The following post was written by undergraduate violinist Katie Knudsvig. Thanks Katie! *********** I was floored and honored to have been accepted into the BM Program studying Violin Performance at Eastman. When I arrived here on the first day of new-student orientation in the fall of my freshman year, I had a lot of wild…
The Faculty Artist Series presents Robert Morris, Professor of Composition at Eastman School of Music, Monday, February 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. The program is entitled “The One, and the Many” and features artists Renée Jolles, violin; Margaret Kampmeier, piano; sinfonietta ensemble conducted by Edo Frankel. Robert Morris received his musical education at…
Darrett Adkins Cello Master Class Saturday, January 19, 2019 2:30 – 5:00 pm ESM 209 Darrett Adkins has commissioned and been the dedicatee of many important new works for cello, including concertos by Su Lian Tan and Philip Cashian, as well as Jeffrey Mumford’s concerto, which Adkins premiered with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. He performed the…
The classic Greek mythological tale of Orpheus, Orfeo ed Euridice, with music by Christoph Willibald Gluck and libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi, will be presented by Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) January 31, February 1, 2, and 3 in Annex 804 at the Eastman School of Music. Presented in Italian with English supertitles, Orfeo is directed by Stephen…
Eastman welcomes leading composer Augusta Read Thomas back to Eastman, where her composition Brio will be performed by the Eastman Philharmonia on Friday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, conducted by Brad Lubman. Thomas will be the guest composer for the Composition Department’s weekly Symposium on Thursday, January 31st, at 3:30 in…
by Jarod Lau This summer, Summer@Eastman is excited to offer an Advanced Placement Summer Institute for music educators to become trained and certified to teach AP Music Theory. We spoke with course instructor Dr. Joel Phillips (Westminster Choir College) and Dr. Betsy Marvin (Eastman School of Music), who instigated the course, to learn more about…
The Eastman Presents Series continues in 2019 on Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. One of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass, featuring Eastman alumnus Charles (Chuck) Daellenbach (BM66, MA68, PHD71), will team up with the Grammy-nominated Eastman Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark Scatterday, for a not-to-be-missed…
By Benjamin Willmott The Eastman School of Music was pleased to welcome the appointment of Mr. Timothy Long to the faculty as associate professor of opera and music director of Eastman Opera Theatre, starting in fall 2018. Mr. Long’s appointment comes following the retirement of Benton Hess, the esteemed music director of the program for…
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.) The Met Names Thomas Lausmann Director Of Music Administration (Broadway World 1/2/2019) Lausmann studied at the Hochschule f r Musik Stuttgart, the…
Since it was founded in 1977, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, Inc. has provided financial aid to more than 35 students at the Eastman School of Music, and spotlighted talented recipients in an annual benefit concert. This year’s benefit concert will be held in the School’s Kilbourn Hall on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 4…
