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OSSIA New Music Performs Fresh and Diverse Repertoire for 2023-24 Season

OSSIA New Music, Eastman School of Music’s student-run contemporary music ensemble, is excited to announce a new season of cutting-edge concerts. Over the academic year, OSSIA produces four main stage performances, with repertoire chosen and events produced entirely by the students of OSSIA. The chosen works are fresh and diverse, ranging from established contemporary composers…

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Eastman Concerts & Events: November 2023

The Eastman School of Music is pleased to highlight some of the concerts and events taking place at Eastman this November. Presenting a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished faculty and guest artists in addition to world-class student ensembles, these events will be held in Eastman’s stunning performance spaces: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre,…

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Soprano and Musicologist Dr. Patricia Caicedo Touches on Music and Health in Upcoming Residency 

Dr. Patricia Caicedo describes her life’s work as “devoted to fostering diversity and inclusion in music and to preserving and promoting underrepresented repertoires.” On September 28, the lauded soprano, musicologist, and doctor of medicine will embark on an ambitious five-day residency at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester Medical Center, where…

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Gateways Music Festival Launches 30th Anniversary Season with Events in Rochester & New York City

Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music launches its landmark 30th anniversary season with a week of events in Rochester, NY and New York City from October 17-22, 2023. Rochester highlights include: an Eastman Presents concert featuring the newly formed Gateways Chamber Players, with award-winning TV and stage actress Phylicia Rashad as…

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Guest Artists at Eastman: October 2023

We are excited to welcome a wide-ranging group of guest artists and lecturers to the Eastman campus in October! Keep reading for information about each event and visit esm.rochester.edu/events for further details. Any Eastman Presents series artist who is offering a free masterclass will be included in this list, but their corresponding concert is ticketed. All other guest…

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New Professor Mikel Kuehn Showcases Eastman’s Upgraded Technologies with September Concerts in Hatch Recital Hall

Eastman’s electronic music composition studio is much different today than it was when new faculty member Mikel Kuehn ’93E (MA), ’95E (PhD) (pronounced “Michael Keen”) was a student in the early 1990s. Back then, says Kuehn, the computers were slow and the equipment finicky. It was the result of the nascent audio, recording, and computing…

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Guests Artists at Eastman: September 2023

We are excited to welcome a wide-ranging group of guest artists and lecturers to the Eastman campus this month! Keep reading for information about each event and visit esm.rochester.edu/events for further details. All events are free and open to the public.   Wycliffe Gordon, jazz trombone Guest Masterclass: Saturday, September 16 at 2:30 p.m. |…

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