Hans Abrahamsen, a Danish composer whose early work reflected the âNew Simplicityâ reaction to avant-garde complexity, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music in April as this yearâs Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition. Abrahamsenâs work will be performed by Eastmanâs Musica Nova at 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, in Kilbourn Hall,…
Over the next few weeks, Eastman School of Music students will be reaching out into the community with classical music, presenting interactive concerts in schools, libraries, churches, nursing homes, hospitals, and other locations. The events are part of the Schoolâs âMusic for Allâ initiative, a chamber music program designed to take classical music out of…
Dora A. Hanninen, Associate Professor and Chair of Music Theory and Composition in the School of Music at the University of Maryland College Park, will deliver the second of the John Cage Centennial Lectures at the Eastman School of Music at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in Room 404 of the School. Hanninen, who received…
JACK Quartet, which had its start at the Eastman School of Music and has been described in The New York Times as âluminaries of the contemporary classical-music worldâ and as one âof the most prominent new-music ensembles in New York,â returns to its alma mater in April. The ensemble will perform a concert celebrating contemporary…
The Eastman School of Music has announced that Mark Berry has been appointed Executive Director of Communications. In this position, he will manage all aspects of the Schoolâs strategic communications program, including developing and overseeing marketing, media relations, public relations, publications, and design. Berry has worked in arts marketing and arts administration for more than…
Kurt Weillâs Street Scene, which The New York Times called âthe most important step towards significantly American operaâ when it premiered in 1947, will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre April 4 through 7. Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, Street Scene garnered Weill the first Tony Award for Best Original…
Keyboardist, singer, and composer David Paich, a member of the rock group Toto, and drummer Dennis Mackrel, leader of the Count Basie Orchestra, will perform with the Eastman School of Musicâs Chamber Jazz Ensemble on Friday, March 22. The concert, at 8 p.m. in the Schoolâs Kilbourn Hall, features the works of Paichâs father, legendary…
Acclaimed and in-demand pianist Jeremy Denk, a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician dubbed one of the great pianists of his generation, makes a return appearance at the Eastman School of Music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in Kilbourn Hall. Since making his major debut at Alice Tully Hall in New York City in 1997,…
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner, whose work has earned comparisons to music giants Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, will be in-residence at the Eastman School of Music for this yearâs Women in Music Festival. She will give a symposium, coach students, and attend rehearsals and performances of her works, including an all-Wagner concert by the…