We are excited to welcome a wide-ranging group of guest artists and lecturers to the Eastman campus this month! Keep reading for information about each event and visit esm.rochester.edu/events for further details.
Any Eastman Presents series artist who is offering a free masterclass will be included in this list, but their corresponding concert is ticketed. All other guest masterclasses and recitals are free and open to the public.
Third Coast Percussion
Kilbourn Concert Series: Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 PM | Kilbourn Hall
Guest Masterclass: Friday, December 1 at 9:00 AM | EEW 415
A GRAMMY-winning Quartet of classically trained percussionists founded in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has performed hundreds of concerts across the country, presents an annual concert season at home in Chicago, teaches musicians of all ages and experience levels, and has commissioned dozens of new works by composers including Glenn Kotche, Chris Cerrone, Donnacha Dennehy, Timo Andres, David T. Little, Ted Hearne, and Augusta Read Thomas.
Poundie Burstein, music theorist
Theory Colloquium: Friday, December 1 at 4:00 PM | ESM 305
Poundie Burstein’s primary areas of interest include Schenkerian analysis, analysis of eighteenth-century music, music theory pedagogy, and form studies. In addition to his scholarly work, he has performed extensively as a pianist for comedy improvisation groups in the NYC area. He has also taught at Mannes College, Columbia University, Queens College, and held an endowed chair at University of Alabama in 2010. In 1995 he received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the New School University, and in 2008 he received the Outstanding Publication Award of the Society of Music Theory (SMT). He is a former President of the Society for Music Theory.
Ran Kampel ’09E, clarinet
Guest Masterclass: Friday, December 1 at 6:30 PM | Miller Center (MC5)
Israeli-born clarinetist Ran Kampel ’09E enjoys a versatile career of solo, chamber music and orchestral performances. He was the Principal Clarinet of the Jacksonville Symphony, the Interim Principal Clarinet of the Grand Rapids Symphony and a fellow with the New World Symphony. He also has performed as a guest musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Houston Symphony, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. During his time at New World Symphony, he won the concerto competition and performed the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto with the orchestra on subscription concerts.
Dafnis Prieto, jazz percussion
Eastman Jazz Ensemble Concert: Monday, December 4 at 7:30 PM | Kilbourn Hall
The Eastman Jazz Ensemble welcomes the revolutionary, GRAMMY-nominated drummer Dafnis Prieto for its final concert of the semester. The Cuban-born Prieto’s drumming techniques and compositions have had a powerful impact on the Latin and Jazz music scene, nationally and internationally.
Brayer Teague, conductor
Eastman Wind Ensemble concert: Monday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
The Eastman Wind Ensemble gives their final concert of the semester with a program honoring the life and legacy of the late Donald Hunsberger, who served as conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble from 1965-2002. The evening includes an array of Hunsberger’s timeless arrangements and closes with Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 – a cornerstone work championed by Hunsberger and the EWE. Mark Scatterday will share the podium with guest conductor Brayer Teague.
Christopher Segall, music theorist
Theory Colloquium: Friday, December 8 at 4:00 PM | ESM 305
Christopher Segall (PhD, City University of New York) is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Cincinnati-CCM. His research focuses on twentieth-century Russian music, Russian music theory, and neo-Riemannian theory. Secondary research interests include classical form and post-2000 popular music. In 2009 he received the Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award from the Music Theory Society of New York State. Professor Segall holds degrees from the City University of New York Graduate Center (PhD, Music Theory), University of Toronto (BMus, Music Theory), and Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT, Piano Performance, First Class Honors with Distinction).