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Images: Music of Jeff Tyzik Features The Eastman Wind Ensemble with Mark Scatterday, Conductor, and Michael Burritt and Charles Ross, Soloists

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 31, 2018

GRAMMY Award winner Jeff Tyzik has released a new CD, featuring The Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Scatterday, conductor, with Eastman faculty members Michael Burritt and Charles Ross featured as soloists. Images: Music of Jeff Tyzik was released on October 19, 2018 by Summit Records, Fanfare said the release is ”…presented at the highest possible artistic level…

Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble Presents Music of Benny Carter

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 31, 2018

Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble presents: A Benny Carter Retrospective Friday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Conducted by director Chase Ellison (MM ‘16), the concert’s music is solely compositions of Carter’s including: Jackson County Jubilee, Remember, Easy Money, Amoroso, Sunset Glow, and others. It also includes a…

The Faculty Artist Series Presents: Charles Pillow, Saxophone

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 31, 2018

The Faculty Artist Series presents saxophonist Charles Pillow, Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone, Sunday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. Pillow will be joined by faculty artists Jeff Campbell, Bob Sneider, Dariusz Terefenko and featuring the Lilac Quartet, a string quartet of students at Eastman. With 7…

The Faculty Artist Series Presents: Masumi Per Rostad, Viola

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 31, 2018

The Faculty Artist Series presents violist Masumi Per Rostad, Associate Professor of Viola, Saturday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m., in Hatch Recital Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. The performance will include selected Mozart sonatas and feature guest pianist Sonia Rostad. Masumi Per Rostad, a faculty member in Eastman’s Strings, Harp and Guitar Department,…

GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 26, 2018

Lee Koonce, lkoonce@gatewaysmusicfestival.org, 917-406-0046 Gateways Music Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary October 30 through November 4. The anniversary celebration will continue in August 2019 with the full Festival, featuring performances by professional classical musicians of African descent from throughout the United States. An anniversary celebration highlight will be the five-day Community Residency Program,…

Historic commitments to the Eastman School of Music affirm the power of music

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 24, 2018

Two members of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees—Cathy Minehan ’68 and Danny Wegman—this week announced gifts totaling $10 million to support faculty and students at the Eastman School of Music. “Since its founding in 1921, Eastman has been an invaluable treasure to the University, the city of Rochester, and the world,” says Richard…

Musicians unite to benefit Rochester’s Foodlink on October 28

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 23, 2018

Media only: Jessica Kaufman, (585) 274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Information: Mimi Hwang, Artistic Director: 585-615-0033; mhwang@esm.rochester.edu “If Music Be the Food…,” the chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, will open its tenth season on Sunday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at the corner of East Avenue and Westminster Road in Rochester.…

Barbara B. Smith World Music Series Presents: Aritmia Duo

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 22, 2018

The Barbara B. Smith World Music Series brings Aritmia Duo to Rochester, Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. All About Jazz noted that the duo is “A gorgeous pairing… more than sheer virtuosity… the two play with such serene authority that the listener is almost afraid…

Eastman School of Music Announces Donald and Polly Hunsberger Endowed Conducting Scholarship

News RoomBy Olga Malavet October 18, 2018

Donald Hunsberger (BM54’E, MM59’E, DMA63’E), Conductor Emeritus of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and his wife, Marjorie (Polly) (‘58E, MM’60’E) have made a generous gift to establish the Donald and Polly Hunsberger Endowed Conducting Scholarship at the Eastman School of Music. This permanent fund will provide scholarships for graduate conducting majors, with a preference for students…

Eastman’s Women’s Chorus: Celebrating Suffrage Through Song

General, News RoomBy Jessica Kaufman October 17, 2018

The Eastman School of Music’s Women’s Chorus presents an evening of music focused on celebrating the Suffrage Movement and powerful women leaders throughout history, including repertoire celebrating the contributions of Harriet Tubman, Emily Dickinson, Malala Yousafzai, and others. The concert will be held Friday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Reformation,…