Benjamin Brittenâs War Requiem, a powerful choral masterpiece denouncing war and honoring the fallen, will be presented by the Eastman School of Music at 8 p.m. Friday, May 3, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Requiring two orchestras, two choruses, and soloists, War Requiem is a large-scale work that intersperses Brittenâs setting of the traditional…
Twelve exceptionally talented young singer-actors, with previous stage experience ranging from roles on Broadway to the Metropolitan Opera House, will participate in the finals of the 2013 Lotte Lenya Competition on Saturday, April 13, at the Eastman School of Music. The finalists will compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 in front of…
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…