The Faculty Artist Series presents Oleh Kyrsa, Professor of Violin, along with Barry Snyder, Professor Emeritus of Piano, in a cycle of three concerts to be performed on Thursday, January 30; Saturday, February 8; and Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Kyrsa and Snyder will be…
Michael Burritt in rehearsal. Photograph by Michelle Martorell. By Andrew Bockman On Friday, September 27, 2019, Eastman’s Michael Burritt was installed as the Paul J. Burgett Distinguished Professor. Burritt has served as the Professor of Percussion at Eastman for eleven years, and is only the third person to hold this position in the almost…
Several graduates and a faculty member of the Eastman School of Music have received nominations in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 62nd GRAMMY Awards: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Scenery, Bob Ludwig ‘66E (BM), ‘01E (MM) Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Perpetuum, Third Coast Percussion, Sean Connors ‘04E, Freedom & Faith, Nick…
Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will host its annual ‘Winterfest” Saturday, December 14 at the Eastman School of Music, in several concert halls and classrooms across the campus. Each year since 1998, the Eastman Community Music School showcases the talent and musicianship of its students during an annual celebration of the winter season. An extravaganza…
Eastman School of Music welcomes composer Stephen Hartke for a fall residency from November 18 through 23, the first of two scheduled this academic year, including having his work performed in a Chamber Music Concert on November 19 at 7:30 in Hatch Hall and his choral work performed by the Eastman Chorale on their November…
The Kodak Hall Concert Series announces Leonard Slatkin conducting Jeff Beal, with soprano Hila Plitmann performing with Eastman Philharmonia Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Eastman School of Music’s Kodak Hall. Music and movie buffs alike will be mesmerized as five-time Emmy-winning composer of music for film, media, and concert halls (and Eastman alum),…
Meredith Monk By David Raymond The multi-talented, profoundly creative artist Meredith Monk visits the University of Rochester this week with her vocal ensemble for a multi-day residency titled Dancing Voice/Singing Body. Monk and her vocal ensemble are the inaugural visiting artists for the Institute for the Performing Arts at the University’s School of…
Rosephanye Powell By Jeremy Lopez ALP Communications Intern This fall, the Eastman Women’s Chorus has the unique opportunity of singing under the baton of a composer on their main concert of the semester. On October 19th, Rosephanye Powell will be joining the ensemble to conduct a concert featuring her own compositions and arrangements…
October 15, 2019 Media only: Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator Katey Padden, (585) 274-1052, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu The internationally renowned, award-winning Ying Quartet is back in its prominent position within the Eastman-Ranlet Series, with its performance on Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m., at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program will include Schumann’s…