Shown following the annual Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition are, from left, soprano Amanda Matson, first place and recipient of the Lynne Clarke Vocal Prize; Thomas Lausmann, who adjudicated the competition; baritone Brent Arnold, third place; and soprano Julia Bullock, second place. # # # Eastman School of Music students Amanda Matson, Julia Bullock,…
Stephen Hough, who has emerged as a unique presence on the international concert scene since winning the Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1983, will appear at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, as part of the Kilbourn Concert Series at the Eastman School of Music. He will perform the music of Fauré, Franck, Copland, and Chopin.…
Jazz saxophonist Dave Glasser joins the Eastman School of Music’s Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, for a concert of student compositions and the music of Duke Ellington from the 1940s and 1950s. Glasser has performed extensively with the Clark Terry Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, and pianist Barry Harris.…
Eight voice and opera students at the Eastman School of Music will take center stage in the finals of the Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in Kilbourn Hall. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, gives local audiences the exciting opportunity to hear rising…
Italian organ virtuoso Edoardo Bellotti will perform works from his CD Promenade, a collection of works inspired by paintings at the Memorial Art Gallery, during the next Italian Baroque Organ Showcase Concert at the Gallery at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. The CD was recorded at the gallery in 2007 and features improvisations by…
Jazz trombonist and composer/arranger Paul Ferguson, described as one of the most versatile and busiest musicians in the Midwest, will be a guest artist-in-residence at the Eastman School of Music and will join the New Jazz Ensemble under director Dave Rivello for their concert on Monday, Nov. 17. During his stay at Eastman, where he…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble and Canadian Brass, two of the most prestigious wind groups in North America, will release their first-ever joint recording on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Titled Manhattan Music and available exclusively from online classical music retailer ArkivMusic (www.arkivmusic.com), the disc celebrates and continues the tradition of the Canadian Brass and more than 50…
The Turn of the Screw, Benjamin Britten’s dark chamber opera that is regarded by many as the finest of his stage-works, opens Eastman Opera Theatre’s new season starting Thursday, Nov. 6. “As a composer, Britten creates richly colored sonorities that envelope the listener and audience between the real and psychological world that the heroine (the…
German baritone Christian Gerhaher, a young singer who has been favorably compared to the giants of lieder singing, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, as part of the Kilbourn Concert Series at the Eastman School of Music. Accompanied by piano partner Gerold Huber, the singer will present a program that traverses 150 years…
Trumpeter Eugene “Snooky” Young, whose seven-decade career has included stints with Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and the Tonight Show band, will share his experience with Eastman School of Music students this month. Young will be in residence at Eastman from Monday, Oct. 20, through Wednesday, Oct. 22. He is scheduled to meet with…