Here are some select recent clippings 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.) Jazz fest day 5: Pelt and Stenmark, a tale of two horns – WXXI News (WXXI News 06//21/22) The double bassist was a familiar…
At a GlanceESM Organ Faculty Timeline Harold Gleason, Organ, 1921-1955 Joseph Bonnet, Organ, 1921-1923 Deszo D’Antalffy, Motion Picture Organ, 1922-1923 Guy Fraser Harrison, Organ and Conducting, 1922-1925 Robert Berentsen, Motion Picture Organ, 1923-1930 Abel Decaux, Organ, 1923-1936 John Hammond, Motion Picture Organ, Summer 1924 Warren Gehrken, Organ, 1924-1931 Harold Osborn Smith, Organ and Opera, 1924-1954…
George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music The George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music was given a formal dedication on Saturday, April 16 2022. This new center will serve as a vehicle to not only bring our community together, but to do the difficult work of progressing towards equity and inclusion…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to announce its 2022-2023 season. The season offers a remarkably diverse lineup including: Lear on the Second Floor (2013), an opera by Anthony Davis inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear; Alcina (1735) by Georg Friedrich Händel; and Florencia en el Amazonas (1996) by Daniel Catán, inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel…
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Eastman School of Music’s newly restored 18th century Italian organ will be first of its kind in North America June 2, 2005 More Information: Eastman Office of Communications, 585-274-1050 Rochester , NY — The massive 40-foot container soon to be making its way by boat across the Atlantic Ocean surely belies the musical, historical, and…
July 9-14, 2023 Eastman’s Summer Organ Academy is open to pre-college and undergraduate students. Each day includes private and group instruction from world-renowned performers and pedagogues, as well as daily access to a great variety of instruments. Participants have the opportunity to perform in masterclasses focusing on repertoire, sacred music skills, improvisation, and technique. Pre-college…
The George W. Utech Congregational Hymnody Fund was established at the Eastman School of Music in 2011 through the generosity of Mrs. Krestie Utech in memory of her husband George, who was a published writer of hymn texts. The Utech fund supports “the writing, composition, and promotion of texts and music for Christian congregational singing”…
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