Eastman Saxophone ProjectDIRECTOR | Chien-Kwan Lin, Professor of Saxophone The Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) is directed by Chien-Kwan Lin and is comprised of his studio at the Eastman School of Music. Colin Crake serves as the ensemble’s Assistant Director and chief arranger. Since their founding in 2010, ESP has quickly become one of the most…
Eastman Trombone ChoirCO-DIRECTORS | Larry Zalkind and Mark Kellogg The Eastman Trombone Choir played its first concert in November 1941. Founded by the school’s legendary trombone professor, Emory Remington, the Trombone Choir is the longest continuously serving ensemble in Eastman’s 100-year history. It also holds the distinction of being the first such curricular ensemble at…
Eastman Percussion EnsembleDIRECTOR | Michael Burritt, Professor of Percussion The Eastman Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Michael Burritt, is a two-time winner of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition and has performed at the international convention as a result in the 2013 and 2017. The group was also the featured ensemble at…
Horn ChoirDIRECTOR | Peter Kurau, Professor of Horn The Eastman Horn Choir was founded in 1968 by Verne Reynolds, Professor Emeritus of Horn at the Eastman School of Music, who served as its director until his retirement in 1995. From its inception, the Choir’s mission has been threefold: to provide an expanded ensemble experience for…
Eastman Wind Orchestra Eastman Wind Orchestra is the school’s freshman/sophomore wind ensemble and is the first component of the Conducting and Ensembles rotation system. The curriculum for EWO is similar to the repertoire for EWE and focuses on standard wind band classics (such as Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Persichetti), music for chamber winds (such as…
Eastman Wind EnsembleCONDUCTOR | Mark Davis Scatterday, Professor of Conducting & Ensembles → Enter the Official EWE Web Site The Eastman Wind Ensemble is both America’s first and leading wind ensemble. Its core of about 50 performers includes undergraduate and graduate students from The Eastman School of Music Frederick Fennell first formulated the general concept of…
Eastman School Symphony OrchestraCONDUCTOR | Neil Varon, Professor of Conducting & Ensembles The Eastman School of Music has three orchestras, regularly performing repertoire representative of all musical style periods. Two performing venues at Eastman allow students and faculty to present concerts in an acoustically fine and artistically well-conceived concert space: the newly-renovated Kodak Hall at…
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Jonathan Sauceda Associate Dean and Head of the Sibley Music Library Associate Professor of Musicology DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Sauceda585-274-1355BIOGRAPHY As Associate Dean and Head of the Sibley Music Library, Jonathan Sauceda (PhD, MM, MLS) is responsible for ensuring excellence in all aspects of the library’s programs and services, including collection development, personnel management, budget…