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February 5, 5 pm Kodak Hall (changed from 8 pm) Click to learn more
February 5, 5 pm Kodak Hall (changed from 8 pm) Click to learn more
By Kameron Ghanavati On Thursday, January 19, students from the Eastman Voice Department were selected to perform songs composed by Jake Heggie for an unforgettable Masterclass. Gene Scheer, an Eastman alumnus and current lyricist, was also present to offer insight for the performers. Many of the performers were asked how the text resonates with them…
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.) You’ve Heard and Loved Steve Gadd’s Drums, Whether You Know It or Not (LA Weekly 01/16/2017) When considering the most indispensable backup musicians behind so…
Fred Sturm By Dan Gross Two area high school band directors plan a tribute concert celebrating renowned jazz composer, arranger and teacher Fred Sturm, who died in August of 2014 following a long battle with cancer, and who directed the Eastman School of Music Department of Jazz and Contemporary Media from 1991 to 2002. Maestro:…
Students and recent alumni of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will now have an opportunity to join a very special family of professional artists. Eastman and ArtistShare have announced an exclusive partnership to recognize and support the career and artistic development of exceptional Eastman students and alumni. ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as…
The Office of the Registrar of the Eastman School of Music has issued a “Save the Date” for the School’s 92nd Commencement Ceremony in May. The Doctoral Ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremony, at which students will receive their…
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.) American Lyric Theater and MasterVoices to Present ‘InsightALT: The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing’ (Broadway World Opera 01/12/2017) American Lyric Theater (ALT) in partnership…
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Participants address the evolving music field by discussing, strategizing on challenges ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Music school administrators must adapt to new and more rapidly evolving challenges than their predecessors, from developing fundraising strategies, to ensuring that curriculums prepare students for the changing music marketplace, to marketing their schools to global audiences. Eastman School of Music will hold…
“If Music Be the Food…”, the concert series benefiting Rochester’s Foodlink, will continue its eighth season on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St., in Rochester. The concert will open with Eastman School of Music Professors Bonita Boyd, flute, and Nicholas Goluses, guitar, performing Astor Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango.” Professor…