Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Wind Ensemble To Present Bruckner’s Mass in E Minor

The Eastman-Rochester Chorus and the Eastman Wind Ensemble will present two free performances next month of Anton Bruckner’s Mass in E Minor, considered a masterpiece of blending Renaissance polyphony—independent melodic parts—with Romantic harmonies. The work, for eight voice parts, was commissioned in 1866 to inaugurate the new Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria.…

Eastman to Immerse Listeners in 'The Gift of Music'

A concert of non-stop performances by Eastman School of Music vocal and instrumental ensembles will offer an array of musical styles and give audiences a multisensory experience of “The Gift of Music.” Using the “prism concert” format, in which groups perform in uninterrupted succession in different locations around the concert hall, the event surrounds listeners…