EASTMAN PRESENTS 2016-2017 (All at 8:00 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre) Thursday, September 29, 2016 Break of Reality Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Kelli OâHara Saturday, November 12, 2016 Eastman Philharmonia Neil Varon, conductor RenĂ©e Fleming, soprano Program: Ravel:  Rapsodie espagnole Kevin Puts: World Premiere Prokofiev:  Symphony No. 5 Monday, December 12, 2016 In War & Peace:…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.âRenowned bassoonist and educator George Sakakeeny has been appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester beginning in the fall of 2016. He has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras around the world, including engagements in Vienna at the historic Musikverein, with the Cleveland Orchestra at…
 Eastman’s Third Annual Holocaust Remembrance Concert, âA Time to RememberâŠâ, will take place on May 1, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall.  This year’s concert, performed by distinguished Eastman faculty members, showcases the music of Erwin Schulhoff, Viktor Ullmann, Robert Kahn, and Leroy Osman, composers who perished in or survived the Holocaust, or who…
On Friday, April 29, 2016, the Eastman School of Music will host a colloquium and concert honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Milton Babbitt. Milton Babbitt (1916â2011) was one of the most extraordinary American composers and musical thinkers of the twentieth century. According to Professor of Theory Zachary Bernstein, âBabbitt was a…
One of the greatest works in the repertoire for chorus and orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williamsâs A Sea Symphony, will be presented by forces from the Eastman School of Music on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The immense work brings together the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman Philharmonia,…
âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will present the final concert of its seventh season on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at St Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road (at East Avenue) in Rochester.  âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ is a grass roots community project whose mission is to increase awareness…
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2016 Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity to Feature Deviant Septet This yearâs Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity at the Eastman School of Music will feature a symposium, workshop, and concerts that engage the artistic partnership and interests of Warren and Pat Benson in the…
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Susan Uselmann Wins Important NEH Grant for Developing New Creativity Course March 25, 2016 Eastman School of Music Assistant Professor of Humanities Susan Uselmann has won a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant called âNEH Enduring Questionsâ. The grant is awarded âfor the development of a new course that…
Eastman Opera Theatre is pleased to announce the return of Mozartâs Le Nozze di Figaro (âThe Marriage of Figaroâ) to Eastman Theatreâs Kodak Hall stage in April. Considered as the first major opera masterpiece and a best-loved comic opera, Le Nozze di Figaro is a fast-paced story that revolves around the timeless themes of love…