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Prophet of Freedom: Honoring Frederick Douglass in Word and Song

MEDIA CONTACT: Sandra Knispel at sandra.knispel@rochester.edu, 585.200.7571 (cell)   A culmination of Rochester’s 200th anniversary celebration of Frederick Douglass’s birth  What?  *Renowned Yale University historian and Douglass biographer David Blight will speak about Frederick Douglass’s life in Rochester *Live performance by two Eastman School of Music students (Jonathan Rhodes, tenor, and Lee Wright, piano) of…

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RCORS Presents: Renée Anne Louprette

The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series (RCORS), together with the Eastman School of Music, presents the first concert of the season with organist Renée Anne Louprette, Friday, November 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 141 East Avenue. Louprette will also be giving a master class on Saturday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 12:30…

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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

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…

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