Robin Scott Associate Professor of String Chamber Music Associate Professor of Violin DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor ScottYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Robin Scott, an award-winning musician described as one of America’s rising stars on the classical music stage, has built a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster. He has competed…
Masumi Per Rostad Associate Professor of Viola Affiliate in Chamber Music DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor RostadBIOGRAPHY Praised for his “burnished sound” (The New York Times) and described as an “electrifying, poetic, and sensitive musician,” the GRAMMY Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad hails from the gritty East Village of New York City.…
Ying Quartet Eastman String Quartet Lei: Gobi GloriaString Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1 – IV. Presto DEPARTMENTSChamber MusicStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOYing Quartet WebsiteBIOGRAPHY The Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music…
Wesley Nance Instructor, Brass Chamber Music Coordinator, Brass Chamber Music ECMS Instructor in Trumpet DEPARTMENTChamber MusicCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Nance585-274-1400BIOGRAPHY Wesley Nance is Second Trumpet with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been a featured soloist with the orchestra on several occasions. Also a composer, the RPO brass section premiered his piece “Two Beats!” on the…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu Eastman School of Music faculty members, students, and alumni will play a part at several different venues in and around downtown Rochester during the tenth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, running from September 14-25, 2021. The schedule of Fringe Festival shows taking place…
On Monday, September 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall, the Eastman Wind Ensemble (EWE), under its director Mark Davis Scatterday, will present the world premiere of Allen Vizzutti’s (‘74, ‘76 MM) centennial commission River of Light, and also the world premiere of his Quasar, with Vizzutti as trumpet soloist. American trumpeter, composer, and music…
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.) American Lyric Theater Announces Six Artists Selected for Two-Year Fellowships in The … (Broadway World 08/30/2021) Reviewers this season included Lawrence Edelson (Artistic and General…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu Eastman’s Morning Chamber Music Series announces three chamber music concerts for the 2021-2022 season. Each concert presents distinguished alumni who represent the rich diversity of the school, performing alongside current faculty and students. This series is directed by Eastman Assistant Professor of Violoncello, Rosemary Elliott. All performances will take place at 11 a.m. in Hatch Recital Hall…
Wellness at Eastman is a new, monthly seminar series from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) featuring artists and clinicians speaking to physical and mental wellness for performing artists. Inspired by the Healthy Conservatoires movement in Europe, topics will include: the benefits of warming up and cooling down; peak performance on stage, nutrition’s effect on performing; incorporating mindfulness in…
Media Inquiries: William Warfield Scholarship Fund: Lolita Forsett, President of the Board; 585-202-3686; info@williamwarfield.com Eastman School of Music: Jessica Kaufman, Director of Communications; 585-274-1057; jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu Rochester Institute of Technology: Rich Kiley, Senior Communications Specialist, 585-475-45697; rich.kiley@rit.edu City of Rochester: Justin Roj, Director of Communications; Justin.Roj@CityofRochester.gov The William Warfield Scholarship Fund (WWSF) along with Thomas Warfield,…