Brass instruments can play serious chamber music, too. Thatâs the message Septura, a British brass septet with performers from Londonâs major orchestras, wants to impart. To prove it, the group has released nine albums of transcriptions of major chamber music, piano and choral works, and various other arrangements on the Naxos recording label. Included are…
Eastman School of Music welcomes back composer Han Lash â04E for a Spring residency from March 13-17, 2023. The annual Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition Residency includes a range of performances and masterclasses, all over the course of one week, including three events that are free and open to the public on March 14,…
In preparation for Summer@Eastman 2023, Marketing Assistant Joyce Tseng talked with Eastman faculty Nathan Laube to learn more about the Summer Organ Academy. In this weeklong institute, students get to experience life at Eastman and study organ with world-class faculty. Students will also have access to a variety of instruments in the Rochester area. Here…
The Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble presents two upcoming performances on Monday, February 20 and Friday, April 7 featuring new and exciting works alongside seminal compositions of the 20th century. The ensembleâs next performance on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, includes Tania LeĂłnâs RĂtmicas. A Cuban-born composer who received a…
The organ is an instrument best known as an accompaniment to church services, emitting a sacred aura through its wind-filled pipes. But the organ is a tremendously virtuosic instrument. Organists can create an entire orchestra of sounds through highly synchronized movements between hands and feet. Over keys, foot petals, and knobs called âstops,â an organist…
Batman wonât be the only superhero on display when the 1989 Warner Bros. Pictures DC film âBatmanâ screens at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre on Friday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. The film will be accompanied by live musicians from the Empire Film and Media Ensemble, a not-for-profit organization entirely managed by Eastman School…
Three graduates of the Eastman School of Music were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.âs 65th GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 5, 2023: RenĂ©e Fleming, Kevin Puts and Bob Ludwig. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: RenĂ©e Fleming â83E (MM), â11 (Honorary), Voice of Nature â The Anthropocene Best Contemporary Classical Composition:…
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Rochesterâs East High School Band (pictured above) premiered Freedom 2040: The Tomorrow Weâll Build, by Brittany J. Green. The piece, scored for both band and orchestra, was commissioned through support of the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research at the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music, along…
Professor Emeritus Samuel Adler, who turns 95 this year, retired in 1995 from teaching at the Eastman School of Music, where he served as chair of the composition department. But that hasnât stopped the prolific composer from working. The nonagenarian continues actively composing and teaching. Two world premieres and several recent works will be performed…