The Fernando Laires Piano Series presents George Li on Monday, March 5 at 8 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program includes Beethoven’s Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2, Chopin’s Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.…
The Eastman School of Music is proud to celebrate the 95th birthday year of composer and pianist George Theophilus Walker in a special alumnus recital on Monday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m., in Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman, followed by a champagne toast and reception in Wolk Atrium for the audience. The recital, comprised of…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Jonathan Rezlaff, Associate Professor of Voice at the Eastman School of Music, and Russell Miller, Professor of Vocal Coaching and Repertoire at Eastman, Sunday, February 25, at 3 p.m. in Hatch Recital Hall. The concert, titled “Un après-midi de mélodie française”, features works by Caplet, Chausson, Debussy, Duparc, Dutilleux, Kosma,…
Eastman Presents OAE: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with violinist Nicola Benedetti, performing Friday, February 16, at 8 p.m., in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The program includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, and Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 6. Three decades ago, a group of London musicians took…
Lindsay Baker by Andrea Schuler, Summer@Eastman Program Coordinator Lindsay Baker began working with Eastman’s Voice and Opera Department in 2001. She was the Production Stage Manager for Eastman Opera Theatre until 2011; she also taught acting seminars and offered dramatic coaching to voice majors. Lindsay has been an adjunct Instructor of Opera since 2016; she…
The Kilbourn Concert Series presents tenor Ian Bostridge, joined by pianist Julius Drake, Tuesday, February 6 at 8 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program features Schubert’s beloved song cycle Winterreise (“Winter Journey”), D.911. The Telegraph calls Bostridge’s performance of the work, “An enthralling tribute to Schubert’s genius.” Ian Bostridge’s…
The Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE) will perform with jazz saxophonist James Carter on Monday, February 5 at 8 p.m., in Kodak Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program includes: Roberto Sierra’s Saxophone Concerto, featuring James Carter, as well as David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 4, as a memorial for the composer, who died this…
The Faculty Artist Series presents pianist Alison d’Amato, Thursday, February 8, at 8 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. The program includes: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 with Robert Swensen, tenor; Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; special project with juniors and seniors from Eastman’s voice studios. Pianist Dr. Alison d’Amato, Assistant Professor of Vocal…
Jazz pianist Bobby Floyd will be a visiting guest artist at Eastman School of Music this February. He will perform alongside the Eastman Jazz Lab Band on their concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 20, in Kilbourn Hall, under the direction of Rich Thompson, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media at the Eastman…
Two world-renowned stars of the opera stage, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and current Professor of Voice, Anthony Dean Griffey will perform a benefit concert Sunday, February 18, at 7 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Together von Stade and Griffey, with pianist Russell Miller, Professor of Vocal Coaching and Repertoire, will…