Renowned pianist and music critic Jeremy Denk will be presenting a lecture on “The Ten Worst Things About Being A Musician, and What To Do About Them – A Practical Guide to the Performing Life” at the Eastman School of Music as part of the Glenn E. Watkins Lecture Series on Monday, September 18 at…
For the Eastman School of Music: Jim Doser, 585-274-1470, jdoser@esm.rochester.edu Leading a musical arts organization is not a task for the uninspired. Assembling a portfolio of artistic, creative, executive, and business skills often requires prospective leaders to seek them out from many different sources. The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music has announced the…
Here are some select recent clippings showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. (Note: Some links may have expired.) Frank Underwood’s Unfinished Symphony Reaches Jerusalem (Haaretz 09/30/2017) The Israel Camerata Jerusalem and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra will perform ‘House of Cards in Concert’ this week.…
By Chase Ellison Late in August, the members of the Eastman Jazz Sextet (Christian Crawford, trumpet; C.J. Ziarniak, saxophone; Luke Norris, saxophone; Sterling Cozza, piano; Ryder Eaton, bass; and Chase Ellison, drums) left for Japan with Eastman professor Jeff Campbell, for a series of university workshops and performances culminating in concerts on September 1 and…
The following guest post was written by Eastman alumnus Nick German. Thanks Nick – we miss you! ************************************ My Eastman Novel The life of a young musician is filled with many ups and downs. They are all part of the excitement, growth, and adventure that music brings us. When I graduated from high school, people…
The Eastman Jazz Sextet has arrived in Japan! As the first stop on its journey, the members of the sextet — Christian Crawford, trumpet; C.J. Ziarniak, saxophone; Luke Norris, saxophone; Sterling Cozza, piano; Ryder Eaton, bass; and Chase Ellison, drums, led by Professor Jeff Campbell – did a workshop and concert at Shobi University’s Kunitachi…
For the Eastman School of Music: Jim Doser, 585-274-1470, jdoser@esm.rochester.edu For ArtistShare®: Prawit Siriwat, publicity@artistshare.com Music in the American Wild: Eastman/Artistshare® New Artist Project Announced The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and ArtistShare® have announced that the ensemble Music in the American Wild has been selected as an Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Project. Led by Eastman alumnae Emlyn Johnson…
Here are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) American Health Names James VanDemark to Education Board (American Health Council 08/23/2017) Mr. James VanDemark, Professor of Double Bass and Chair of…
By Dan Gross The Eastman Jazz Sextet left today (Thursday, August 24) at 2 p.m. to go around the world. Current students and recent graduates — Christian Crawford, trumpet; C.J. Ziarniak, saxophone; Luke Norris, saxophone; Sterling Cozza, piano; Ryder Eaton, bass; and Chase Ellison, drums — have gathered under the watchful eye of Professor Jeff…
On October 26, 2017, an international group of scholars provided the state of digital humanities research as it relates to studies of medieval music manuscripts, including machine-reading of early music notation and collaborative techniques for indexing manuscripts of medieval chant. An evening performance by the women of Chicago-based early music ensemble Schola Antiqua featured a…