Eastman EnsemblesEastman ensembles enjoy performing in the renovated Eastman Theatre and in the smaller, but exquisite, Kilbourn Hall. Many ensembles perform in outside venues in the Greater Rochester area. Concerts performed in the halls of local colleges, church sanctuaries, and in public schools are considered a vital part of our efforts to reach out to…
The Eastman School of Music has brought the sounds of the past to Rochester by installing an historic full-size Italian Baroque organ in the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. The magnificent instrument, originally built around 1770 in the region of central Italy, represents the genesis of Baroque organ music played and taught worldwide. With…
“This project will provide both Eastman and the Rochester community with an organ suitable for the music of J.S. Bach, and help give life to the largest, best preserved late Baroque organ in Northern Europe.” – Hans Davidsson, EROI project director, Eastman professor of organ 2001-2012 Photo by Stephen Kennedy Photo by Stephen Kennedy The…
David Higgs Professor of Organ Minehan Family Professor Chair, Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards Department DEPARTMENTOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Professor HiggsPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY One of America’s leading concert organists, David Higgs is also Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music. He performs extensively throughout the United States and…
Organ, Sacred Music & Historical KeyboardsAbout Our Program Eastman’s tradition of organ study builds on a century of remarkable accomplishments. Students are prepared for multifaceted careers as church musicians, teachers, and concert performers through an array of classes and lessons and a wide-ranging weekly colloquium. They also have ample opportunities to practice and perform on…
**Postponed until the Spring of 2022** Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to premiere Postcard from Morocco, released for on-demand streaming starting December 15th. Postcard from Morocco is by Eastman alumnus Dominick Argento ‘58E (PhD) and John Donahue. This production will be directed by Steven Daigle and music directed by Timothy Long. This innovative production…
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.) 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Percussion (The New York Times 06/02/2021) Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded,…
Media Contacts: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Jessica Kaufman, Eastman School of Music, 585-274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu A Gateways Orchestra concert in New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall will highlight the 2022 Gateways Music Festival, in association with Eastman School of Music, according to plans announced today. The Festival was initially scheduled for this November,…
Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) is thrilled to premiere Elizabeth Cree, released for on-demand streaming starting July 9.This suspenseful and highly theatrical opera, with music by Pulitzer Prize-winning Eastman alumnus Kevin Puts ‘94E and a libretto by Mark Campbell, is based on the novel The Trial of Elizabeth Cree by Peter Ackroyd. This production will be…
