The Third Thursday concert series with Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ continues in January with âStrings and Pipes,â a program exploring the variety and color of Baroque keyboard music. The concert features works for harpsichord and organ, including a rare chance to hear these instruments in duo performance. The music begins at 7:30PM on Thursday, January…
Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund has provided financial aid to more than 35 students at the Eastman School of Music, and spotlighted talented recipients in an annual benefit concert. The 41st anniversary benefit concert will be held in the Schoolâs Kilbourn Hall on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at 4…
A diverse program of vocal and instrumental works by Russian composers, presented by the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) and Linkages of Rochester, Inc., will celebrate Rochesterâs connection to its sister city of Veliky Novgorod. The 12th annual collaborative event, titled âA Russian-American Friendship Concert,â will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, Kilbourn…
Media Contact: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Gateways Music Festival, in association with the Eastman School of Music, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Gateways, whose mission is to connect and support professional classical musicians of African descent, will use the grant to strengthen its administrative and…
The latest installment in the Third Thursday concert series will feature a diverse program of organ, choral, and instrumental music to celebrate the holiday season. Featuring Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, âAn Italian Baroque Christmasâ will include performances by Eastman School of Music faculty, students, and guests. The concert will take…
The Eastman Community Music School has been an integral part of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, and the Rochester community, since its opening in 1921. Housed on Gibbs Street in Messinger Hall, the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will soon undergo a major renovation, made possible by generous contributions from Karen and…
Several graduates of the Eastman School of Music have received nominations in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.âs 60th GRAMMY Awards:Â In Category 62, Best Instrumental Composition: features two Alum as part of the JACK Quartet; Christopher Otto (BA06 BM06), John Pickford Richards (BM02 MM04)Â for Alkaline (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)…
The Faculty Artist Series, presents two Eastman School of Music Faculty members; David Ying, cello with Elinor Freer, piano, Sunday, December 3, at 3 p.m., in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program includes: Carter Pann: Differences; Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143; Mendelssohn: Sonata No. 2 for Cello…
The Faculty Artist Series, brings two current Eastman School of Music Faculty members: Charles Pillow, jazz saxophone, with Gary Versace, piano/accordion, on Tuesday, November 28, 8 p.m., at Eastman School of Musicâs Hatch Recital Hall. With 5 CDs to his credit, Charles Pillow has established himself as one of todayâs premier woodwind multi-instrumentalists. His orchestration…