The works of Italo Calvino, one of the most important Italian writers of the 20th century, are the inspiration for a collaborative music-literature-theater project spearheaded by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Elena Bellina of the Eastman School of Music. Together with the bilingual New York City–based troupe Kairos Italy Theater and its Artistic Director Laura Caparrotti, the…
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.) Student Developed App Helps Singers (WHAM TV 03/07/2014) An app developed by University of Rochester students could help singers in voice training.…
Sunday, March 9, is the 104th birthday of one of America’s most popular classical composers, Samuel Barber (1910-1981). His String Quartet, Op. 11, which contains his most famous piece, the “Adagio,” was recently recorded by Eastman’s quartet-in-residence, the Ying Quartet, along with music by longtime Eastman director Howard Hanson. You can hear David, Philip,…
Voice students who want to perfect how they sing their vowels could get help from a new simple, free application developed by a group of University of Rochester students who developed it as part of their Human-Computer Interaction computer science class. Ehsan Hoque, an assistant professor in computer science who recently joined the University and…
During the month of March, we celebrate the achievements of women throughout musical history. At Eastman, this takes its most visible form with our annual Women in Music Festival, returning for its tenth year from March 24-29, 2014. Begun in 2005 by Eastman professor Sylvie Beaudette, the festival not only exalts women as musical…
Employment (I-9 Completion & Verification) Faculty All full-time and part-time faculty members must complete an electronic I-9 form before they begin teaching. Part I of an electronic I-9 must be completed before presenting proper identifying documents for the completion of Part II by appointment with Academic Affairs Administrator Alice M. Kurtz in ESM 104.
Completing the I9 (New Hires and Rehires) Section 1 Each new hire should log into the I9 system and complete Section 1 using this link: www.newi9.com. This should only occur after the formal offer of employment has been made. Please note that the University of Rochester is a federal contractor and processes E-Verify checks for all…
