Looking ahead to Eastman School of Music’s October and November Eastman Presents concerts, we are pleased to present a wide range of events featuring internationally accomplished guest artists. These concerts will be held in Eastman’s magnificent concert venues: Kodak Hall, Kilbourn Hall, and Hatch Recital Hall. Mike Stefiuk, Director of Concert Operations, shares, “Few things…
This article was originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of Eastman Notes magazine. Efforts on behalf of equity and inclusion have been ongoing and continued priorities at Eastman. As we have “opened the doors” to our community for our centennial, we have also renewed our focus on these important topics. In spring 2020, Dean…
By Mason St. Pierre This Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m., Trio Ghidorah, made up of alumni guitarists Ken Luk ’11E, ’13 (MA), ’13E (MM), ’18E (DMA), Bernardo Marcondes ’19E (DMA), and Erik Gibelyou ‘19E (DMA) will present a “Guitar Extravaganza,” the first concert in our Morning Chamber Music Series. This event is free and…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe. The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 6 p.m: Making the Most of Your Time…
The Eastman School of Music announces that Professor of Violin Oleh Krysa will perform three Faculty Artist Series concerts this fall, celebrating his 80th birthday, as well as 60 years as a professional violinist and 55 years teaching. The concerts will include various colleagues and a variety of music. Krysa says, “I am thrilled to bring…
Five years have passed since the scarlet coats of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band last appeared on stages in the Northeast of the United States. However, on Friday, October 7, 2022, the band returns and will play a free concert in Rochester, at Eastman School of Music, featuring 6 alumni who are touring…
During September and early October, Eastman’s Associate Professor of Cello Guy Johnston ’03E is performing as a concerto soloist with The Hallé and directing the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival in his native England. Like many other British natives, he was profoundly affected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September, and offered us…
The Eastman School of Music is excited to announce The Morning Chamber Music series for 2022-2023. All three concerts will take place in Hatch Recital Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturdays. These concerts will feature alumni guests: the guitar trio Ghidorah; cellist Jeffrey Ziegler; and baritone Malcolm J. Merriweather. Each guest will perform alongside current Eastman…
The Eastman School of Music is pleased to announce that DMA student Jinhong Li will be presenting a solo piano concert on October 21, 2022, at 8 p.m. in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Jinhong Li is the winner of the Sixth Annual Eastman Piano Competition, which is sponsored by members of the Eastman piano…