Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to premiere its first virtual presentation: Our Voices: Immersive Composer Collaborations, to be presented December 16 through 20, 2020. Our Voices is the collective title for six unique performances of music by six influential contemporary composers: Anthony Davis, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, Missy Mazzoli, Ben Moore, and Errollyn…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Mark Kellogg, Professor of Euphonium, Trombone, and Brass Chamber Music, Sunday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. Mark Kellogg, trombone, will be assisted by Priscilla Yuen and Christopher Azzara, piano. The program consists of music of Kellogg, Hindemith, and Ravel, plus a selection of jazz standards. For his program, Kellogg chose…
Media Contacts: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Jessica Kaufman, Eastman School of Music, 585-274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Gateways Music Festival, in association with Eastman School of Music, today announces an exciting line up of guest artists, including Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and 2020 Avery Fisher Prize winner, for its…
More information: Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator: (585) 451-8492; kpadden@esm.rochester.edu The Faculty Artist Series presents Yoojin Jang, Assistant Professor of Violin; Guy Johnston, Associate Professor of Cello; Alexander Kobrin, Associate Professor of Piano; and Masumi Per Rostad, Associate Professor of Viola on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. The program…
Austin Chanu rehearsing Banner with the Philharmonia strings in Kodak Hall. Photograph by Maurice Cohn. By David Raymond On Monday, October 19, in a livestreamed concert, the strings of the Eastman Philharmonia will perform Banner, a 2014 work by the contemporary American composer Jessie Montgomery. Master’s conducting student Austin Chanu will conduct this work,…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Marina Lomazov, and Joseph Rackers, both Professors of Piano, on October 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Eastman School of Music. The Lomazov/Rackers Piano Duo’s program includes Mozart’s Sonata in C Major, K. 521; Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Haydn; Schubert’s Fantasy in F Minor, D. 940; and Stravinsky’s…
The Faculty Artist Series presents a Jazz and Contemporary Media (JCM) Department Showcase on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. This concert will be presented through LIVESTREAM as a virtual performance. Appearing in the JCM Showcase are Eastman faculty members Jeff Campbell, bass; Bill Dobbins, piano; Clay Jenkins, trumpet; Mark Kellogg, trombone;…
For Course Information: Rachel Roberts, Graduate Degree Program Director, Institute for Music Leadership, rroberts@esm.rochester.edu, (585) 275-1730 Christina Crispin, Associate Director for Admission, Eastman School of Music, ccrispin@esm.rochester.edu, (585) 274-1201 Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585) 451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has approved Eastman’s Master of…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585) 451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu The Faculty Artist Series at the Eastman School of Music will be virtual this fall! Pianist Alexander Kobrin, Associate Professor of Piano, kicks off the series on Sunday, August 30, at 3 p.m., presented through LIVESTREAM as a virtual performance. The program…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585) 451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu Eastman School of Music is proud to announce several new full-time and visiting faculty appointments for the 2020-2021 academic year: Benjamin Baker ‘18E (MA), Assistant Professor of Music Theory Nicole Cabell ‘01E (BM), Assistant Professor of Voice Yoojin Jang, Assistant Professor of…