The Faculty Artist Series presents composer David Liptak, Professor of Composition and Chair of the Composition Department, on Monday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Guest pianist Eunmi Ko will be performing Professor Liptak’s Constellations (2010) and Star Light (2009), along with selections from George Crumb’s…
DetailsPianist and Eastman School of Music student Alison Chiang will perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 24, at 8 p.m., as part of the Eastman Presents in New York series sponsored by Eastman Professor Douglas Humpherys. For her program, Alison Chiang has chosen two of the great sonatas in 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.) Violinist Gillian Smith Launches CD Of Works By Canadian Women Composers (Broadway World 09/11/2019) Gillian Smith holds degrees in violin performance from…
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.) How Maria Newman Found Her Compositional Power WXXI News 09/10/2019) “When I auditioned for and was accepted to Eastman,” she said, “I…
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The Institute for Popular Music and Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester will be hosting the Abbey Road Symposium September 27 through September 29. The interdisciplinary symposium will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the worldwide release of the Beatles’ Abbey Road, with scholarly presentations, keynote addresses, poster sessions and other special events open…
DetailsThe Eastman Piano Series announces Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan to perform in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Daniil Trifonov, Musical America’s Artist of the Year, has been hailed as “a talent compelling and thrilling enough to lift you right out of your chair”…
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Rehearsal photographs by Jeremy Lopez. See below for the names of the Little Red cast. By Jeremy Lopez Ian Silverman is the Eastman School of Music’s only opera stage directing student. During his time at Eastman, he has had the opportunity to direct part of the Spring 2019 opera scenes production, and will be directing…
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Media Contact(s): Marni Carfley | Gateways Music Festival | 585-274-1127 | mcarfley@esm.rochester.edu Show Info: Gateways Facebook Page Fringe Info: rochesterfringe.com, www.facebook.com/RochesterFringeFestival, @RochesterFringe, instagram.com/rochester_fringe, #rocfringe19, #leapalittle Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Photo by Keith Bullis, media services manager, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, http://www.rochester.edu The…
DetailsAspen’s Benedict Music Tent By Jacob Buhler This summer, I went to the Aspen Music Festival and School to study for eight weeks. I had an incredibly productive summer studying under Paul Kantor, who teaches at Rice University during the school year and taught my professor, Juliana Athayde, in her undergraduate training. In addition to…
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Professor of Piano Tony Caramia By David Raymond Professor of Piano Tony Caramia calls his upcoming Eastman Faculty Artist Series recital Celebrating the Music of Women, and in conversation with him it is apparent that he thinks there’s a lot to celebrate – in fact he describes the September 8 concert as “a treasure trove…
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