THE INTRINSIC POWER OF MUSIC, TODAY

Call this the “connect-the dots” Convocation message. Over the past five months, I encountered three seemingly unrelated items that have oddly come together to form a potent message. One, I served on a panel at the annual conference of the American Symphony Orchestra League (with two other dynamic speakers) on the topic of “Making the…

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17-YEAR-OLD FIREBRAND WINS EASTMAN’S 2005 YOUNG ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

ROCHESTER, NY — After a week of fierce competition in three rounds of judged performances, first prize in the Eastman School of Music’s Eighth Annual Young Artists International Piano Competition was awarded to 17-year old Song-Yuan Tang from Shenyang, China. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle music critic John Pitcher called Tang a “firebrand” who consistently “stole…

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EASTMAN STUDENTS TO PLAY HIROSHIMA PEACE CONCERT

Rochester, NY—Sixteen string students from the Eastman School of Music will play in the Hiroshima Peace Concert 2005, a special event that takes place in Phoenix Hall at the International Conference Center in Hiroshima, Japan on Friday, August 5 th.  More than 180 people—including an orchestra, chorus and soloists—will perform Bach’s St. Matthew Passion.  The…

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SING YOUR HEART OUT THIS SUMMER

ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music invites singers of all ages and ability levels to take part in Eastman Summer Sings. The series of choral music reading sessions is held on four consecutive Tuesday evenings: July 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the beautiful, air-conditioned Kilbourn Hall. Each evening features…

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