A concert of instrumental and vocal works by Russian composers will celebrate connections between Rochester and its Sister City of Velikiy Novgorod at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall. Held on Christmas Eve according to the Julian calendar, the Russian Friendship Concert is presented by the Eastman Community…
“William Warfield: A Legacy in Music,” the annual concert supporting the William Warfield Scholarship Fund and spotlighting its talented recipients, will feature mezzo-soprano Alicia Rosser, a junior at the Eastman School of Music, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in the School’s Kilbourn Hall. Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship…
Eastman School of Music’s 10th anniversary celebration of its Italian Baroque Organ continues with an “Italian Baroque Christmas” concert on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Art Gallery. The concert features a varied program of organ, choral, and instrumental music for the Christmas season, with works by Cavazzoni, Gabrieli, Merula, Corelli, and Pasquini. The program will conclude…
The “most famous double bass in the world” is temporarily in residence at the Eastman School of Music, giving students the chance for first-hand experience on an instrument of extraordinary history. Thanks to the International Society of Bassists (ISB), Professor James VanDemark and his students have been enjoying exclusive use of the 200-year-old Karr-Koussevitzky Bass.…
Eastman School of Music’s Professor of Lute Paul O’Dette, Assistant Professor of Organ Nathan Laube, and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Dave Rivello and Eastman graduates Bob Ludwig, Maria Schneider, John Fedchock, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Martha Cluver, and Eric Dudley are among the nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards. O’Dette and Stephen Stubbes, who serve…
The Eastman Community Music School will showcase the talent and musicianship of its students during its annual celebration of the winter season on Saturday, Dec. 19. An extravaganza of concurrent performances in venues across the Eastman School of Music campus, Winterfest features ensembles and students ranging in age from middle school to adults. The day-long…
The Eastman School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series continues through spring 2016, showcasing the school’s internationally lauded soloists and chamber musicians. Supported by Patricia Ward-Baker, the recitals give local audiences the chance to catch performances by the faculty artists, whose busy schedules include frequent appearances elsewhere in the world. Performances range from tuba to voice…
Lisa Jakelski, Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music, has been named a recipient of the Polish Studies Association’s 2015 Aquila Prize for the best English-language article in Polish studies. She is one of three humanities scholars to receive the award, which was announced during the Association for Slavic, Eurasian, and Eastman…
Jo Kondo, one of Japan’s most distinguished composers and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, will be in-residence at the Eastman School of Music from Monday, Nov. 30, through Friday, Dec. 4, as Howard Hanson Visiting Professor. During his stay, Kondo will attend rehearsals and a concert by the student-run…
For the first time as part of the Eastman Colloquium, 135 freshman and transfer students from the Eastman School of Music visited the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. During the two-hour session on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Eastman faculty members Michael Anderson and Rachel Remmel and doctoral student Naomi Gregory and MAG Curator of European…