ROCHESTER, NY — It’s been quite a summer for three talented students from the Eastman School of Music, each of whom won major competitions held recently in Philadelphia, New York, and in Manchester, England. ORGANIST WINS TOP HONORS AT NYACOP After an intensive, year-long competition that culminated in July at the American Guild of Organists…
ROCHESTER, NY — On the heels of completing his Ph.D. in music theory at the Eastman School of Music, William M. Marvin has been appointed assistant professor of theory at his alma mater. Dr. Marvin’s work in theory has included a Schenkerian approach to tonality in Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, examining tonal design and…
ROCHESTER, NY — Igor Lovchinsky, a 17-year-old Russian immigrant who now lives in Gahanna, Ohio, was chosen as the first-place winner last night in the Eastman School of Music’s Sixth Annual Young Artists International Piano Competition. The competition, part of Eastman’s Summer Piano Festival, is for talented young students ages 14-18; this year, nearly two…
ROCHESTER, NY — Mezzo-soprano Kathryn Cowdrick, described by Opera News as a singer who "brightly infused every scene with her singing, dazzling fioratura, and her sexy, warm, comedienne personality," has been named assistant professor of voice at the Eastman School of Music, effective July 1. Since an Adler Fellowship with the Francisco Opera launched her…
ROCHESTER, NY — Although not by fast-ferry from Toronto, the Canadian Brass — the world’s best-known brass quintet — will arrive in Rochester later this summer for a special weekend residency at the Eastman School of Music. The quintet will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 26, in Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.)…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music is welcoming back one of its accomplished alumni, Christopher D. Azzara, as a faculty member in the music education department, effective July 2002. Dr. Azzara — M.M., 1988, Ph.D., 1992 — has spent the last decade as associate professor of music education at The Hartt School of…
ROCHESTER, NY — The Eastman School of Music recently appointed Howard Potter as its new associate dean for community and continuing education. In this faculty position, Potter assumes overall leadership for the School’s Community Education Division (CED), effective July 1. He also will have studio and classroom teaching responsibilities. Potter’s career has showcased his great…
Rochester, NY — Mexican-born composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon has been named associate professor of composition at the Eastman School of Music, effective July 1, 2002. According to Eastman Composition Department Chair Robert Morris, Zohn-Muldoon’s music "unfolds a Latin-American sensibility within a sound-world reminiscent of George Crumb, with whom he studied. Ricardo brings a new compositional voice…
ROCHESTER, NY — American-born conductor Neil Varon, who has had a prominent European conducting career spanning the last 30 years, has been named professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School of Music, effective July 2002. In addition to teaching conducting, Varon will conduct the Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, and Eastman Chamber…