This is Part Two of an interview with Eastman School of Music Professor of Theory Betsy Marvin. For a brief moment, the video took over the Internet. A young man on his side with sax in hand, his brain exposed. He played a beautiful melody, and the operating room cheered. But there’s more to the…
Doctors Brad Mahon and Web Pilcher look at post-surgery photographs with patient Dan Fabbio By Dan Gross For a brief moment, the video took over the Internet. A young man on his side with sax in hand, his brain exposed, played a beautiful melody, and the operating room cheered. But there’s more to the story.…
October 11, 2017 ROCHESTER, NY –- The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will award Honorary Doctor of Music degrees to renowned drummer Steve Gadd (BM ’68) and to legendary jazz keyboardist and composer Chick Corea. The awards will be made to the duo, who have been on a world tour together during the…
An upcoming conference will open a window into the state of research in medieval manuscript studies in the digital age. Machine-Reading and Crowdsourcing Medieval Music Manuscripts will bring together scholars for a half-day symposium that in part focuses on a thirteenth-century manuscript, currently on exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. This symposium will take…
Eastman at Washington Square has announced its Fall 2017 series of free performances that will take place at the First Universalist Church on the corner of South Clinton and Court Streets. The series is presented by Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) in cooperation with the First Universalist Church of Rochester. The performances will feature a…
OSSIA has become something of a household name in new music circles, with alumni serving as members of such hallowed ensembles as the JACK Quartet and Alarm Will Sound. The Eastman student-run organization has, going into its 21st season, retained its “DIY” ethos, never shying away from new horizons. Their first performance will take place tonight…
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities Valley Manor, 1570 East Avenue Rochester, NY ESLC Media Contact: Alison Miller, 585.546.8439 x3716 (office), 585.330.2923 (cell), abmiller@EpiscopalSeniorLife.org Providing a musical environment for senior citizens while offering an affordable living arrangement for a music student is the concept for a new program being offered at Valley Manor, an independent living…
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.) Charles Valenza’s Horn Collection to be shown at Eastman School of Music (SBO Magazine 09/28/2017) On October 15, musician, hornist, and collector…
Musician, hornist and collector Charles Valenza (BM ’50, MM ’53) will have several of his renowned collection of twenty-eight horns, from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, featured in a performance on Sunday, October 15 at 7 pm in Kilbourn Hall, at the Eastman School of Music. This special, free performance is part…
By Matthew Burg Eastman’s School Symphony Orchestra (ESSO) and the Eastman Philharmonia kick off their concert season on September 27 at 8 p.m. with a joint program. ESSO will be performing Wagner’s Overture to The Flying Dutchman and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring soloist Yi-Yang Chen. The Philharmonia will perform Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3…