An upcoming conference will open a window into the state of research in medieval manuscript studies in the digital age. Machine-Reading and Crowdsourcing Medieval Music Manuscripts will bring together scholars for a half-day symposium that in part focuses on a thirteenth-century manuscript, currently on exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. This symposium will take…
Eastman at Washington Square has announced its Fall 2017 series of free performances that will take place at the First Universalist Church on the corner of South Clinton and Court Streets. The series is presented by Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) in cooperation with the First Universalist Church of Rochester. The performances will feature a…
OSSIA has become something of a household name in new music circles, with alumni serving as members of such hallowed ensembles as the JACK Quartet and Alarm Will Sound. The Eastman student-run organization has, going into its 21st season, retained its “DIY” ethos, never shying away from new horizons. Their first performance will take place tonight…
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities Valley Manor, 1570 East Avenue Rochester, NY ESLC Media Contact: Alison Miller, 585.546.8439 x3716 (office), 585.330.2923 (cell), abmiller@EpiscopalSeniorLife.org Providing a musical environment for senior citizens while offering an affordable living arrangement for a music student is the concept for a new program being offered at Valley Manor, an independent living…
Musician, hornist and collector Charles Valenza (BM ’50, MM ’53) will have several of his renowned collection of twenty-eight horns, from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, featured in a performance on Sunday, October 15 at 7 pm in Kilbourn Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. This special, free performance is part…
Contact: Mimi Hwang, Artistic Director: 585-615-0033; mhwang@esm.rochester.edu “If Music Be the Food…” the chamber music series benefitting Rochester’s Foodlink, will open its ninth season on Sunday, October 22, 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road (at East Avenue) in Rochester. Admission to the concert is non-perishable food items, cash or check donations.…
or Christina Crispin, 585-274-1201, ccrispin@esm.rochester.edu The Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with Ithaca College and The Juilliard School, is presenting the 12th annual Music College Fair in Upstate New York on Thursday, September 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Cominsky Promenade, on the second floor of the Eastman School of Music, and…
Renowned television and film composer and Eastman School of Music alumnus Jeff Beal has notched his fifth Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), for Chapter 63 of the Netflix original series, House of Cards. This is Beal’s second Emmy for his House of Cards scores. He has also won…
The Third Thursday Concert Series resumes this month with “Orpheus’s Journey,” a special duo appearance by Edoardo Bellotti (organ) and Paul O’Dette (lute). The performance will feature works by Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, and other Italian composers of the 17th century. Bellotti serves as Associate Professor of Organ, Harpsichord, and Improvisation at the Eastman School of Music; O’Dette is…