Special Presentation Performance of “Würzburg Meets Eastman” Roy Marshall has been named this year’s recipient of the Rochester International Jazz Festival/Eastman School of Music (RIJF/ESM) Gerry Niewood Jazz Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by RIJF producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona and is funded by proceeds from the annual festival. RIJF has donated almost…
DetailsThe Eastman School of Music will host eight shows in its venues during the eighth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, running from September 10-21, 2019. In addition to performances at the Eastman School of Music, Eastman faculty members, students, and staff will be performing at other venues in and around downtown Rochester during this year’s…
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.) Ben Folds reunites with RPO in 2020 (City Newspaper 06/07/2019) Genre-bending musician Ben Folds will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra next spring…
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Eastman Opera Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2019-2020 season, including Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), music by Viktor Ullmann with lyrics by Peter Kien; Mahagonny Songspiel, music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht- presented in the fall as a double-bill; another double bill, consisting of Prima La Musica, Poi…
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Gateways Orchestra conductor Michael Morgan salutes pianist Stewart Goodyear after performance at 2017 Gateways Music Festival. Goodyear will be a 2019 festival solo recital performer. // photo by Dave Jones The Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music announces its 2019 lineup and introduces two new events during its six-day run in…
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The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce the details of the 2019-2020 Eastman Presents Season. Concerts in the each of the five series feature some of the world’s greatest artists performing in the three jewels at the Eastman School of Music: the acoustic and historic splendor of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; Kilbourn…
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.) Eastman’s 2019-20 World series highlights music from Asia (City Newspaper 05/31/2019) If there’s a word that encapsulates the Eastern-centric 2019-20 Barbara B.…
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Eastman School of Music musicians — current students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as students and faculty from the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) — will be appearing throughout the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF). This year’s festival runs June 21 through 29 at 20 venues, including the school’s Hatch, Kilbourn, and…
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.) Hidden treasure in walls of Eastman School of Music (WXXI News 05/24/2019) There is a hidden treasure in the walls of the…
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The Eastman School of Music welcomes Kate Lee and Forrest O’Connor Band with Chris Wilson for a One Night Only special event on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Americana duo Kate Lee and Forrest O’Connor have earned national recognition as co-lead singers and primary songwriters of the O’Connor Band, a bluegrass group they…
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