Selected Coverage June 2008
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The Davenport-Hatch Foundation has made a $2.5 million commitment—the largest gift in its 56-year history—to benefit the University of Rochester and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for the renovation and expansion of Eastman Theatre. The pledge, when combined with the Foundation’s previous gift of $400,000 for Eastman Theatre stage renovations in 2004, represents a $2.9 million…
A unique ensemble of Eastman School of Music jazz students will represent the School at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts later this month in the Center’s prestigious Conservatory Project. “Triple Threat,” three pianists who alternate in the familiar jazz piano trio setting with bass and drums, will perform tunes by Charlie…
Three organists from the Eastman School of Music will wrap up the 2007-2008 season of Italian Baroque Organ Showcase Concerts at the Memorial Art Gallery on Sunday, May 18. Ryan Enright, Erica Johnson, and Robert Kwan will perform music by Frescobaldi, Poglietti, Sweelinck, and J.S. Bach for the monthly recital, which begins at 5:30 p.m.…
Jean Barr, professor of piano accompanying and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music, has received the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Achievement Award. The award is the organization’s highest honor and recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the music teaching profession. The first keyboard artist in the United States…
The New Horizons Band at the Eastman Community Music School will premiere a new work in memory of the group’s former leader, Edward Mizma, during a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in Eastman Theatre. Titled “Moments of Glory,” the work was commissioned by the ensemble and The Commission Project, a nationally recognized program…
Composer and veteran critic Greg Sandow, whose observations about the future of classical music are based on three decades of his work, will address graduates at the Eastman School of Music’s 83rd annual commencement on Sunday, May 18. The ceremony for students receiving their undergraduate and master’s degrees will begin at 11:15 a.m. in Eastman…
Seven Eastman School of Music musicians will “back up” Gov. David Paterson for the relaunching of the “I Love NY” campaign on Tuesday, May 6. Quartet Aura, a string quartet, and the Miles Brown Trio, a jazz trio, will travel to New York City for a media event promoting the variety of sites, attractions, and…
Students, faculty, and staff of the Eastman School of Music will commemorate the life of hornist Gretchen Snedeker, a graduate student who died in a car crash earlier this month, with a concert that will include recordings of some of her own performances. The memorial event, at 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, will be held…