UPDATED February 1, 2017 Several graduates of the Eastman School of Music have received nominations in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.âs 59th GRAMMY Awards: In Category 11, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Steve Gadd (BM68)Â Band for Way Back Home: Live from Rochester NY In Category 48, Best Bluegrass Album, double bassist Geoff…
Students and ensembles of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will be showcased during the Schoolâs annual celebration of the winter season on Saturday, Dec. 17. A daylong music extravaganza, Winterfest features concurrent performances in several venues across the Eastman School of Music campus. Performers range in age from elementary school to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE George W. Hamlin, IV, chair of Eastmanâs Board of Managers, and his wife, Mary, have made a $2.5 million commitment to the Eastman School of Music. As longtime friends of Eastman, the Hamlins have provided faculty and student support by creating the Hamlin Family Director of the Institute for Music Leadership and…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.âAmerican conductor David Zinman, whose career has been distinguished by a wide-ranging repertoire, a commitment to contemporary music, and the introduction of historically informed performance practice, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Artist at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. âWe are thrilled to welcome David Zinman back to Rochester,â said…
Baroque trumpet virtuoso Brian Shaw presents the next Third Thursday Concert on Eastmanâs Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. The program explores the solo trumpet repertoire of the Italian Baroque, from the mid-17th century to the early 18th century. Shawâs program includes music by trumpeter Girolamo Fantini…
Updated Nov. 7, 2016 The Eastman Chorale, under Eastman School of Music Director of Choral Activities William Weinert, will travel to Ohio for two performances in November, and local audiences will get a preview of their mini-tour at the ensembleâs concert 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in Kilbourn Hall. While in Ohio, the Eastman Chorale…
On Saturday, November 12, in Rochester, NY, and Monday, November 14, at Lincoln Center, the University of Rochesterâs Eastman School of Music Philharmonia Orchestra will present the world premiere performances of Letters from Georgia â a new song cycle by Kevin Puts. Puts, a Pulitzer Prize- winning alumnus of Eastman (BM â94, DMA â99), wrote…
The music played by Boyd Raeburn and his band in the 1940s, drawn from the bandleaderâs 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 peersâDuke Ellington was a fanâRaeburn…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble, under conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, headlines this yearâs 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…