Eastman School Faculty Concerts Give Audiences Opportunity to Hear In-Demand Artists on Local Stage
Eastman School of Music faculty members are renowned soloists and chamber musicians who fill concert halls around the world, and their recitals at the School are an important part of their performing schedules. The Eastman Faculty Artist Series, sponsored by Patricia Ward-Baker, gives local music lovers the opportunity to catch these internationally lauded artists on…
Soprano Emily Helenbrook Featured on National Series âFrom the Topâ
Emily Helenbrook, a freshman at the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music, will be heard singing on the national public radio series From the Top this Sunday, Oct. 28, airing at 5 p.m. on local station WXXI Classical 91.5/FM-HD91.5-1. An 18-year-old soprano from Alexander, N.Y., Helenbrook performs the aria âO luce di questâanimaâ from…
Eastman School Hosts Recital by Dynamic Violin-Piano Duo
Duo Diorama, composed of violinist MingHuan Xu and pianist Winston Choi, will give the Rochester premiere of Robert Morrisâs new work  . . . gradually . . . during a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Eastman School of Musicâs Hatch Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.…
Program of Organ Music, Dance Is Treat for Eyes as Well as Ears
The audience for the Sunday, Oct. 21, concert on the Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery will enjoy a performance combining music and motion. Titled âOrgan and the Body,â the first of this yearâs monthly series of Third Sunday Concerts with the Italian Baroque Organ features organist Stephen Kennedy and dancers led by…
Eastman School Hosts Music College Fair
The Eastman School of Music, in conjunction with Ithaca College and The Juilliard School, is presenting the seventh annual Music College Fair in Upstate New York at the Eastman School on Tuesday, Nov. 6th, from 5 to 7 p.m. High school and college students who are considering schools with programs in music will have the…
Musicians unite to benefit Rochesterâs Foodlink
(Rochester, New York) ââIf Music Be the FoodâŠâ , a concert series benefiting Rochesterâ Foodlink, will open its fourth season with an exciting program of music for organ, strings, brass, and percussion at St. Paulâs Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road (at East Avenue) in Rochester, on Sunday evening, October 21, 2012 at 7:30 PM. âIf…
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents Brittenâs âThe Rape of Lucretiaâ (Updated Oct. 23)
The Rape of Lucretia, Benjamin Brittenâs 20th century treatment of a tragic ancient tale of power, corruption, violence, and virtue, will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre Thursday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. âLucretiaâs story is relevant today; we donât have to look far into our…
Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble Opens Kilbourn Series
The signature ensemble of the famed Boston Early Music Festival opens the new season of the Kilbourn Concert Series at the Eastman School of Music with two performances, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Hatch Recital Hall. Directed by Eastman Professor and lutenist Paul OâDette and virtuoso violinist Robert Mealy,…