Sunday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. In honor of female musicians around the world. To observe the year 2020, we wanted to highlight 20 outstanding women among thousands of Eastman female alumni, students, faculty members, and friends. It turns out there are so many possible choices we had to have 22 this time! As…
By Jeremy Lopez On Friday, March 6 at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall, several ensembles from around the Rochester community will join together for a powerful performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. The masterpiece will be performed by the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia, and the Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College and Genesee…
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, a powerful choral masterpiece denouncing war and honoring the fallen, will be presented by the Eastman School of Music at 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, with the concert serving as a benefit for UNICEF. Requiring two orchestras, a symphonic chorus, a children’s chorus, and soloists, War…
Ivan Trevino (left) and Michael Burritt (right). Photographs courtesy Ivan Trevino. by Ivan Trevino Organizing a summer percussion festival at Eastman is something Michael Burritt and Ivan Trevino have been contemplating for years. The duo has shared many coffees, phone calls, and texts about what a potential festival would be like. So many summer…
Gather ‘round to hear some tales of magic and explore distant lands of creatures that you’ve never seen before. Come enjoy some plots that only authors can contrive, as we play scores to pictures and deliver a Story Time LIVE. Featuring Empire Film and Media Ensemble (EFaME), Story Time LIVE will take place Sunday, March…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Bonita Boyd, Professor of Flute; Kenneth Grant, Associate Professor of Clarinet; Nicholas Goluses, Professor of Guitar; Renee Jolles, Professor of Violin; and Andrew Harley, Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano on Monday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. This collaborative chamber concert…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Russell Miller, Professor of Vocal Coaching and Repertoire, on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Miller, along with tenor Genaro Méndez, will present a recital featuring music by Schumann, Turina, Guastavino, and Ginastera. Pianist Russell Miller has been a coach…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Guy Johnston, Associate Professor of Cello, with pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng on Monday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. They will perform an all-Beethoven program: Twelve Variations on a Theme from “Judas Maccabeus”; Twelve Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”; and Cello Sonatas…
The Eastman Piano Series announces Joyce Yang to perform in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Grammy nominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism,…
The Eastman-Ranlet Series presents the Aizuri Quartet Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Through its engaging and thought-provoking programs, branded by The New York Times as “genuinely exciting” and “imaginative,” the The Aizuri Quartet has garnered critical acclaim for bringing “a technical bravado and emotional power”…