âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will open its seventh season on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd., in Rochester. The concert opens with Jean-Marie Leclairâs Sonata for Two Violins, performed by Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra violinists Heidi Brodwin and Lara Sipols. Eastman…
Media Contact: Alexander Peña, 585-490-1559, rocmusickids@gmail.com  More Rochester students will have access to free after-school classical music instruction as the ROCmusic program expands to a second location in October. The collaborative outreach program, now in its fourth year, provides classical ensemble instruction and private instrumental lessons to economically disadvantaged communities and at-risk youth. Students ages…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.âRenĂ©e Fleming, the worldâs most sought-after and beloved soprano, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Artist at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. âI am thrilled that RenĂ©e Fleming will be joining the University of Rochesterâs fabulous Eastman School of Music as a Distinguished Visiting Artist,â said Joel Seligman, President and CEO of…
A $2 million commitment from Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal and vocalist Joan Beal will launch the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media at the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music, the coupleâs alma mater, and build on the film legacy of the Schoolâs founder, George Eastman. The Beal Institute will provide students…
Violinist Lynn Blakeslee, Professor Emerita at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, died Monday, Aug. 10, while teaching at a chamber music festival and violin workshop at Schloss Raabs in Austria. Having played a concert at the conclusion of the festival, she died of an anaphylactic reaction to a hornet sting,…
The Eastman School of Musicâs Faculty Artist Series, supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, kicks off the 2015-2016 season with five straight days of recitals beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1. Held in the Schoolâs acoustically superb Hatch Recital and Kilbourn Halls, the series will feature 30 of the Schoolâs renowned artist teachers, performers, and composers. The recitals give…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.– Brian Le, 17, of Silver Spring, Md,, was awarded first prize in the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition Saturday, July 18, following a stellar performance of the first movement Allegro maestoso of Chopinâs Concerto No. 1 in E Minor with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Neil Varon. As the top winner…
After three rounds of intense competition, five finalists were selected Thursday night, July 16, from the field of 22 musical virtuosos in the 2015 Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition. They will perform the final round — a movement of a concerto —Â with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, under Eastman School of Music conductor Neil…
The Eastman School of Music will host 9 shows in its venues during the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival Sept. 17 to 26. Eastman faculty, students, and staff will also perform at other venues in and around downtown Rochester during this yearâs event. For more on both Eastman and University of Rochester participation in…