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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra: Nicole Morelle, 454-7311 ext. 245, nmorelle@rpo.org The Hochstein School: Debbie Tretter, 454-4596 x25;  debbie.tretter@hochstein.org City of Rochester: Jessica Alaimo,424-7135, Jessica.Alaimo@CityofRochester.Gov   ROCmusic, a collaborative and innovative arts-outreach program that engages children and their families in the experience of making and appreciating classical music, has hired Dr. Armand Hall as its new Director,…

Former Eastman School of Music director Robert Freeman, musicologist Robert Winter, and Paul R. Judy, the founder of Eastman’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research, will be visiting Eastman September 20 through 22, presenting three public lectures and panels for the Eastman and Rochester community. Topics to be discussed include: The Future of…

Highly accomplished mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski has been named the inaugural recipient of the Martin E. and Corazon D. Sanders Professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music.  This endowed professorship supports the school’s esteemed Voice and Opera program.  Graduates of the program can be found in major opera houses throughout the world, as well…

The Faculty Artist Series presents Eastman Virtuosi Saturday, September 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The performance is made up of faculty members Bonita Boyd, flute, Richard Killmer, oboe, Kenneth Grant, clarinet, George Sakakeeny, bassoon, W. Peter Kurau, horn, Irina Lupines, piano, Renée Jolles, violin, Masumi Per Rostad…

The Faculty Artist Series presents Celebrating Eastman’s Collaborative Pianists, Chiao-Wen Cheng, Irina Lupines, Pi-Lin Ni, and Priscilla Yuen, piano, Monday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The concert will include guest artists Mark Kellogg, euphonium (Associate Professor); Oleh Krysa, violin (Professor); Guy Johnston, cello (Associate Professor); and Chien-Kwan Lin, saxophone (Associate Professor). Krysa…

The Faculty Artist Series presents Russell Miller, Professor of Vocal Coaching and Repertoire at Eastman, Wednesday, August 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The concert, with guest artist Jolyon Pegis, cello, features works by Debussy, Fauré, and Ravel. Pianist Russell Miller has been a coach and teacher of vocal repertoire at Eastman since 1995.…

The Faculty Artist Series presents pianist Alexander Kobrin, Assistant Professor of Piano, Thursday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. Kobrin will be playing Chopin: Piano Sonatas No. 1-3. Called the “Van Cliburn of today” by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of…

The Faculty Artist Series presents Tony Caramia, Professor of Piano, at Eastman, Sunday, September 30, at 3:00 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Caramia is also Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies, Coordinator of the Class Piano Program, and an Affiliate Faculty of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media at Eastman. The concert, with guest artists and Eastman faculty…