By Petar Kodzas, Associate Dean and Director of Eastman Community Music School Celebrating a century of leadership in the music world is an exceptional achievement. Staying current and acknowledging the demands of 21st-century musicianship is always on our mind and requires daily creativity. The same goes for maintaining our facilities and halls – the grandeur…
On March 7, 2024, the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) will host a program reflecting the themes of its new installation of Renaissance stained glass. The program, titled “Diaphany: Reflections in/on Glass,” features the Chicago-based early music collective Schola Antiqua, alongside Eastman School of Music’s student-run contemporary music ensemble OSSIA and Naomi Gregory…
The Eastman School of Music is presenting several concerts during February that honor and celebrate Black History. On February 18 in Kilbourn Hall, three choral groups will join forces as student singers gain first-hand experience of the substance and style of an African American musical genre that isn’t often heard within the walls of Kilbourn…
Eastman’s Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching (VOVC) Department values its relationship with a local organization known as Friends of Eastman Opera (FEO). For more than a decade, this group of vibrant opera connoisseurs has lent its support to Eastman Opera Theatre in a variety of ways, including the sponsorship of an annual vocal competition, giving…
Caen Thomason-Redus Instructor of Arts Leadership DEPARTMENTMusic LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Mr. Thomason-RedusBIOGRAPHY Caen Thomason-Redus is grateful to spend his time making a difference in the world through music. That journey has taken him through orchestras, presenters, universities, and now the League of American Orchestras, where he leads Inclusion and Learning. Immediately prior to joining the League,…
One faculty member and five graduates of the Eastman School of Music were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 66th GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 4, 2024: Associate Professor of Jazz Voice Sara Gazarek, Julia Bullock, Martha Cluver and members of The Count Basie Orchestra. Best Arrangement, Instruments and…
The Eastman School of Music excitedly welcomes three notable visiting professors to lead Eastman’s choral activities this spring 2024 while Dr. William Weinert, Director of Choral Activities, is on academic leave for the duration of the semester. Taking up the charge is Eastman alum Gregory Ristow, ’04E (MM/MA), ’11E (DMA) from Oberlin Conservatory; Marguerite Brooks…
By Reginald Bowens, Marketing Assistant for Summer@Eastman Pictured: Ballets Russes production of Darius Milhaud’s Le Train Bleu from June 20, 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Stage design: Pablo Picasso and Henri Laurens. Costumes: Coco Chanel. Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska. (Image from Library of Congress) Hello, Friends! As we prepare for Summer Session 2024,…