68E, ’17 (Honorary), Center Stage Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming ‘83E (MM), ’11 (Honorary), Voice…
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A team of researchers from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, Warner School of Education & Human Development, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and School of Arts & Sciences, along with Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, are collaborating to leverage and better utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to empower musicians to…
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The motto of Atlanta’s Stephenson High School is “If you can dream it, you can do it.” This weekend, a longtime dream of the members of the school’s trombone choir and an Eastman trombone professor will come true. The Morris Trombone Institute, made up of students from different schools in the Metro Atlanta area (including…
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.) Lise Davidsen, Erin Morley and George Shirley Named as Recipients of the 18th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards (Opera News 11/09/2022) Musical tributes by Stephanie…
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On Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall, the Eastman-Rochester Chorus (ERC) and the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) will perform Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem, op. 45 (Ein Deutsches Requiem). The concert will be conducted by William Weinert and features student soloists Mary Fetterman ‘24E (MM), soprano, and Isaac Pendley ‘23E (MM), baritone.…
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The Eastman School Symphony Orchestra presents its next concert on Friday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall. Professor Neil Varon and DMA conducting student Matthew Straw will lead works by Grieg and Schumann, but the program also includes a vocal showpiece: Rossini’s short song cycle La Regata Veneziana, to be sung by senior…
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Recently rediscovered: composer Florence Price The music of the African American composer Florence Price (1887-1955) has recently been the subject of excited attention. Many of her works have been unearthed and rediscovered, and one of her orchestral works, The Oak, has an important Eastman connection. DMA conducting student Austin Chanu will conduct the Eastman Philharmonia…
DetailsHi! My name is Joëlla Becker and I am a cellist currently studying with Professor Guy Johnston. I am a first-year master’s degree student, and I also completed my undergrad degree at Eastman, so I have been here for a while. I would love to answer questions you may have about studying cello at Eastman!…
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.) Shakespeare’s Lear gets an Eastman Opera makeover – WXXI News (WXXI News 11/01/2022) Daigle is professor of opera at the Eastman School of Music, and…
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