By Tahlia Cott The new student organization Eastman Americana is excited to present its special spring semester event, 10 String Symphony. Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer, two veterans of the Nashville music scene, take the influences of traditional American music and add their own spin. Baiman, a former Illinois state fiddle champion, and Sedelmyer, a…
By John Fatuzzo The Eastman Opera Theatre will present Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro next week at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The production will be sung in Italian with projected English supertitles and a full orchestra. The performances will feature two rotating casts of Eastman School of Music undergraduate and graduate students. Performance dates…
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.) UR bassist Tyrone Allen to perform as Rochester Links Scholarship Award winner (Gates-Chili Post 03/28/2016) University of Rochester student and bassist Tyrone…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2016 Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity to Feature Deviant Septet This year’s Warren and Patricia Benson Forum on Creativity at the Eastman School of Music will feature a symposium, workshop, and concerts that engage the artistic partnership and interests of Warren and Pat Benson in the…
Rochesterians have a rare chance to see one of the greatest American composers, and hear some of his most recent music, this evening when the Eastman School hosts Steve Reich in a concert beginning at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Eastman Musica Nova under Brad Lubman will be featured in several recent Reich works: the…
By Andrew Psarris This year the Eastman Opera Theatre will present Mozart’s perennial favorite Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro). (Performance dates and times are listed at the end of this post.) It will be performed by two student casts in alternating performances, with musical direction by Benton Hess and stage direction by…
By John Fatuzzo As an editor and contributor for the Eastman Blog this year, I have enjoyed learning about the success stories of my peers, friends and teachers. Getting the personal account from students who win competitions, alumni who create exciting projects and faculty who prepare masterful performances is truly the highlight of my internship-turned-job…
