The Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble presents two upcoming performances on Monday, February 20 and Friday, April 7 featuring new and exciting works alongside seminal compositions of the 20th century. The ensemble’s next performance on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, includes Tania León’s Rítmicas. A Cuban-born composer who received a…
The organ is an instrument best known as an accompaniment to church services, emitting a sacred aura through its wind-filled pipes. But the organ is a tremendously virtuosic instrument. Organists can create an entire orchestra of sounds through highly synchronized movements between hands and feet. Over keys, foot petals, and knobs called “stops,” an organist…
Batman won’t be the only superhero on display when the 1989 Warner Bros. Pictures DC film “Batman” screens at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre on Friday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. The film will be accompanied by live musicians from the Empire Film and Media Ensemble, a not-for-profit organization entirely managed by Eastman School…
Three graduates of the Eastman School of Music were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 65th GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 5, 2023: Renée Fleming, Kevin Puts and Bob Ludwig. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming ’83E (MM), ’11 (Honorary), Voice of Nature – The Anthropocene Best Contemporary Classical Composition:…
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Rochester’s East High School Band (pictured above) premiered Freedom 2040: The Tomorrow We’ll Build, by Brittany J. Green. The piece, scored for both band and orchestra, was commissioned through support of the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, along…
Professor Emeritus Samuel Adler, who turns 95 this year, retired in 1995 from teaching at the Eastman School of Music, where he served as chair of the composition department. But that hasn’t stopped the prolific composer from working. The nonagenarian continues actively composing and teaching. Two world premieres and several recent works will be performed…
Wellness at Eastman is a monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists, inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe. The next Wellness at Eastman seminar will be on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 6 p.m.: Music Making, Mental Health, and the Identity of the Professional Musician, presented by Dagmar…
The recital stage would be extra lonely if not for the presence of an accompanist. A partner-in-musical-crime, pianists who accompany other instrumentalists and vocalists—more equitably called “collaborative pianists”—provide musical camaraderie. But their roles are frequently overlooked. Accompanimental piano parts are often virtuosic and, at times, exposed. The pianist must attend to their performing partners’…
Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler ‘95E had a lot of talent to look up to while a student at Eastman. “It was an insane time for cello,” he recalled of his undergraduate years. Several classmates went on to storied careers. Among others was David Ying ‘92E (DMA), the founding cellist of the Ying Quartet; Joseph Johnson ‘95E,…
Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, is proud to announce that it will host the inaugural Context Conference 2023: Contextualizing Equity and Inclusion in Music on November 3-4, 2023, in Rochester, NY. Conference Host Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion at Eastman, along with Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, Chair…