A kid from Buffalo, Malcolm J. Merriweather ‘10E (MM) never believed he could make it big as a singer and conductor in New York City. But Rita Shane, his vocal professor at Eastman, did. “She emphasized over and over, ‘Malcolm, you have to come to New York, you’re made for New York. You are going…
Alexander Laing (photo: Jared Platt) & Lee Koonce (photo: Olubode Brown) Today, in association with Eastman School of Music, Gateways Music Festival – a national organization dedicated to connecting and supporting professional classical musicians of African descent – announced succession plans for its new leadership. The changes are set to begin in July 2023, when…
Regina Carter, a recipient of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship, a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship and a Doris Duke Artist Award, is widely hailed for her prowess as a jazz violinist. On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Carter…
“There’s almost a degree of magical thinking that goes along with ‘Can I make a career in composition,’” says Han Lash ‘04E, the Eastman graduate, lauded composer, and current associate professor of composition at Indiana University who returns next week as this year’s Howard Hanson Visiting Professor for a week-long residency. Their works will be…
Nearly half a century ago, Eastman pioneered a summer program for jazz musicians. Generations of students from around the nation spent their summers on Gibbs Street making music, making friends, and learning from each other and from Eastman’s faculty. In this blog, we hear from three leaders who significantly contributed to this thriving program and…
By Terri Medina Music heals. Music evokes memories and feelings. Music allows us to remember a specific moment in time. A beat, a note, a sound. Simply strummed or hummed, arranged and performed, music resounds deeply inside us and opens up our hearts and minds. URMC has been using music as a therapeutic tool since…
Looking ahead to the Eastman School of Music’s remaining Eastman Presents concerts for spring 2023, we are pleased to showcase globally celebrated visiting artists, as well as our renowned faculty members. Concerts will be held throughout April in Eastman’s beautiful Kilbourn Hall. “Don’t miss your last chances to see great artists in the 22/23 Eastman…
As a former student of Eastman’s Alexander Technique instructor Katie Fittipaldi, Summer@Eastman’s Marketing Assistant and violist Joyce Tseng has had firsthand experience with how Alexander Technique (AT) improves ease and freedom of movement. Katie has guided Joyce to use conscious intention of awareness in her playing and has helped Joyce overcome performance anxiety through the…
The Eastman Summer Horn Institute (class of 2022 pictured above) is a great program for participants wanting to dedicate a full week to solidify the craft of horn playing under the instruction of world-class faculty: Peter Kurau, Professor of Horn, Eastman School of Music/Principal Horn, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolette LaBonte, Associate Principal/Assistant Principal/Utility Horn, Rochester…
Across the world, hordes of audience members are packing into unusual venues to hear classical music surrounded by the glow of candlelight. These concerts are the latest invention in the trend towards immersive artistic experiences, produced by the same commercial company responsible for the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit that came to Rochester last year. According…