Trumpet virtuoso, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and Grammy Award-winning jazz and classical icon Arturo Sandoval will perform in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater with his band Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. His appearance is part of the Eastman School of Musicâs new âEastman Presentsâ series of guest artists.  A protĂ©gĂ© of the…
Dramatic coloratura soprano Rita Shane, who performed as Queen of the Night more than 250 times and originated the lead in Dominick Argentoâs Miss Havishamâs Fire, died Thursday, October 9, in New York City after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. She was 78 years old and was Professor of Voice…
The art of organ accompaniment to silent film will be explored in an upcoming four-day event that includes screenings of several iconic movies from the early 20th century with live accompaniment by internationally known organists. The Organ and Film Festival, presented by the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative and the Film/Music Cluster of the University of…
Paul OâDette, professor of lute and professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School of Music, is receiving international recognition for the albums My Favorite Dowland and Charpentier: La Descente d’Orphee aux enfers; La Couronne de Fleurs. My Favorite Dowland (Harmonia Mundi, May 2014), OâDetteâs personal selection of works by one of the luteâs…
âIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ, the concert series benefiting Rochesterâs Foodlink, will open its sixth season with an exciting program of music celebrating the 150th birthday of composer Richard Strauss on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd.  The concert will open with the String Sextet Overture to…
Francesca Zambello, artistic director of the Washington National Opera and artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Opera, will give the Eastman School of Musicâs 2014 Glenn E. Watkins Lecture on Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. in the schoolâs Hatch Recital Hall. Zambelloâs lecture, titled âShow Business: Popular Culture vs. Art,â will be followed…
The Eastman Organ Department introduces a new concert series titled âTuesday Pipes,â which begins Oct. 7 at 12:10 p.m. Performances will be held at Christ Church in downtown Rochester, recurring weekly during the Tuesday lunch hour. Events are free and open to the general public. Each concert will run for approximately 25 minutes and showcase…
A new work by AndrĂ© Previn, the celebrated conductor, composer, pianist, and Oscar and Grammy winner, will receive its world premiere in a concert by the Eastman Wind Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, the ensemble will perform Music for…
To most of us, SalomĂ© is a salacious symbol of sexual excess. But that wasnât always the case. A striking new production combines the illustrations of famed comic-book artist P. Craig Russell with music to tell the biblical story of a beautiful and sensuous young dancer. Russellâs evocative graphic novel, based on Richard Straussâs opera SalomĂ©,…