Dialogues of the Carmelites, a lushly melodic opera with a dramatic story inspired by real events, will receive four performances by Eastman Opera Theatre beginning Thursday, April 3. The Voice and Opera Department has dedicated the production of Dialogues of the Carmelites to the memory of Gerald Lee, who for more than 30 years worked…
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.) Third Coast contributes to ‘youthquake’ in city’s new-music scene (Chicago Tribune © 02/25/2014) The players met as students at Northwestern University’s Bienen…
Graham Johnson, one of the world’s leading vocal accompanists and song scholars, will be in residence at the Eastman School of Music from Thursday, March 20, through Saturday, March 22. His schedule will include master classes for singers and pianists on art song in various languages as well as a talk on the vocal writing…
One of the most-recorded jazz bassists in history is an Eastman School of Music graduate: Ron Carter (1937 — ), who received a bachelor’s degree in 1959 and an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Rochester. (The photo shows him performing in Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall before the awarding of the doctorate in October…
