Legendary Bassoonist K. David Van Hoesen Dies

UPDATED K. David Van Hoesen, Professor Emeritus of Bassoon at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and former principal bassoonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, died on Monday, Oct. 3, in Pittsburgh, Penn. An Honorary Member of the International Double Reed Society who stayed active as a performer until his retirement from the…

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EROI Festival Explores Interaction between Organ and Voice; Public Concerts Feature a World Premiere

  The 2016 EROI (Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative) Festival will explore historical, conceptual, and practical aspects of the interaction between organ and voice from Oct. 26 through 28 at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music.    Titled “Breath for Singing: The Organ and the Human Voice,” the festival also features the premiere performance of…

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Rochester Musicians Present New Season of Concerts to Benefit Foodlink

“If Music Be the Food . . . ”, the concert series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will launch its eighth season on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd., in Rochester.   The concert will open with Gabriel Pierne’s “Variations Libres et Finale” featuring the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal harpist, Grace Wong; Eastman…

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