Rochester , NY — The massive 40-foot container soon to be making its way by boat across the Atlantic Ocean surely belies the musical, historical, and scientific treasure inside. A carefully disassembled, one-of-a-kind Italian Baroque organ — thoroughly researched, documented, and restored — is eagerly awaited by the Eastman School of Music, as it prepares…
ROCHESTER, NY — When Gibbs Street becomes Jazz Street for the eight jazz-packed days of the Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF) from June 10-18, Eastman School of Music will be front and center on many of the festival’s indoor and outdoor stages. Eastman’s faculty, alumni and student artists once again will shine in performances from…
ROCHESTER, NY — Three of the five recipients this year of the prestigious American Symphony Orchestra League’s (ASOL) Orchestra Management Fellowships are graduates of the Eastman School of Music. The Orchestra Management Fellowship Program is a year-long leadership training program designed to launch executive careers in orchestra management through the observation of management practices in…
ROCHESTER , NY — Chuck Daellenbach, internationally acclaimed tuba player and one of the founding members of the Canadian Brass, will return to his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, later this month to address the School’s graduating class of 2005. The annual commencement ceremony for undergraduate and master’s degree students will begin at…
ROCHESTER, NY — This summer, from Saturday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 20, a new five-day comprehensive instrumental Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) sponsored by the Eastman School of Music will offer a rare opportunity for conductor-participants to experience podium time in front of a top-flight professional orchestra. In a unique collaborative venture, the SCI capitalizes…
ROCHESTER, NY — Dr. Jamal J. Rossi, professor and dean of the School of Music at the University of South Carolina (USC) and an Eastman School of Music alumnus, has been named Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Eastman, effective July 1, 2005. An individual with extraordinary broad experiences in both the academic and…
ROCHESTER, NY — For the first time ever, nearly the complete vocal faculty of the Eastman School of Music will pool its vast resources of experience and expertise to offer an intensive weeklong summer Institute — Eastman Sings! Each member of the summer vocal institute brings a highly successful and well-honed specialty to the program.…
ROCHESTER, NY ― The distinguished American conductor Walter Hendl, former director of the Eastman School of Music, returns to the School ― and the podium ― to lead the Eastman Philharmonia in its closing concert of the season. Hendl, 88, will guest conduct Eastman’s premier student orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s powerful Symphony No.…
ROCHESTER, NY — More than half a dozen Eastman School of Music guitarists have garnered multiple competition wins in the 2004-05 season, bringing accolades for themselves and their department. All the winners study with Professor of Guitar Nicholas Goluses, who is understandably proud. “This is an incredible group of young artists — it has been…