One of Europe’s leading early music groups, the Weser-Renaissance ensemble, will open the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Concert Series on Saturday, Nov. 13, in St. Michael’s Church. Presented in collaboration with the Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2010 Festival, the program will be devoted to the instrumental and vocal music of Heinrich Schütz. Under director…
An intriguing triple bill of 20th and 21st century chamber operas will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre Thursday, Nov. 4, through Sunday, Nov. 7, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. The three works — Hin und zurück (There and Back) by Paul Hindemith, Roman Fever by Eastman graduate and Pulitzer Prize winner…
A concert featuring a variety of musical selections, “From Brahms to Gershwin: Swingin’ Through the Fall,” will highlight the next recital in the Eastman at St. Michael’s series at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. Eastman School of Music graduate students Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, violin; Clara Yan, piano; and Andreas Ioannides, piano, will present music by Brahms,…
In November, local audiences will have an unparalleled opportunity to hear the rich repertoire of organ and early music performed by some of the most renowned musicians in Europe and the United States. From the German Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen, hailed for their exacting performances of 16th and 17th century music, to the eminent faculty of…
Last year, Eastman School of Music faculty and students, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra members, and guest musicians helped raise $575 and 781 pounds of food for Rochester’s Foodlink. A second season of benefit concerts begins on Sunday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located on the corner of East Avenue and Westminster…
Less than a year after getting feted at the Eastman School of Music on his 80th birthday, a celebration he described as “the best birthday ever,” legendary composer, conductor, trombonist, and teacher Bob Brookmeyer returns for a concert featuring his music and the U.S. premiere of one of his works. Brookmeyer will perform with the…
Ron Carter, widely recognized as one of the most original and influential bassists in jazz, returns this month to his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, to perform with his quartet at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, in Kilbourn Hall and to receive an honorary doctoral degree. Described as “the epitome of jazz elegance…
Eastman BroadBand, a contemporary chamber ensemble at the Eastman School of Music, will be going on the road to New York City and Mexico to present new music from around the world. Invited to perform at the Festival Internacional Cervantino, a prestigious international artistic and cultural festival, the ensemble will give a free local concert…
The Ying Quartet launches the 2010-2011 season of the Eastman Ranlet Series on Sunday, Oct. 17, with a performance marking Samuel Barber’s centenary year and their first Kilbourn Hall appearance with new first violinist Ayano Ninomiya. The quartet will perform Barber’s String Quartet, Op. 11. The work is famous for its second movement, the Adagio…