Two departments at the Eastman School of Music are collaborating on a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication Primo Libro di Toccate in 1615 by Girolamo Frescobaldi. The five-day event will include lecture presentations, master classes, and performances of the composerâs seminal work. When Frescobaldi published his âFirst Book of Toccatasâ in 1615,…
Paul OâDette, professor of lute at the Eastman School of Music, and Eastman alumnus and mastering engineer Robert (Bob) Ludwig won their categories in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Competition. The awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 8, in Los Angeles. Ludwig took home three Grammys: Best Surround Sound Album, for his work on BeyoncĂ©; Best…
The Eastman Jazz Ensemble is going on the road to New York City in March to give three performances in two days, including appearances at Dizzyâs Club Coca-Cola as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center series.  In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Billy Strayhorn this year, the ensemble will…
Moritz Eggert, an adventurous German composer and pianist whose works range from chamber music to the 2006 FIFA World Cup theme, is this yearâs Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition at the Eastman School of Music. While heâs in-residence from Feb. 25 through March 3, Eggert will present a multi-media recital at 3 p.m. Sunday,…
A program of instrumental and vocal music accompanied by dance highlights the Third Thursday Concert with Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ Series at the Memorial Art Gallery on Feb. 19. âThe RITE Stuff: Organ, Voice, & Danceâ will present the Christ Church Schola Cantorum under director Stephen Kennedy with organists Edoardo Bellotti, Naomi Gregory, and Aaron…
 As part of the Identities at Eastman series, the Eastman Diversity Committee is hosting Aaron P. Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization, for a talk on Wednesday, March 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Eastman School of Musicâs Howard Hanson Hall. The Sphinx Organization is the leading arts organization devoted…
Distinguished American pianist and classical music legend Peter Serkin will perform with the Eastman School of Musicâs Philharmonia orchestra under conductor Neil Varon on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.  Recognized as an artist of passion and integrity, Serkin is one of the most thoughtful and individualistic musicians appearing…
Audiences will have the rare opportunity to hear the entire Eastman School of Music organ department faculty perform during a concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the University of Rochester Press and publication of a book edited by an Eastman musicologist. Edoardo Bellotti, David Higgs, Stephen Kennedy, Nathan Laube, and Anne Laver…
âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will continue its sixth season of music programs on Sunday, Jan. 25,  at 7:30 p.m. in Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St.  The concert will both open and conclude with vocal music by Johannes Brahms, performed by Kathryn Cowdrick and Robert Swenson, both Professors…