Masters of a Medium: Eastman Honors the Verdehr Trio

  The Verdehr Trio: pianist Silvia Roederer, violinist Walter Verdehr, clarinetist Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr By David Raymond The members of an important American chamber ensemble will be recognized by the Eastman School of Music, and for several of the members it will truly be a homecoming. On Saturday, October 5, during Eastman’s alumni weekend, the members…

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Eastman School of Music and Simon Business School Now Offer MA and MBA Combined Degree

Info: Rachel Roberts, (585) 275-1730, rroberts@esm.rochester.edu Media only, Simon: Yael Schneiderman, (585) 276-4884), Yael.Schneiderman@simon.rochester.edu   The Eastman School of Music and Simon Business School, both of the University of Rochester, are offering students the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Music Leadership in combination with a Master of Business Administration for Professionals degree.…

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Miami’s New World Center

An Eastman Violinist Goes to Miami

Miami’s New World Center, with the New World Symphony on the jumbo screen. Below, the interior of New World Center.   By Jacob Buhler   This past week I had the privilege of subbing with the New World Symphony in one of their pre-season concerts. I was really excited to go down to Miami Beach,…

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In memory of Christopher Rouse (1949 – 2019)

Christopher Rouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who taught at Eastman from 1981 to 2002, died on Saturday, September 21 in Baltimore of complications from kidney cancer. “Christopher Rouse was one of the world’s foremost composers of the last half-century,” says Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music.  “With…

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“Magician of the voice” Meredith Monk coming to University of Rochester for residency, performance, lecture, and master classes

Meredith Monk, internationally celebrated composer, performer, director/choreographer and filmmaker will be in residence at the University of Rochester Oct. 20-23, 2019 for a multi-day program titled Dancing Voice/Singing Body: a residence with Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble. While in Rochester, Monk will serve as both the inaugural visiting artist for the Institute for the Performing…

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La Boheme

An Operatic Gem in the Ozark Mountains

From Opera in the Ozarks’ 2019 production of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio: Jeremy (right, in what he calls a “gross beard”) in a sword fight with University of Michigan sophomore Jack Merucci (left). By Jeremy Lopez   Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point is a long-running summer program for singers looking to receive…

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