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The Eastman School of Music Philharmonia and Soprano Renée Fleming Present the World Premiere of ‘Letters from Georgia’ by Pulitzer Prize Winner Kevin Puts

By Jessica Kaufman October 25, 2016

On Saturday, November 12, in Rochester, NY, and Monday, November 14, at Lincoln Center, the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music Philharmonia Orchestra will present the world premiere performances of Letters from Georgia – a new song cycle by Kevin Puts. Puts, a Pulitzer Prize- winning alumnus of Eastman (BM ’94, DMA ’99), wrote…

Eastman Chamber Jazz Spotlights Music Performed by ‘One of the Best Band Leaders You Don’t Know’

By Jessica Kaufman October 24, 2016

The music played by Boyd Raeburn and his band in the 1940s, drawn from the bandleader’s original charts and scores found in storage, will be featured in an Eastman School of Music Chamber Jazz concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Kilbourn Hall. Though respected and admired by peers—Duke Ellington was a fan—Raeburn…

Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity Features Eastman Wind Ensemble

By Jessica Kaufman October 20, 2016

The Eastman Wind Ensemble, under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, headlines this year’s Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity at the Eastman School of Music, presenting a program that features works by composer Warren Benson. The concert, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, will also feature works by Professor…

Eastman School of Music Hosts Guest Artists in Recital of Contemporary Works

By Jessica Kaufman October 19, 2016

On Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., the Eastman School of Music welcomes guest artists Paola Prestini, composer, Jeffrey Zeigler, cello, and Molly Barth, flute, to Hatch Recital Hall for a concert of new music. The program will feature two new works with electronics by Prestini played by Zeigler, and Barth will perform a new…

Il Giardino d’Amore Presents ‘Orient Express: A Journey Through Time’

By Jessica Kaufman October 13, 2016

Il Giardino d’Amore The European baroque chamber ensemble Il Giardino d’Amore opens a new season of popular “Third Thursday Concerts” with the Eastman School of Music’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. As part of their current U.S. tour, the group will present a program titled…

Eastman Organists’ Community Concerts Return for 2016-2017 Season

By Jessica Kaufman October 12, 2016

The Eastman School of Music Organ Department is kicking off a new season of Community Concerts, short organ recitals by Eastman students as part of the department’s ongoing initiative to bring outstanding organ music to the Rochester area. From November to May, students will present monthly concerts in local churches, building a musical connection between…

Legendary Bassoonist K. David Van Hoesen Dies

By Jessica Kaufman October 7, 2016

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…

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

By Jessica Kaufman October 7, 2016

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…

Spirits or Psychosis? ‘Turn of the Screw’ Opera Presentation Leaves it to the Audience

By Jessica Kaufman October 7, 2016

A young woman is charged with caring for two children in an isolated, enormous manor house. Is she being challenged by two malevolent spirits for control of her wards? Or is she descending into paranoia? The questions are left unanswered in The Turn of the Screw, Benjamin Britten’s dark opera that will be presented by…

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