Wu Man, an internationally renowned virtuoso on the Chinese pipa and a core member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, will headline a concert featuring stringed instruments from three continents in the next World Music Series performance at the Eastman School of Music. Joining Wu Man at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, in Kilbourn…
Jazz fills Rochester venues year-round and this spring Eastman School of Music will be hosting noted guest artists who’ll give public performances with Eastman musicians. Pianist and composer Michael Weiss, known for his work with such jazz luminaries as Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, Wynton Marsalis, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and others,…
From a 50th anniversary tour performance by the American Brass Quintet to concerts and recitals by its impressive student ensembles and world-renowned faculty, the Eastman School of Music continues its current concert season with a packed line-up in the spring. The American Brass Quintet has been internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music…
From medieval religious songs to contemporary classical works, the Eastman Community Music School will celebrate an “Extravaganza of Russian Music” on Thursday, Jan. 7. The concert, being held on the day that Russians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar, is presented in partnership with Linkages of Rochester, Inc. The fourth annual Russian-American Friendship concert…
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. 10, 2010, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. The William Warfield Scholarship Fund has provided financial aid to more than…
Eastman School of Music professors David Higgs and Jan Opalach will be headlining a Christmas-themed program that showcases the Italian Baroque organ at the Memorial Art Gallery. The concert of holiday fare will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Higgs and Opalach will be joined by Eastman School voice major Kristina Moore, mezzo-soprano,…
The list of nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards includes Eastman School of Music alumni Renée Fleming, Anthony Dean Griffey, Faith Sherman, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Bill Cunliffe, John Hollenbeck, Ben Wendel, Shane Endsley, Kaveh Rastegar, and Adam Benjamin. Fleming (MM ’83) is up for Best Classical Vocal Performance for her album of opera arias, Verismo.…
Shown following the annual Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition are, from left, Marielle Murphy, second place; Debra McKinney, first place and recipient of the Lynne Clarke Vocal Prize; Rebecca Farley, third place; and Willie Anthony Waters, who adjudicated the competition. # # # Debra McKinney, Marielle Murphy, and Rebecca Farley were named the winners…
Eastman Community Music School will hold its annual “Homecoming,” a tradition that began in 1998, on Saturday, Dec. 19, beginning at 9 a.m. “‘Homecoming’ has grown into a popular event that showcases the incredible talent and musicianship in the Eastman Community Music School,” said Howard Potter, associate dean of community education at the Eastman School…