The Eastman Summer Horn Institute (class of 2022 pictured above) is a great program for participants wanting to dedicate a full week to solidify the craft of horn playing under the instruction of world-class faculty: Peter Kurau, Professor of Horn, Eastman School of Music/Principal Horn, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolette LaBonte, Associate Principal/Assistant Principal/Utility Horn, Rochester…
Across the world, hordes of audience members are packing into unusual venues to hear classical music surrounded by the glow of candlelight. These concerts are the latest invention in the trend towards immersive artistic experiences, produced by the same commercial company responsible for the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit that came to Rochester last year. According…
Eastman School of Music’s slate of jazz concerts for Spring 2023 will feature multiple celebrated guest artists alongside incredible student talent, with Eastman’s world-class jazz faculty at the helm. Included in this semester’s roster of guests is Eastman alumni Larry Aberman ‘86E, drums, performing with the Eastman Jazz Lab Band on March 1 at 7:30…
Larry Aberman ‘86E is a Grammy Award-winning drummer who has played every kind of a gig a drummer can play. He’s played with the New York Philharmonic, the classic rock band Foreigner, recorded film scores of Jeff Beal, and even was the company drummer for the Cirque du Soleil production Zumanity. Following 16 years in…
Composer Andre Myers ‘96E was having a tough time at Eastman as an undergraduate, dealing with culture shock, writer’s block, and the type of existential questions about the future that many music majors face. When he showed up without music to his composition lesson with David Liptak ‘75E (MM) ‘76E (DMA)—Eastman’s longtime professor of composition…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) presents Daniel Catán’s Spanish-language opera Florencia en el Amazonas (1996), inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez’s novel Love in the Time of Cholera. This opera will conclude the 2022-23 EOT season and takes place in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre from March 30-April 2. Alongside conductor Wilson Southerland, Octavio…
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, March 1, 2023 at 6 p.m.: Evolution and Alarm Bells: Understanding the Roots of Performance…
Damselfly is a soprano voice, flute, and harp trio based in the United States and Switzerland dedicated to the music of contemporary composers. Professor of Composition and Chair of the Composition Department Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon met the performers while directing the soundSCAPE music festival in Italy. He has since written and transcribed works for the trio,…
On Wednesday, March 1, a concert of David Liptak’s music will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Liptak has served as Professor of Composition at Eastman since 1986 and has mentored countless students during his tenure. He will be retiring from his position later this spring.…
Brass instruments can play serious chamber music, too. That’s the message Septura, a British brass septet with performers from London’s major orchestras, wants to impart. To prove it, the group has released nine albums of transcriptions of major chamber music, piano and choral works, and various other arrangements on the Naxos recording label. Included are…