Two Eastman School of Music alumni were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 64th GRAMMY Awards, Sunday April 3, 2022: Erin Morley ‘02E and Ron Carter ‘59E. Erin Morley ‘02E was a soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo…
When composer Ania Vu ’17E first heard about the Eastman Centennial Celebration “100 Concerts to Celebrate 100 Years”, she forwarded the website to pianist Eunmi Ko ’06E (MM), ’12E (DMA), to which Eunmi replied with “We should do something!” Fast-forward seven months: the two are about to have their project The Music She Writes begin…
“If Music Be the Food…,” the chamber music series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will close its thirteenth season with a live concert on Sunday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road 14607. The mission of “If Music Be the Food…” is to increase awareness and support food insecurity in the…
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, welcomes Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle as the inaugural Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion. As Associate Dean, Dr. Sellers Battle will provide expertise and vision to embrace and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in all forms at the Eastman School of Music, with a particular emphasis…
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to announce the creation of a new Center of Equity and Inclusion, now formally named and dedicated to the late George Walker ’56 (DMA, ’12 (Honorary). The George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music will open and have a formal dedication on…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to continue its season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, April 7-10 in Kodak Hall. This production is directed by Lindsay Warren Baker, Instructor of Opera with musical direction by Timothy Long, Music Director for Eastman Opera Theatre. This Tony Award-winning musical intertwines the plots of…
Featuring 10 Performances in Celebration of Eastman’s Centennial The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces 10 performances for the Spring 2022 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning concert venues. “Always a beacon in the entirety of concerts presented at Eastman, the Faculty Artist Series features a…
The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, jointly present Awadagin Pratt: Black in America, to be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Awadagin Pratt: Black in America is described by Pratt himself: “Fusing music performed by Pratt, original still and…
For Women’s History Month in March – and in observance of today’s International Women’s Day – we’ve chosen several women from the long list of outstanding women in Eastman history … representing the past, present, and future. (And remember that you can enjoy the work of many more women composers, performers, and scholars during Eastman’s…
As part of the Eastman School of Music’s Centennial celebration, and in observance of Women’s History Month, the school is bringing back the Women in Music Festival March 21-25, 2022. This year’s weeklong festival includes noontime and evening concerts, a daylong symposium devoted to Florence B. Price (the first African American woman to be recognized…