The Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will showcase students and ensembles of all ages in its annual âHoliday Homecomingâ series of concerts beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17. A daylong music extravaganza that has been a tradition since 1998, Homecoming features concurrent performances taking place in several venues on the Eastman campus. âThese…
John Beck came to the Eastman School of Music as a student in 1951, the only percussionist in his class. Except for four years with The Presidentâs Own Marine Corps Band, Beck has made Eastman his home for six decades. Now a Professor Emeritus at Eastman, Beck has written a book that is part memoir,…
Free concerts featuring works by Steven Stucky will highlight the Pulitzer Prize-winning composerâs residency at the Eastman School of Music Dec. 5 through Dec. 9. A full evening will be devoted to the âChamber Music of Steven Stucky,â beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in Hatch Recital Hall. On Friday, Dec. 9, the…
The list of nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards features several graduates of the Eastman School of Music, including bassist Ron Carter (BM â59), soprano RenĂ©e Fleming (MM â83), composer/percussionist John Hollenbeck (BM â90 and MM â91),  and percussionist Christopher Lamb (BM â81). In addition, a Grammy nomination went to ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, whose…
Eastman School of Music students Hsin-Mei (Tracy) Chang, Elizabeth Smith, and Matthew Grills were named the winners of this yearâs Friends of Eastman Opera voice competition, held November 19 in the Schoolâs Kilbourn Hall. Chang, a soprano, was awarded first place in this yearâs event. She received the Lynne Clarke Vocal Prize in the amount…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.– Wondering how to interpret the flute solo in Ravelâs Bolero? Or not sure about the tempo for the second trombone in Mahlerâs Symphony No. 5? The Eastman School of Musicâs Institute for Music Leadership today unveiled online Speed Lessons, designed to help students gain insights into the orchestral repertoire for their instrument. In…
The benefit concert series “If Music Be the Food⊔ will open its third season with a concert at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs Street (at East Avenue) in Rochester, on Sunday evening, November 20, at 7:30 PM. The concert series involves Eastman School of Music faculty and students, members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and…
Eastman School of Music faculty member Rachel Remmel has been awarded a research grant of $31,920 from the Spencer Foundation and will spend the 2011-2012 academic year writing a book that explains the architectural origins of the graded school model that is used in most American schools today. She will spend time in Boston, Philadelphia,…
