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

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…

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

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,…

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“The King is Dancing” at the Memorial Art Gallery

The new season of the Third Thursday concert series with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ features an exciting program performed by members of European ensemble Il Giardino d’Amore, directed by Stefan Plewniak. Joined by early dance specialist Hubert Hazebroucq, Il Giardino d’Amore will present a program dedicated to French and Italian music during the time of…

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Finding the Organ’s Voices: is Topic of 2018 EROI Festival

With the theme of Beyond the Stops: Finding the Organ’s Voices, the 2018 Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival will take place October 24–26 in Rochester, NY. The magnificent organs of the Rochester area will facilitate exploration beyond stoplists and stereotypes, celebrating the vast potentials of organ sounds—regardless of chronological, national, or historical styles of organ…

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The Kilbourn Concert Series Presents: Dawn Upshaw

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, Composer

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…