Richard Killmer, a concert oboist and professor of oboe at the Eastman School of Music, was named an Honorary Member of the International Double Reed Society. The honor is awarded to individuals who have made distinguished contributions within the double reed world. In a letter notifying Killmer of the honor, the Society’s Executive Secretary Norma…
The 19th annual World Music Concert featuring Mitzie Collins and Friends will take audiences on a musical tour of Korea, the United States, and the Balkans. This year’s performance, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, features instrumental music and dances from Korea, American country tunes on…
Drummer Michael Craig of Chili, trumpet player Joe Kozlowski of Penfield, and trombonist Brendan Lanighan of Williamsville are this year’s recipients of the Rochester International Jazz Festival/Eastman School of Music Scholarships. The three students will be recognized on Monday, June 13, during the annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival/ESM scholarships concert at 7 p.m. in…
Eastman School of Music musicians — current students, faculty, staff, and alumni as well as students and faculty from the Eastman Community Music School — will be appearing in more than two dozen shows during the 2011 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. This year’s festival runs June 10 through 18 at 20 venues, most of…
From concerts featuring jazz, percussion, classical guitar, harp, and choirs, World Music, and up-and-coming conductors leading the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, to recitals by guest artists, world-renowned faculty, and summer program participants, the 2011 summer line-up at the Eastman School of Music has something for everyone. The summer concert season will kick off with a series…
The Eastman Community Music School will dedicate a “Night of Jazz” series of free concerts to Michael Hall Jr., the 16-year-old Macedon student who died in a fire at his home on April 23. Donations for the teen’s family will be accepted during the concerts. The performances go from 5 to 9:30 p.m. in the…
Matt Stuver of the Eastman School of Music was named the best Graduate College Jazz Soloist in DownBeat magazine’s 34th Annual Student Music Awards. A doctoral student in saxophone, Stuver was recognized for his performance in the U.S. premiere of “Suite for Soprano Saxophone and 16 Instruments,” a work by legendary composer-arranger and jazz artist…
Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal, a graduate of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, will be the Commencement Speaker for Eastman’s graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 15, and will receive the School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. In addition, Eastman School faculty member Jonathan Baldo will receive the University’s Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence…
Eastman School of Music student Felix Ungar has been awarded a Fulbright Research Grant and will spend the 2011-2012 academic year at Taipei University of the Arts in Taiwan. A second year doctoral viola student of Carol Rodland, Ungar will study contemporary Taiwanese works for viola with Ruei-Hsien Chen, including solo pieces and works for…