The Fernando Laires Piano Series presents Sandro Russo on Friday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The first part of the program is all Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 56; Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; and the Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61. After…
The Kilbourn Concert Series, presents Grammy-award winning vocalist together with pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Grammy-award winning singer, Dawn Upshaw, has achieved worldwide celebrity on both the opera stage and in the concert hall with repertoire ranging from the sacred works of…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, October 2, at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The performance will feature Eastman students and alumni Emlyn Johnson, flute, Tiffany Valvo, clarinet, Jacob Ertl, piano, Brant Blackard, percussion, Shannon Steigerwald, violin, and Daniel Ketter, cello. The group will be performing Sanchez-Gutierrez’s Winik/Té…
The Eastman Presents Series kicks off the 2018-19 season Friday, October 5 at 8 p.m., in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Featuring front man Thomas Lauderdale, piano; singer China Forbes and a dozen musicians, the group’s talent kicks off Eastman Presents season, and is also the featured event for The University of Rochester’s Meliora weekend.…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Clay Jenkins, Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Music at Eastman, Wednesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Program to be determined. Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Mark Kellogg, Associate Professor of Euphonium, Trombone, and Brass Chamber Music, Monday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall. The concert will feature guest artists Priscilla Yuen, piano, Christopher Azzara, piano, and Dan Ziemann, bass. A faculty member at the Eastman School of Music since 1991, Mark Kellogg…
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra: Nicole Morelle, 454-7311 ext. 245, nmorelle@rpo.org The Hochstein School: Debbie Tretter, 454-4596 x25; debbie.tretter@hochstein.org City of Rochester: Jessica Alaimo,424-7135, Jessica.Alaimo@CityofRochester.Gov ROCmusic, a collaborative and innovative arts-outreach program that engages children and their families in the experience of making and appreciating classical music, has hired Dr. Armand Hall as its new Director,…
Former Eastman School of Music director Robert Freeman, musicologist Robert Winter, and Paul R. Judy, the founder of Eastman’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research, will be visiting Eastman September 20 through 22, presenting three public lectures and panels for the Eastman and Rochester community. Topics to be discussed include: The Future of…
Highly accomplished mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski has been named the inaugural recipient of the Martin E. and Corazon D. Sanders Professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. This endowed professorship supports the school’s esteemed Voice and Opera program. Graduates of the program can be found in major opera houses throughout the world, as well…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Eastman Virtuosi Saturday, September 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The performance is made up of faculty members Bonita Boyd, flute, Richard Killmer, oboe, Kenneth Grant, clarinet, George Sakakeeny, bassoon, W. Peter Kurau, horn, Irina Lupines, piano, Renée Jolles, violin, Masumi Per Rostad…