Preparations for the renovation of the Eastman Theatre and construction of a new addition to the Eastman School of Music are progressing, with construction scheduled to occur between July 2008 through December 2009. While the construction of the new addition will occur throughout the entire 18-month construction period, the renovation of the Eastman Theatre will…
A concert in honor of Rochester’s Russian sister city Velikiy Novgorod will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Sponsored by the Eastman School of Music and Linkages of Rochester, Inc., “A Celebration of Russian Music” features students, alumni, and faculty from the Eastman Community Music…
The concert season at Eastman School of Music kicks back into high gear after the holidays with an exciting line-up of guest artists and exciting performances by world-renowned Eastman faculty and talented students. The famed Tokyo String Quartet presents an all-Beethoven program, featuring one work each from the composer’s early, middle, and late periods, on…
An annual concert that supports the William Warfield Scholarship Fund and continues the legacy of one of the great vocal artists of the 20th century will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund has provided…
Three young musicians who study at the Eastman Community Music School will be featured on an upcoming program of the National Public Radio series From the Top. William Cho, Stephen Ryck, and Harvest Zhang are among five local musicians selected to perform on the program, which is being recorded live in Rochester on January 20…
Students and ensembles of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School will be showcased during the School’s 10th annual “Holiday Homecoming” series of concerts beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22. The performances, many of which include holiday favorites, are free and open to the public and feature ensembles made up of middle school…
The New Horizons Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra will present their first concert of the season under the direction of Nancy Strelau at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the Linehan Chapel at Nazareth College. The 55-member group will present a 45-minute concert including classical favorites, jazz, pop and holiday music. The concert is free…
The 50th annual Grammy Awards have brought repeat nominations for several Eastman School of Music faculty and alumnae. The Ying Quartet, the School’s string quartet-in-residence, is up for Best Chamber Music Performance for its album Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence. The album’s producer, Judith Sherman, was nominated for Classical Producer of the Year.…
Two acclaimed jazz artists, bassist John Clayton and trombonist Ed Neumeister, are coming to the Eastman School of Music to meet with students and perform in concert with student ensembles. Clayton, who has received six Grammy nominations, will join the Eastman Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, on the stage of Kilbourn Hall.…
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and former Eastman School of Music faculty member Joseph Schwantner returns to Rochester to discuss his work with students and to attend rehearsals and performances of two of his works. Schwantner, who taught at Eastman from 1970 until 2001, will be in residence at the school from Thursday, Dec. 6, through Monday,…