New York, NY — What originally began as a "thank-you" concert for an alma mater now has been expanded into a tribute concert for a grieving city. Before last week, when lives were irrevocably changed, Robert H. Smith, Jr., a 1998 master’s degree recipient in piano from the Eastman School of Music, had organized a…
ROCHESTER, NY — It’s not everyday that you get to hear live concert music performed at Webster Park, a picturesque spot on the shore of Lake Ontario in Webster, New York (northeast of Rochester). Yet Robert Morris, a progressive concert-music composer and chair of the composition department at the Eastman School of Music, has conceived…
ROCHESTER, NY – In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., the Eastman School of Music will present for the Rochester community a benefit concert featuring the powerful Mozart Requiem. It will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, September 23, in Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) and is free…
Rochester, NY – Acknowledging the burgeoning need for skilled leaders in sacred music and the increased demands faced by organists in the 21st century, the Eastman School of Music has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering one of the world’s most comprehensive and integrated programs in organ and sacred music. The School – with its rich…
ROCHESTER, NY – A love of music will bring together approximately 50 high school students from a youth band in Rehovot, Israel – one of Rochester’s 10 sister cities – and 48 high schoolers in the Eastman School of Music’s acclaimed Music Horizons summer program. The two groups will spend a day together immersed in…
ROCHESTER, NY – It may be summer recess for many, but the music doesn’t take a break at the Eastman School of Music. The School’s Community Education Division (CED) presents its annual summer concert series, as well as several other concerts connected to its Summer Session programs and workshops. The concerts – which range from…
ROCHESTER, NY – Next month, Kimberley, South Africa, widely known as the diamond-mining center of that country, celebrates a diversity of musical riches beyond jewels. From July 7 to August 29, two cultures steeped in disparate musical traditions will exchange these riches, as four music teachers – three American and one Canadian – get the…
ROCHESTER, NY – Again this summer, singers of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in five Eastman "Summer Sings," a series of choral music reading sessions presented by the Eastman School of Music. Held on Tuesday evenings in Kilbourn Hall (26 Gibbs St.) beginning at 7:30 p.m., each program is built around…
ROCHESTER, NY — In words and by action, Down Beat magazine — one of the country’s most respected jazz publications — is heaping praise on the jazz program at the Eastman School of Music. In what is becoming almost a yearly occurrence, Down Beat once again has named the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, directed by Fred…