More than 8,000 patrons attended concerts in the inaugural season of the Eastman School of Musicâs Eastman Presents series, enjoying the talents of guest artists ranging from Broadway stars Jason Alexander and Bernadette Peters to the Vienna Boysâ Choir. âThe mission of this new concert series is to give the Rochester community the chance to…
Paul Burgett, who received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music, and now serves as University Vice President, Senior Advisor to the President Joel Seligman, and University Dean, will be the speaker for Eastmanâs commencement on Sunday, May 17. Burgett will also receive the Schoolâs Distinguished Alumni Award…
A recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, by Malcolm Matthews, director of music at St. Maryâs Church in downtown Rochester, wraps up the 2014-2015 season of Third Thursday Concerts with Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery.  Titled âFrescobaldi as Fountainhead: His Music and Influence,â the program will feature works by Frescobaldi,…
Four Eastman School of Music students have been named recipients of 2015 DownBeat Student Music Awards.  Garret Reynolds was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Composition for his work âOur Time.â Brendan Lanighan was recognized for Undergraduate College Outstanding Arrangement for “Lament.â Gabe Condon and Julian Tanaka were named Graduate College Arrangement winners for âIn a…
Richard Kessel, a media executive and marketing professional who has launched and developed numerous publications, digital media platforms, apps, and other e-marketing products for the music and education markets, has been named Executive Director of Communications for the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.  With more than 24 years of experience in…
Six Eastman School of Music voice students and six piano and accompanying students will compete in the schoolâs 34th annual Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in Kilbourn Hall. This yearâs adjudicator is acclaimed tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, who joins the schoolâs faculty in the fall as Professor of Voice.  …
“If Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will conclude its sixth season on Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd., in Rochester. The concert will open with Bachâs Brandenburg Concerto Number Four, featuring Eastman School of Music faculty members Bonita Boyd and Anne Harrow,…
Oliver Schneller, who has directed and curated festivals and collaborative arts projects over the course of his wide-ranging career, has been named Professor of Composition and Director of the Eastman Computer Music Center at the Eastman School of Music.   Born in Germany, Schneller grew up in Africa, Europe, and Asia and studied in Germany and…
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and premier banjo performer BĂ©la Fleck as guest soloist with the Eastman Wind Ensemble under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, are among the headliners for the second season of Eastman Presents. The 2015-2016 series was announced by the…