Bon Voyage!

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jennifer Ronyak of Akron. Ohio, a Ph.D. candidate in Musicology at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, has been awarded a 10-month research grant from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for dissertation research in Berlin during the 2007-2008 school year. Jennifer’s dissertation, Performing the Lied, Performing the Self: Enacting…

ARE WE IN BALI? NO, IT'S GIBBS STREET!

The Eastman School of Music concludes its 2006-07 World Music Series on Thursday, May 3 at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall, with a performance by the School’s own Gamelan Lila Muni (“orchestra of heavenly sound”), a traditional percussion orchestra of gongs, drums, metallophones, and flutes from the Indonesian island of Bali. The concert will feature…

CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF VERNE REYNOLDS

Eastman professor emeritus Verne Reynolds celebrated his 80th birthday in July 2006, and the School at which he taught for 36 years is paying tribute to him with a special concert on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. A distinguished horn player and teacher, Reynolds is also a prolific composer, and the May…

A Musical Send-Off For an Award Winning Group!

“Robust energy and enthusiasm” is how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word vim – which also happens to be the name of an Eastman School of Music student saxophone quartet that has won awards and acclaim for its outstanding musicianship. Next month, the ViM Saxophone Quartet will bring its rapidly growing artistry to the stage…

Happy Birthday, Polyphonic.org!

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In April 2006, the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership launched something brand-new: Polyphonic.org, a professional development website for orchestra musicians. In April 2007, as it celebrates its first anniversary, Polyphonic.org is emerging as an innovative resource for information on orchestra life.  It has created a network and a sense…

A NEW LOOK AT THE ROMEO AND JULIET STORY

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—. Love and war, politics and religion, past and future collide in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues), a gripping version of the Romeo and Juliet story by the composer of Norma. Eastman Opera Theatre continues its 2006-2007 season with this rarely performed, but beautiful and dramatic, work. While…